This morning I headed out to the San Marcos Foothills Preserve. There was a Yellow-breasted Chat there last spring and summer, and I was hoping that perhaps it returned. A bit of a long shot, and perhaps too early, but worth a try. (Also I could ride up some hills on the way there)
Well, as you may have guessed there was no Chat to be found. I did have an enjoyable stroll and liked to see the Wrentits, Orange-crowned Warblers, and California Towhees feeding their young.
After my stroll there I headed out to Goleta Beach, for no particular reason other than I had not been there in awhile. I did not expect to find anything new there and was not disappointed in this assumption - In fact there were surprisingly few birds around at all.
It has been about 2 weeks since I had an outing without a new bird so I am not terribly disappointed. Perhaps something interesting will turn up tomorrow!
A few photos from today:
After today the year's total still stands at 223.
Well, as you may have guessed there was no Chat to be found. I did have an enjoyable stroll and liked to see the Wrentits, Orange-crowned Warblers, and California Towhees feeding their young.
After my stroll there I headed out to Goleta Beach, for no particular reason other than I had not been there in awhile. I did not expect to find anything new there and was not disappointed in this assumption - In fact there were surprisingly few birds around at all.
It has been about 2 weeks since I had an outing without a new bird so I am not terribly disappointed. Perhaps something interesting will turn up tomorrow!
A few photos from today:
Black-chinned Hummingbird (male)
Western Grebe
Gadwall (male)
Caspian Tern
After today the year's total still stands at 223.
Today I rode a total of 24.7 miles
More later,
Glenn
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