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The Wandering Tattler - for real!   Pt.Reyes Nat'l Seashore

8/30/2016

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Wandering Tattler, Pt. Reyes National Seashore - on a previous blog I had misidentified this bird.
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Wandering Tattler
PictureFish docks, Pt. Reyes





The Tattler had been listed as commonly seen at the Pt. Reyes Fish docks,
and that is where I found it.  This is an abandoned dock that is no longer used.


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Likes to run in and out of the surf, looking for things to eat - Wandering Tattler, Pt. Reyes
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Osprey - near the lighthouse, Pt. Reyes National Seashore - it hung motionless in a strong breeze above me for several minutes, checking out the camera possibly.
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On the way to Pt. Reyes, on Highway One, Tomales Bay, a kingfisher.
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Another Osprey with a fish, Highway One, Tomales Bay
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I believe this is a female common yellowthroat, near Drake's beach, Pt. Reyes
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Female bushtit in the lichen, near Drake's beach, Pt. Reyes.
PictureBlack-throated gray warbler, Pine Flat Road

A weekend drive up Pine Flat Road in Healdsburg


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Beautiful red-tailed hawk, Pine Flat road, Healdsburg
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Also, first glimpse with camera of the shy and elusive Mountain Quail - different markings from the more commonly seen quail.
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Female Bullock's Oriole, Hole in the Head, Bodega

8/26/2016

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Female Bullock's oriole eating blackberries, probably bulking up as these birds migrate out of the area soon.
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Same bird, different view, Hole in the Head, Bodega
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Northern Harrier, top of Coleman Valley road
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Naked ladies, Coleman Valley road - late summer flower in Sonoma County
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Male Wilson's warbler, the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sebastopol
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Also due to migrate soon - male Wilson's Warbler, the Laguna
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Our green heron again, in a different spot, the Laguna
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Great egret flying very close by overhead, the Laguna
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Black phoebe, the Laguna
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Cormorant comes in for a landing, the Laguna
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Cormorant in long descent, still maneuvering
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Juvenile red-tail hawk? Not sure of this hawk's i.d. - the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sebastopol
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On the way out of the park, a small pacific slope flycatcher, intently hunting for its supper.
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Green Heron, the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sebastopol

8/22/2016

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Green Heron, the Laguna
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Same bird, different view
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Circling over the west side of the Laguna, a Swainson's hawk - it was pretty high up, but got enough of a photo for an I.D.
PictureJack Rabbit, Tolay Lake
Recent walk, Tolay Lake Regional Park
This park is too hot to walk in during our summer weather, but recently we have been getting some cooler, autumn-like days.


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Juvenile white-tailed kite with a mouse.
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When I got too close, it took off with its mouse
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Flew straight towards me to check me out, Tolay Lake Regional Park
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Juvenile black phoebe, Tolay Lake
Quick trip to Doran Beach, Bodega
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Marbled godwit, Doran Beach - this beach gets a lot of beach goers, and the birds get pretty people savvy.
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More elegant terns, a personal favorite.
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Elegant tern, calling and carrying a fish, Doran Beach, Bodega
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Willet in flight, Doran Beach
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Small group of surf scoters worked the surf, Doran Beach
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Surf scoter, Doran Beach
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A yawning Pelican, Bodega Head

8/19/2016

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Brown Pelican, yawning, I think
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Went on for a while
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Fascinating!
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All done, back to normal. Brown Pelican, Bodega Head
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Pigeon guillemot in flight, Bodega Head
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A female Hairy woodpecker attacks an apple in a neighboring tree, Camp Meeker
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Also, a pileated woodpecker swooped through the neighborhood as well.
Recent walk through Shollenberger Park, Petaluma
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Much of the watery areas are dried up, but there was enough for the black-necked stilts, of which there were a few.
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A few killdeer as well, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma
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Goldfinches aplenty.
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There goldfinches were feeding on these yellow flowers, Shollenberger Park
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Looking up, this great blue heron overhead, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma
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Elegant Terns, Drake's Beach, Pt. Reyes National Seashore

8/13/2016

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Large flock of elegant terns on the beach, Pt. Reyes
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Elegant terns, looked like a combo of adults and juveniles
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Apparently these birds are the "elvis" of the tern world
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Elegant tern in flight with a fish, Drakes Beach, Pt. Reyes
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More elvis posturing
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Near the flock of terns was a small group of what I think are Heerman's gulls
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Immature red-throated loon in the water near the shore, Drake's beach
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Farther out were a large flock of surf scoters
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Elsewhere in Pt. Reyes, this beautiful female quail.
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Same quail, another view - Five Brooks pond, Pt. Reyes
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Also, some very tiny quail chicks, Pt. Reyes
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Wood ducks in flight, Five Brooks pond, Pt. Reyes. I believe these are juvenile males.
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Small flock wood ducks on Five Brooks Pond, Pt. Reyes
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Black Phoebe, Five Brooks Pond, Pt. Reyes
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Juvenile hermit thrush most likely, Five Brooks Pond, Pt. Reyes.
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White-crowned sparrow on some driftwood, Drake's beach, Pt. Reyes
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Western kingbird in the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sebastopol

8/10/2016

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In an out of the way area of the Laguna, several Western Kingbirds were doing some bug catching in flight

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Western Kingbird, the Laguna
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Kingbird at rest, the Laguna
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Female or juvenile Black-headed grosbeak near some berry bushes, the Laguna
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Juvenile spotted towhee also near the berries
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California towhee, the Laguna
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Red-shouldered hawk circled overhead, keening
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Juvenile Western Bluebird. the Laguna
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This little bird's behavior was unusual as it seemed curious and came closer to the camera. I believe it is a Hutton's vireo, in the Laguna.
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Lots of barn swallows zooming through the park
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Another black-headed grosbeak probably female
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Small flock of Vaux swifts - also called "flying cigars" for their stocky bodies and short tails (compared to swallows)
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At the home feeders, pygmy nuthatch with a sunflower seed
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Early sighting Cedar Waxwings

8/8/2016

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An Autumn to spring visitor in the area, August is early for these birds to arrive.  This cedar waxwing seen two days ago in the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sebastopol.
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Rose hips from all the wild roses in the park
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Male Nuttall's woodpecker, the Laguna
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Lots of juvenile black phoebe's in the park
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Small flock of bushtit in the low shrubs, the Laguna
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Constant chatter of chirps to each other as they forage
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Western wood pewee, the Laguna
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At the coast, a great egret with fish on a foggy morning, Bodega Bay
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A male northern harrier over the grasslands, Bodega Bay
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Male Northern Harrier, Bodega Bay
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Least sandpipers along the shore
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Still a very active flock of Caspian terns, Bodega Bay
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Scruffy looking Bewick's wren, Doran Beach Bird walk, Bodega
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Black Oyster Catcher, Bodega Head

8/5/2016

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Black Oyster catcher on the ocean rocks, Bodega Head
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Same bird, preening, Bodega Head
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Chipping sparrow with bug, the Laguna de Santa Rosa
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Another view, chipping sparrow, the Laguna
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Northern Mockingbird, the Laguna
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Juvenile Western bluebird, the Laguna
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Red-breasted nuthatch with a sunflower seed at the deck feeder, camp meeker
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Chestnut-backed chickadee, camp meeker
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Male Anna's hummer guarding the feeders, camp meeker
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