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Shollenberger Park, Petaluma

7/30/2018

Male tree swallow on park sign, Shollenberger

Male Northern Harrier - good place to see this bird.

Greater yellowlegs? Shollenberger Park, Petaluma

American avocet, breeding colors, in flght.

Two avocets reflected

Black-necked stilt, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma

Black-necked stilt coming in for a landing, Shollenberger Park

Male Anna's hummer in the park

Mute swan, Shollenberger

Cliff swallow - this park has a large population at certain times of the year

Ruddy duck, male, breeding colors

Black-necked stilt in flight

Male northern shoveler, Shollenberger Park Petaluma

Semipalmated plover, breeding plumage, Bodega Bay

7/26/2018

Semipalmated plover, Bodega Bay

Small group of semipalmated plovers, joined here by a western sandpiper

Non-breeding adult in foreground - Semipalmated plovers, western sandpipers in background

In case you were wondering what they eat - some kind of sand worm?

Black Oystercatcher also doing some shoreline browsing, Bodega Bay

Large flock of shorebirds lined the shore, Bodega Bay

A willits, followed closely by a small group of either long or short billed dowitchers.

Dowitchers with marbled godwit, Bodega Bay

Snowy egret, Bodega Bay

The male Rufous Hummingbird

7/22/2018

All these photos are taken from my deck where I have two feeders. In the early spring, two male rufous hummers showed up, each one "claiming" one of the feeders and with great speed and energy, defended them against any other intruders.

Backyard birds

7/21/2018

Pygmy nuthatch, deck, Camp Meeker

Pine siskin - a sometimes visitor

Squirrel taking a break - no luck raiding the squirrel proof feeders....

Male purple finch, camp meeker

Male red-breasted nuthatch

Probably female ruby-crowned kinglet - this bird is not in the area right now, returns in the Fall

Steller's Jay - a healthy population here

Another view, pygmy nuthatch, camp meeker