This morning I had a brief window of opportunity so I headed down to the Santa Barbara Harbor. There was a report yesterday morning of a Long-tailed Duck in the area. This would be a nice bird to catch up with. I have only seen one before, a few winters ago at Goleta Beach.
Things were fairly quiet at the harbor. A few Surf Scoters, but none of the more unusual Scoters to be found. There were a few loons, and the most interesting bird I could muster up was a Horned Grebe.
Needless to say there were no Long-tailed Ducks to be found. All in all a pleasant, somewhat chilly, and brief outing.
In other news, there has been a Townsend's Solitaire seen in Vermont, bringing their total to 275 for the year.
My schedule is a bit busy for the next few days. I am hoping to get up to the Santa Ynez Valley next week, there are some birds up there I need to catch up with, and the calendar is ticking down ...
After today the year's total still stands at 280
The Score: Vermont 275, Green Big Year 280
Things were fairly quiet at the harbor. A few Surf Scoters, but none of the more unusual Scoters to be found. There were a few loons, and the most interesting bird I could muster up was a Horned Grebe.
Needless to say there were no Long-tailed Ducks to be found. All in all a pleasant, somewhat chilly, and brief outing.
In other news, there has been a Townsend's Solitaire seen in Vermont, bringing their total to 275 for the year.
My schedule is a bit busy for the next few days. I am hoping to get up to the Santa Ynez Valley next week, there are some birds up there I need to catch up with, and the calendar is ticking down ...
After today the year's total still stands at 280
The Score: Vermont 275, Green Big Year 280
Today I rode a total of 9.7 miles
More later,
Glenn
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