White-tailed kite, Tolay Lake Regional Park I counted six white-tailed kites, all perched close to each other in one of the small wooded areas of the park. Some of them are juveniles, probably from this year.
They seemed to be a darker variety from the ones at the Laguna.
They seemed to be a darker variety from the ones at the Laguna.
Adult white-tailed kite, Tolay Lake
Juvenile white-tailed kite
Buffy streaks on breast feathers indicates a juvenile white-tailed kite.
Juvenile spooked by my approach
White-tailed kite, juvenile, struggling for a perch
Fluffed up adult white-tailed kite at Tolay Lake Regional Park
At the beginning of my walk, a house wren near one of the barns, with the bright fall sun behind it.
The park was full of Savannah sparrows
Savannah sparrow, Tolay Lake Regional Park
Also, the extremely shy Meadow Lark
Same meadow lark, different view
While talking with some fellow hikers in the park, this Northern Harrier flew over
Short-eared owl? Tolay Lake Also, in the thick branches, this owl. Since I had seen a great horned owl in this same location last year, I thought it was the same bird.
However, since there are no ear tufts, it might be a short-eared owl.
White-crowned sparrow in full song, Tolay Lake
On the way out of the park, near a private pond, this worried looking kildeer