Nice two mile walk through open grassland, and bordering the Petaluma river and a wetlands area.
American Avocet - this coloring is supposed to indicate a non-breeding male
Also in the wetlands area of the park, the long-billed curlew
Long-billed curlew takes flight over the avocet
Flocks of small shorebirds, I think these might be Dunlins
Also, green-winged teals were feeding in the area
On another day, early morning stroll through the Laguna
Great Blue Heron flies over the Laguna pond
Northern shovelers feeding, the Laguna pond
Also, green-winged teals
Juvenile red-tail hawk
Flying over the Laguna, a juvenile red-tail hawk
I think this is a Lincoln's sparrow, just learning about this bird
American robin grooms itself in a sunny spot, the Laguna
Yellow-rumped warbler shows how it gets its name
American kestrel in a tree top
Two snowy egrets in flight over the park
 White-crowned sparrow |  Female western bluebird, the Laguna |
In the front yard at the house, a different ruby-crowned kinglet samples the feeders, this one showing a more pronounced red stripe