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132 Species at Rural Areas of San Mateo County, CA
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Blue-winged Teal
A great find late in the day when we were slowing down.
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
New World Quail
Loons
Grebes
Pelicans
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
New World Vultures
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Caracaras and Falcons
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Plovers
Oystercatchers
Stilts and Avocets
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Whimbrel
I was reminded several times this weekend that Whimbrel has been renamed Hudsonian Godwit. I will have to adjust my database.
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Pigeons and Doves
Barn Owls
Barn Owl
Seen sitting on a wire on the road to Gazos at 5am, our earliest sighting to date.
Typical Owls
Western Screech-Owl (h)
heard only, but still probably counts as a life bird
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Heard by Francis only, and so not a unanimous bird for the Big Day, nor a life bird for us.
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Shrikes
Jays and Crows
Chickadees and Titmice
Bushtits
Nuthatches
Pygmy Nuthatch
Mary and I wanted more than just to hear this bird, and gratifyingly he hopped right into view for a second just as we were leaving.
Creepers
Wrens
Kinglets
Thrushes
Babblers
Wrentit (h)
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Starlings
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
as usual, flying invisibly straight overhead calling while somebody in the group hollers "Pipits!"
Wood-Warblers
Tanagers
Western Tanager
A female in the top of a Eucalyptus tree. She seemed to be moving so slowly that we all looked away for a moment while waiting for a team member to return from the car. When we looked back the bird was gone, so it was not a unanimous sighting for the Big Day.
Emberizids
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
Old World Sparrows
Trip Notes
Although this trip was billed by SFBBO and Mr. Toldi as an instructional outing as much as a birding outing, it was our biggest day ever. We had a great time!
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