Today I had a lunch engagement in Carpinteria so this morning I headed that way on my bike looking for birds. I had low expectations for finding any new species for the year's list. These expectations were not exceeded.
I visited the Carpinteria Salt Marsh, the Caprinteria Bluffs, and lots of bottlebrush trees in the area looking for my Rufous Hummingbird. I was not successful in finding one.
My one bit of education for the day was hearing for the first time the "quack" of a Red-breasted Merganser. Surprisingly it sounded more like a barking frog than a duck.
After a lovely lunch with friends I headed home into a chilly head wind. This was not a pleasant finish to the outing, and had me questioning just a little bit the sanity of this adventure.
One thing for certain, tomorrow is another day.
A couple of photos from today:
After today the year's total still stands at 194.
I visited the Carpinteria Salt Marsh, the Caprinteria Bluffs, and lots of bottlebrush trees in the area looking for my Rufous Hummingbird. I was not successful in finding one.
My one bit of education for the day was hearing for the first time the "quack" of a Red-breasted Merganser. Surprisingly it sounded more like a barking frog than a duck.
After a lovely lunch with friends I headed home into a chilly head wind. This was not a pleasant finish to the outing, and had me questioning just a little bit the sanity of this adventure.
One thing for certain, tomorrow is another day.
A couple of photos from today:
Anna's Hummingbird
Pied-billed Grebe
After today the year's total still stands at 194.
Today I rode a total of 34.7 miles
More later,
Glenn
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