Jeanette and Buster are seen here heading back to the motor home, tired after a full day of birding. We were out birding from 10:00AM until 3:00PM, covering almost 5 miles, on and off trail, through the oak savanna and along the shoreline. We identified 25 different species, but that doesn’t give you an accurate picture because we probably saw over 50 each of Western Meadowlark, and Lewis’s Woodpecker. What is particularly interesting is both of these species are on Oregon’s Sensitive Species List, but are found in great abundance here. We also saw about 50 Grebes, both Clark’s & Western. It’s supposed to be the last nice day, so we wanted to get as much in as we could. Looks like tomorrow we are going to pull up stakes and head for the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
Thank you Monaco Momma for the advice. Sorry we won't see you in person.
ReplyDeleteI am too! I am in the Sacramento area... Maybe we can make plans as you head back north
ReplyDeletePS-Can you email me a list of what you identified up there? I have started another blog ( http://featheryfinds.blogspot.com/ ) so I need to see what I might be able to add to my list!
ReplyDeleteHere is the list:
ReplyDelete1. Lewis’s Woodpecker
2. Nuttall’s Woodpecker
3. Acorn Woodpecker
4. Western Meadowlark
5. American Kestrel
6. Western Bluebird
7. Oak Titmouse
8. Turkey Vulture
9. Northern Flicker
10. Red-tailed Hawk
11. Song Sparrow
12. Western Scrub Jay
13. Dark-eyed Junco
14. White-breasted Nuthatch
15. House Finch
16. Say’s Phoebe
17. Great Egret
18. Double-crested Cormorant
19. Clark’s Grebe
20. Great Blue Heron
21. Western Grebe
22. Killdeer
23. Lesser Goldfinch
24. House Sparrow
Opps, forgot #25 Audubon's Warbler
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