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Male American Kestrel, Pt Reyes near Abbott's Lagoon

3/29/2019

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A male kestrel sat for my camera for more than ten minutes - what a treat!
 
I did notice the bird was banded on one leg, maybe a little more used to human attention?


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Male American Kestrel, Pt Reyes
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The kestrel became so relaxed, he started grooming!
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American kestrel, fluffed up for grooming
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Male kestrel in flight, Pt. Reyes National Seashore
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Pileated Woodpecker, near Occidental

3/28/2019

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Male pileated woodpecker, near Occidental
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Same bird, as it jumped onto a different tree trunk, Occidental woods
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A visit to Bodega Bay - male and female bufflehead ducks in flight
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Black Phoebe on the rocks, along Bodega Bay
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Willet coming in for a landing, Bodega Bay
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Black turnstone, Bodega Bay
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Least sandpiper, Bodega Bay
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Western sandpiper along the shore
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Dunlin! Bodega Bay
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Sanderlings browsing the shore alongside some least sandpipers, Bodega Bay
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Sanderlings
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Closer look, Dunlin, Bodega Bay
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same bird, grooming
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Dunlin, Bodega Bay (last October)
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Tolay Lake Regional Parks, the Say's Phoebe

3/17/2019

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Every fall, the Say's Phoebe returns to Tolay Lake,; this beautiful bird is always just curious enough for a close photo - Fall 2018
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Same bird from a different perch, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma
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Black phoebe, in the same flycatcher family as the Says, only they are year round residents, Tolay Lake
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A loggerhead shrike in the park, Tolay Lake Petaluma, Fall 2018
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Two ravens on a fence, making a striking pair, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma
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And the burrowing owl! Which I hadn't seen in awhile! Tolay Lake, Fall 2018
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Burrowing owl - it flew away pretty fast after locking eyes with me.
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Burrowing owl in flight, wings tucked in for speed.
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Slowing down for a landing, a bit of a ways distance from where I first saw it.
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Once it landed in the dry grasses, its location was no longer discernible due to its perfect coloring with the surroundings.
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Mallard ducks at the pond, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma
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Male northern harrier flying past overhead.
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The commonly seen savannah sparrow, especially along the wire fences, Tolay Lake Regional Park
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Red-tailed hawk, surveying its kingdom, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Fall 2018
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White-faced Ibis, Bodega Bay (from last September)

3/10/2019

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Two white-faced ibis make a brief stop during last year's fall migration to rest and feed, Bodega Bay
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One of a pair of white-faced ibis, Bodega Bay, late September 2018
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A foggy September morning, but some of this bird's iridescent coloring can still be seen, Sept. 2018
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Finally the pair flew off towards the ocean, presumably to continue their migration journey.
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The day before, a wrentit at owl canyon, Bodega Bay
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Anna's hummingbird, feeding from the blackberry flowers, owl canyon, late Setpember 2018
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A small migratory warbler, not sure of the i.d., owl canyon last fall.
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Warbling vireo, owl canyon, last year
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Chestnut-sided warbler with a bug, owl canyon, September 2018
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Another view, chestnut-sided warbler
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Yellow warbler with a bug, owl canyon, Bodega Bay, Fall 2018
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Hovering over the bay, a female belted kingfisher, actively hunting, directly across from owl canyon, fall, September 2018
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Same kingfisher, making a low pass over me before flying off, Bodega Bay
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Ferruginous Hawk Willow Creek Rd at the Russian River

3/7/2019

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Ferruginous hawk Willow Creek Rd from September last year.
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Very low flyover, seemed curious
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Slightly above photo, shows different coloring
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Made a higher pass over, heading back out over the river, Ferruginous hawk
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Also this American Bittern among the willow tree brambles along a stream inlet to the river, Willow Creek Rd
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Hutton's vireo, Willow Creek RD
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Another view, Hutton's vireo - could be a youngster.
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Pacific slope flycatcher along Willow Creek Rd, hunting for bugs.
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Warbling vireo along willow Creek rd
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Further inland, two red-tailed hawks circled above
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Las Gallinas late September last year

3/6/2019

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Cooper's hawk on a utility pole near the entrance to the first pond.
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A large flock of vaux swift were zooming above, Las Gallinas treatment plant, San Rafael
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Stockier body than a swallow, short tail - also known as "flying cigars"
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Cormorant and a white pelican taking a break, in one of the ponds.
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Snowy egret catching tiny fish, Las Gallinas.
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Ruddy duck in one of the ponds.
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Black phoebe on a wire fence, Las Gallinas, San Rafael
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Common sight at Las Gallinas, a northern harrier
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Northern harrier flying over
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Red-shouldered hawk, hunting from one of the buildings, Las Gallinas.
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More birds of the woods, near Occidental from Fall 2018

3/2/2019

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Female or juvenile Townsend warbler
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Pacific slope flycatcher
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Hutton's vireo, Occidental woods
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Townsend warbler, agrresively combing the trees
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Townsend warbler - many of these birds overwinter in this area.
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