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Shollenberger Park, Petaluma

7/30/2018

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Male tree swallow on park sign, Shollenberger
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Male Northern Harrier - good place to see this bird.
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Greater yellowlegs? Shollenberger Park, Petaluma
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American avocet, breeding colors, in flght.
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Two avocets reflected
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Black-necked stilt, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma
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Black-necked stilt coming in for a landing, Shollenberger Park
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Male Anna's hummer in the park
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Mute swan, Shollenberger
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Cliff swallow - this park has a large population at certain times of the year
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Ruddy duck, male, breeding colors
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Black-necked stilt in flight
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Male northern shoveler, Shollenberger Park Petaluma
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Semipalmated plover, breeding plumage, Bodega Bay

7/26/2018

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Semipalmated plover, Bodega Bay
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Small group of semipalmated plovers, joined here by a western sandpiper
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Non-breeding adult in foreground - Semipalmated plovers, western sandpipers in background
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In case you were wondering what they eat - some kind of sand worm?
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Black Oystercatcher also doing some shoreline browsing, Bodega Bay
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Large flock of shorebirds lined the shore, Bodega Bay
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A willits, followed closely by a small group of either long or short billed dowitchers.
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Dowitchers with marbled godwit, Bodega Bay
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Snowy egret, Bodega Bay
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The male Rufous Hummingbird

7/22/2018

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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.
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Backyard birds

7/21/2018

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Pygmy nuthatch, deck, Camp Meeker
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Pine siskin - a sometimes visitor
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Squirrel taking a break - no luck raiding the squirrel proof feeders....
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Male purple finch, camp meeker
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Male red-breasted nuthatch
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Probably female ruby-crowned kinglet - this bird is not in the area right now, returns in the Fall
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Steller's Jay - a healthy population here
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Another view, pygmy nuthatch, camp meeker
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