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109 Species at 9 Locations
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Gadwall PSP
Mallard TLSRA
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Wild Turkey DPC(SC)
New World Quail
Grebes
Eared Grebe TLSRA
Pelicans
Bitterns and Herons
Great Egret DPC(SC)
Ibises and Spoonbills
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture DPC(SC)
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Osprey TLSRA
Cooper's Hawk DPC(SC)
Red-tailed Hawk DPC(SC)
Caracaras and Falcons
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Cranes
Plovers
Stilts and Avocets
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Herring Gull TLSRA
Pigeons and Doves
Mourning Dove DPC(SC)
Typical Owls
Goatsuckers
Common Poorwill DPC(SC)
Swifts
Vaux's Swift DPC(SC)
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe DPC(SC)
Say's Phoebe DPC(SC)
Shrikes
Vireos
Jays and Crows
American Crow DPC(SC)
Common Raven DPC(SC)
Larks
Swallows
Barn Swallow DPC(SC)
Chickadees and Titmice
Oak Titmouse DPC(SC)
Bushtits
Bushtit DPC(SC)
Nuthatches
Wrens
Rock Wren DPC(SC)
Canyon Wren DPC(SC)
Bewick's Wren DPC(SC)
Kinglets
Thrushes
Hermit Thrush DPC(SC)
Babblers
Wrentit DPC(SC)
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Starlings
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Wood-Warblers
Emberizids
Spotted Towhee DPC(SC)
Lark Sparrow DPC(SC)
Fox Sparrow DPC(SC)
Dark-eyed Junco DPC(SC)
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
House Finch DPC(SC)
Old World Sparrows
Ceres Sewage Ponds, CA = CSP
Del Puerto Canyon (Stanislaus County), CA = DPC(SC)
Horseshoe Road Park, CA = HRP
Laird Park, CA = LP
Orange Blossom Ponds, CA = OBP
Patterson Sewage Ponds, CA = PSP
San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge, CA = SJNWR
Turlock Lake State Recreational Area, CA = TLSRA
Willms Road, CA = WR
Trip Notes

0330 Laird Park

Our first stop was quite successful for owls, but completely unproductive for the rails we hoped to get here.

0500 del puerto canyon road

We spent seven hours total driving up and down Del Puerto Canyon road, first in the dark and then in the light. We turned up some interesting birds before sunrise (especially Wild Turkey at Frank Raines park). The first light of the morning was lovely, but confusion about the details of the road's mile markers slowed us down a bit.

1200 patternson sewage ponds

We left the canyon in search of water and different habitats.

1232 pond near patterson sewage ponds

1315 ceres sewage ponds
1356 san joaquin river nwr (beckwith road), mostly on the way to the pullout
1643 drive down willms + crabtree roads
1800 sunset at Turlock Lake
2100 rechecking for rails, grackles
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