Saturday 20 December 2014

Some of the Other California Birds

I had hoped to finally see a California Condor on this, my second attempt.  First was in Pinnacles National Monument in 2012 and this time at Big Sur.  However, over the course of four days I did count 103 species, including the Rustic Bunting and 4 other ABA Lifers: Tricolored Blackbird, Cassin's Auklet, Black-vented Shearwater and the Island Scrub Jay on Santa Cruz Island.

Black Turnstone

 The deliciously named Cinnamon Teal


 Bathing Common Loon

 Brandt's Cormorant and Frined

 Winter Whimbrel

 Snow Geese at the Salton Sea, just a handfull of the thousands present

 Anna's Hummingbird, California Towhee and Western Scrub Jay

at the Orcott Ranch Horticultural Park



 Common Raven and Island Scrub Jay on Santa Cruz Island




 Nuttle's Woodpecker at the Orcott Ranch

 Winter Pacific Loon vs Western Gull

 Sandhill Cranes at Dusk at the Sulton Sea

 Say's Phoebe greeting visitors

 Townsend's Warbler

 White-faced Ibis at the Salton Sea






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