trips : Humboldt Surf and Turf 2 login
84 Species at 6 Locations
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Gadwall AM
Mallard AM
Redhead AM
Greater Scaup AM
not sure whether it was greater or lesser
New World Quail
Loons
Grebes
Pelicans
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
Snowy Egret PPSP AM
New World Vultures
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Red-shouldered Hawk AM
Flushed from the side of the trail
Caracaras and Falcons
Merlin RCHT
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Plovers
Killdeer RCHT
Oystercatchers
Stilts and Avocets
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Willet AM
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Pigeons and Doves
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Northern Flicker PPSP
We saw a surprising number of these all day.
Tyrant Flycatchers
Vireos
Jays and Crows
Swallows
Chickadees and Titmice
Nuthatches
Creepers
Wrens
Kinglets
Thrushes
Babblers
Wrentit PPSP
Five or ten wrentits came within a few feet of us on the overgrown hiking trail, revealing their low sputting, puffing sound. A magical moment.
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit RCHT
flying high overhead and calling. Not a good look.
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing PPSP AM
We were immersed in a flock of 500 waxwings at sunset, litting about, eating berries.
Emberizids
Fox Sparrow PPSP
These guys responded persistently, noisily, and aggressively to pygmy owl calls all day. They fell for it every time.
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
Red Crossbill (h) RCHT
Arcata Marsh, CA = AM
Azelea State Reserve, CA = ASR
Patrick's Point State Park, CA = PPSP
Redwood Creek Horse Trail, CA = RCHT
Rural Areas of Humboldt County, CA = RAHC
Trinidad Harbor, CA = TH
Trip Notes
We had some wonderful close encounters today -- waxwings, winter wrens, wrentits, hutton's vireo, all within a few feet at various times of the day. We worked a lot today on sounds.
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