MONTEREY COUNTY is a large county in central California. At 3324 sq.mi. (>2 million acres) it is larger than some states. The Monterey Peninsula is well-known for its beauty and mild climate. The Salinas Valley is rich in history and agriculture.
 MTY has many diverse habitats from the coast to the Santa Lucia Mountains to the drier Diablo Range on the eastern flank.

The abbrevation MTY means "Monterey County."

CLICK ON THE PHOTOS OR LINKS BELOW FOR PAGES ON THOSE TOPICS

this portal and the linked pages are a project by Don Roberson

Pt. Pinos	Carmel River mouth
Big Sur River mouth	Elkhorn Slough & Moss Landing

BIRD portals & pages

Portal to Rarity Highlights
updated seasonally

TOP 25 RARE BIRDS
in Monterey Co [updated 2019]

The Monterey 400 Club
birders w/400+ MTY birds

Portal to pages on bird identification topics

county boundaries at sea
in Monterey Bay & offshore

California Condors in MTY
where to see and much more

Black Oystercatcher survey
results for initial 2012 study

Best Birds of 2014
and MTY 2014 year-listers

Checklist of Monterey County Birds: annotated & illustrated
[now somewhat out of date]

Annual "Birdiest County Birdathon" reports
[2003–2010]

Ten Most Misidentified Birds in Monterey County
[somewhat out of date]

MAMMAL pages

Humpbacks of Monterey Bay; shots of breacher

Bat roost at Hastings Natural History Reservation

Chipmunks of California, including one MTY species

HERPS reptiles & amphibians portals & pages

Portal to California herps, including those in MTY

Sea Turtles, incl Leatherback in Monterey Bay

more to come

Checklist of MTY Odonata, illustrated and annotated

Dragonfly Journal: a birder becomes a beginner odite

Assorted natural history pages including ENDANGERED
SPECIES

Endangered Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander, California Tiger Salamander & San Francisco Garter Snake (San Mateo Co.)

Endangered Blunt-nosed Leopard
Lizard and i.d. issues in California
leopard lizards

Endangered: Smith's Blue Butterfly
Monterey Co. endemic