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August birds, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma

11/24/2018

Juvenile White-tailed Kite, Tolay Lake

Juvenile white-tailed kite on fence post in the park

Black-crowned night heron at one of the ponds, the first time I have seen this bird here.

Flyover, a male northern harrier, Tolay Lake

Male lesser goldfinch, Tolay Lake

Buzzed by the keening red-tailed hawk, which looks like it just ate a meal.

Female Nuttall's woodpecker, near the picnic area in the park

A row of first year barn swallows wait on a utility wire for parents to feed them, Tolay Lake

A black tailed deer and her fawn, off of the causeway

Juvenile western bluebird, Tolay Lake Regional Park

First year male western bluebird, Tolay Lake

Some backyard birds from this last July

11/19/2018

Red-breasted nuthatch near the feeders, Camp Meeker

Red-breasted nuthatch feeding youngster from the backyard feeders

Tasty bit of suet

A migratory hummer, female or juvenile Allens'

Resident male Anna's hummer, backyard

Another resident male Anna's hummer visiting feeders, Camp Meeker

Female purple finch, common visitor to the feeders.

Pygmy nuthatch getting some water, Camp Meeker backyard

Pygmy nuthatch withe a seed

Acorn Woodpecker, checking out the scene from neighbor's roof

Chestnut backed chickadee grasping a seed

Great horned owl, Pt Reyes National Seashore

11/16/2018

During Andrea's visit, a great horned owl! near the fish docks, Pt. Reyes

Another view, great horned owl, Pt. Reyes

Our visit was in July, when the common murres are nesting below the light house.

Common murre nesting colony, Pt. Reyes National Seashore.

We were also lucky enough to see some male Tule Elk, Pt. Reyes

Late summer walk, Tolay Lake Regional Park Petaluma

11/5/2018

California Quail, Tolay Lake Regional Park

Female Breyer's blackbird, Tolay Lake

Male tree swallow perched on wire fence near a nesting box, Tolay Lake

Female Western Bluebird on nest box, Tolay Lake. At this point in the summer, there were still active nesting going on.

Closer look, female Western Bluebird

Jumping from the top of the nest box, to the nest opening.

Female Western Bluebird checking on her chicks, Tolay Lake Regional Park

Another male tree swallow, Tolay Lake

Mourning Dove, Tolay Lake

Savannah sparrow in the park

There were a family of Western Bluebirds at one end of the park, this is a youngster here.

Juvenile Western Bluebird, Tolay Lake Regional Park

Male Western Bluebird with grasshopper, Tolay Lake Regional Park

Juvenile tree swallows wait on a wire fence for parents to feed them.

Juvenile Tree swallow, Tolay Lake Regional Park

The Bullock's Orioles were still in the park, here is a male that was being closely followed by a juvenile that he was feeding.

Juvenile Bullock's Oriole, Tolay Lake Regional Park

Juvenile Bullock's Oriole, in the willows near the farm animals at Tolay Lake

Juvenile bullock's oriole, another view

A kestrel, top, chases off a red-tailed hawk in the park.

More pictures of the baby barn owls in friend's backyard, Cotati

Juvenile Barn Owls, Cotati, CA