I spent my day off, yesterday, birding the outer Point Reyes Peninsula. Starting at the Nunes Ranch, Suzie Eastman and I relocated the previously reported
Dickcissel after scanning the flock of
Golden-crowned and
White-crowned Sparrows. Among the other interesting birds present were two
White-throated Sparrows, a few
Tricolored Blackbirds, and a hatch-year
Peregrine Falcon flyover. Still no sign of the Clay-colored Sparrow, though.
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| Dickcissel is a good bird for Marin County with only a handful of previous records. |
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| This bird was very cooperative |
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| Hatch-year White-crowned Sparrow (Dickcissel in background) |
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| After hatch-year White-crowned Sparrow. The winds were strong this morning. |
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| This beautiful AHY White-crowned Sparrow is showing off his crown. |
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AHY White-crowned Sparrow
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White-crowned Sparrows were not quite as common as
Golden-crowned Sparrows though.
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| AHY Golden-crowned Sparrow |
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| White-throated Sparrows aren't too common in Point Reyes, but you can usually find a few hanging around with the other sparrows. |
After spending some time watching the sparrow flock and Dickcissel, we headed to the fish docks to look for the Harlequin Ducks people have been seeing (including Cory and I on Wednesday, 1M and 1F). No luck on that front but we did get
Rhinoceros Auklet,
Pacific,
Common, and
Red-throated Loons,
Horned, Eared, and
Western Grebes,
Black and
Surf Scoter,
Townsend's Warbler, and the previously reported
Prairie Warbler in the cypress trees.
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| Western Grebe, Fish Docks, Point Reyes, CA |
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| Sanderlings at the Fish Docks |
Point Reyes Continues to impress. Now we just need a Snowy Owl...?
Photos and story by Luke Musher
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