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Las Gallinas water treatment, San Rafael, January 2021

8/31/2021

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Green Heron, Las Gallinas Water Treatment San Rafael
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Another view, green heron
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Green-winged teal on one of the ponds
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A green-winged teal looking more blue-ish than green
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Male canvas back duck, first pond, Las Gallinas
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A pair of cinnamon teal ducks, first pond
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Another view, cinnamon teal pair, Las Gallinas
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A sora in the reeds, first pond
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A couple of extra views, Sora at Las Gallinas
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Great egret, second pond, Las Gallinas
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Small kinglet forages in the shrubs along the path
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Black phoebe, Las Gallinas
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Snowy egret in flight, Las Gallinas
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More winter Bodega Bay birds

8/27/2021

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Pelagic cormorant closeup, Porto Bodego, Bodega Bay
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Horned grebe, Porto Bodego
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Western/Clark's grebe? Bodega Bay
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Possible Clark's grebe, Porto Bodego
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Small group greater scaup, Porto Bodego
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January 2021 Bodega Bay

8/22/2021

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Snowy egret, Westside park Bodega Bay
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Snowy egrets forage together, Bodega Bay
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Black turnstones atop a pier, Bodega Bay
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Whimbrel on the shore, taking a ballerina pose
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Common loon with a crab in the bay
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Male Belted Kingfisher, Bodega Bay
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January 2021 Ellis Creek Water Treatment, Petaluma

8/21/2021

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Canada geese on the move, Ellis Creek, Petaluma
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Fast moving common yellowthroat in the reeds at Ellis Creek
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In the winter months, lots of ruby-crowned kinglets work the reeds surrounding the ponds for ample foraging.
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Ah, what hawk is this? Not sure. Distant shot, Ellis Creek
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Flock of bushtits comb through the pond reeds
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Marsh wren along one of the ponds
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Ruddy duck, Ellis Creek January 2021
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Male Bufflehead in one of the ponds, a common winter duck. Ellis Creek Water Treatment, Petaluma
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Las Gallinas Water Treatment, San Rafael, December 2020

8/10/2021

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Green Heron in flight, Las Gallinas Water Treatment San Rafeal
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Same green heron in flight across the first pond
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Green winged teal in one of the sloughs
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Greater yellowlegs foraging near the slough, Las Gallinas
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Female canvas backed duck first pond Las Gallinas water treatment San Rafael
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Great Blue Heron
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Crouched in the reeds, an American Bittern
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Lincoln's sparrow, Las Gallinas San Rafael, December 2020
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These could be the smaller cackling geese, Las Gallinas
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Male American wigeon in the third pond.
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Common goldeneye, third pond
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An eared grebe among the ducks in the third pond.
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White tailed kite overhead.
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Two ruby-crowned kinglets in the surrounding trees and shrubs

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Male canvas backed duck
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Common yellowthroats foraged in the reeds and bushes along the shore of the first pond.
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Male common yellowthroat, Las Gallinas San Rafael
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Snipes, too! The most I had seen in one place!
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Another view, Wilson's snipe, Las Gallinas December 2020
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Wilson's snipe
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Resting on the shore of the first pond, a couple of beautiful Cinnamon Teal ducks
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Male cinnamon teal duck, Las Gallinas San Rafael
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Least sandpiper foraging along the shore of the ponds
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Black-necked stilt, first pond
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Also this American Avocet, first pond, Las Gallinas Water Treatment San Rafael, December 2020
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Closer look, Eastern Bluebirds Tolay Lake Regional Park

8/4/2021

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Male eastern bluebird on a fence wire, Tolay Lake Regional Park Petaluma, December 2020
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Same bird, different view
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Eastern bluebird in flight, Tolay Lake
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Another perched eastern bluebird
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Female eastern bluebird, Tolay Lake
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Near the bluebirds, this perched juvenile red-tailed hawk, not very shy
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Jumps down for prey, juvenile red-tail hawk, Tolay Lake
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On a fence post, prey clutched under the straw, juvenile red-tail hawk.
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As the evening hours began, short-eared owls appeared in the park
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Close fly-by, short eared owl, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma, December 2020
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4 or 5 short-eared owls began low passes over the open fields, Tolay Lake
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Female American kestrel in flight, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma, Dec. 2020
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