Today was Bird Class day, and we visited the Carpinteria Salt Marsh. I was not really expecting to see anything new for the year, and I did not. It was really nice to just enjoy the beautiful day and nice variety of birds and not be chasing that ONE bird.
Although it was low tide (mid-tide would be best), we did see a good variety of species. The most interesting one, for me anyway, was the Belding's subspecies of the Savannah Sparrow. This subspecies favors salt marshes and only occurs from Baja Mexico north to Santa Barbara county. We saw a number of these sparrows sitting on low bushes and singing their sweet soft song.
After class I could not resist hitting a few spots along the coast looking for Western Sandpipers. I did not find any. I am a little surprised that I have not caught up with this rather common species yet, but there is still plenty of time for that!
A few photos from today:
After the today the year's total still stands at 178.
Although it was low tide (mid-tide would be best), we did see a good variety of species. The most interesting one, for me anyway, was the Belding's subspecies of the Savannah Sparrow. This subspecies favors salt marshes and only occurs from Baja Mexico north to Santa Barbara county. We saw a number of these sparrows sitting on low bushes and singing their sweet soft song.
After class I could not resist hitting a few spots along the coast looking for Western Sandpipers. I did not find any. I am a little surprised that I have not caught up with this rather common species yet, but there is still plenty of time for that!
A few photos from today:
Black Phoebe
Great Blue Heron
Greater Yellowlegs
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
After the today the year's total still stands at 178.
Today I rode 36.5 miles
More later,
Glenn
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