Today the weather forecast was for continued heat wave. I wanted to avoid the worst of that so I got an early start and was home before the mercury broke 80 degrees.
I headed out to Lake Los Carneros, hoping to catch up with some spring migrants. Specifically I had Black-headed Grosbeak and Western Tanager in mind. These are both species that I typically see every spring at this site. It's a bit early for both species but they have been reported in the general area already.
There was a good deal of bird activity there this morning. I ended up tallying 43 species, but neither of my target species were to be found. At one point I thought I heard a Tanager, but upon closer examination it turned out to be a Mockingbird messing with my audio bird ID skills.
It was especially fun to see that the nesting Bushtits now have youngsters to feed. Their sock-shaped woven nest is well hidden in a small oak tree and does not allow for photos.
I am getting anxious to cross the 200 species milestone. Patience grasshopper ....
Just one photo from today:
After today the year's total still stands at 197.
I headed out to Lake Los Carneros, hoping to catch up with some spring migrants. Specifically I had Black-headed Grosbeak and Western Tanager in mind. These are both species that I typically see every spring at this site. It's a bit early for both species but they have been reported in the general area already.
There was a good deal of bird activity there this morning. I ended up tallying 43 species, but neither of my target species were to be found. At one point I thought I heard a Tanager, but upon closer examination it turned out to be a Mockingbird messing with my audio bird ID skills.
It was especially fun to see that the nesting Bushtits now have youngsters to feed. Their sock-shaped woven nest is well hidden in a small oak tree and does not allow for photos.
I am getting anxious to cross the 200 species milestone. Patience grasshopper ....
Just one photo from today:
Red-tailed Hawk
After today the year's total still stands at 197.
Today I rode a total of 23.4 miles
More later,
Glenn
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