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Birds from the deck, December 2019

5/31/2020

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Male ruby-crowned kinglet - usually there's a female kinglet that winters with the suet feeders, but this last winter there was this male with his red cap kinglet.
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Another view, male ruby-crowned kinglet, near Occidental
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Always have a couple, sometimes more, Townsend warblers through the winter at the feeders.
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I think this is a female Townsend warbler, near Occidental
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Male Townsend warbler, most consistent visitor to the mainly suet feeders.
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A third Townsend individual? A different amount of black under the chin.
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Year round male Anna's hummingbird stays near the deck feeders, near Occidental
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Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park

5/21/2020

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PictureDecember 2019 - Female Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, Windsor
Rare bird sighting - at the time I didn't realize what this bird was, or I might have tried to pursue it for more photos!  However it did seem very shy and flew off deeper into the woods as soon as it spotted me.
I did submit it to ebird at the time.

This is from December 2019!

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Brown creeper, Shiloh Ranch Park
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Oak Titmouse, Shiloh Ranch Park
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Lincoln's sparrow!
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Golden-crowned sparrow, Shiloh Ranch Park
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In the pond at the top of the creekside trail, a small flock of hooded mergansers.
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Male hooded mergansers, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park Windsor
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Says's Phoebe, Shiloh Ranch
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Lincoln's sparrow in the pond reeds in the park
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Female purple finch
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Another Lincoln's sparrow, near the pond
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Male golden-crowned kinglet
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High in the dark canopy of the trees on the way back down the creek trail at Shiloh Regional Park, a small flock of golden-crowned kinglets - photo quality only good enough for a positive i.d. of these small, flighty birds.

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American Robin, Shiloh Ranch Park
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Townsend warbler, along the road back to the parking lot, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park
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Female Red-shafted northern flicker, near the parking lot, Shiloh Ranch
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Same bird, different view, displaying its red-shafted tail feathers.
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Shy hermit thrush, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park Windsor
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More from Bodega bay, December 2019

5/18/2020

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Bodega Bay - great place to see the magnificent Peregrine Falcon
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Peregrine Falcon, Bodega Bay
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I think this is a red-throated loon, non-breeding, Bodega Bay
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Common winter ducks on the bay, two male Buffleheads.
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Pied billed grebe with a small sea worm, Bodega Bay
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Possible Clark's grebe, Bodega Bay
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By the side of the road, a small ruby-crowned kinglet, Bodega Bay
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Bodega Bay visit, December 2019

5/7/2020

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Red-shouldered hawk, near entrance to Doran Beach Regional Park
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Western grebe, Bodega Bay
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Male Townsend Warbler, near Doran Beach bird walk, Bodega Bay
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Juvenile white-crowned sparrow, Doran Beach bird walk, Bodega Bay
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Kingfisher on a favorite perch, Bodega Bay
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Belted kingfisher in flight.
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Belted Kingfisher, Bodega Bay Dec 2019
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Landing in a nearby tree, male belted kingfisher
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Peregrine Falcon! Bodega Bay is an excellent location to get a look at these birds.
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A common winter sight, Brant geese, Bodega Bay
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Yellow-rumped warbler, Bodega Bay, December 2019
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Hermit Thrush, Bodega Bay, December 2019
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Rough-legged hawk, off of Willow Creek Rd near Jenner

5/2/2020

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Probably a juvenile rough-legged hawk was actively hunting from utility cable off of Willow Creek Rd near Jenner, from late November 2019
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Rough-legged hawk
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It wasn't very shy, and at one point flew towards me, probably out of curiosity.
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Young rough-legged hawk in flight, near Willow Creek Rd near Jenner, from late November 2019
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In the same area, a black phoebe
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On the drive out, a hermit thrush - Willow Creek Rd near Jenner
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