November 2004 Field Journal 11.14 Monetery County
Today we had a nice day on Monterey Bay seeing a nice diversity of seabirds below. Afterwards, Dan Singer and I headed to Moonglow Dairy where at least one of the two VERMILLION FLYCATCHERS was still present on the entry road to the dairy.Brant (1)
Harlequin Duck (1)
Surf Scoter (1)
White-winged Scoter (1)
Red-necked Grebe (1)
Western Grebe (1)
Black-footed Albatross (1)
Northern Fulmar (1)
Pink-footed Shearwater (1)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (1)
Sooty Shearwater (1)
Brandt's Cormorant (1)
Pelagic Cormorant (1)
Surfbird (1)
Red Phalarope (1)
Pomarine Jaeger (1)
Bonaparte's Gull (1)
Heermann's Gull (1)
Herring Gull (1)
Western Gull (1)
Glaucous-winged Gull (1)
Black-legged Kittiwake (1)
Elegant Tern (1)
Rhinoceros Auklet (1)
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Vermilion Flycatcher (2)
Bushtit (1)
California Sea Lion (1)
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (1)
Humback Whale (1)Locations:
1) Monterey Bay (Nov 14)
2) Moonglow Dairy (Nov 14)Vermillion Flycatcher description:
An obvious flycatcher quite similar to a Say's Phoebe in overall appearance. However, the unstreaked belly was salmon red rather than orange as one would find in a Say's Phoebe. But more importantly, the crown showed a bright red crown. I believe this bird was a first fall male.11.26-28 Mendocino County
During some casual birding over the weekend, I had some good birds. The (continuing?) adult male HARLEQUIN DUCK was just offshore at Glass Beach (Nov 26). Our friend the LAYSAN ALBATROSS continues just offshore at Pt. Arena Cove shortly after noon (Nov 28). Is this really the first sighting this year? Two NORTHERN FULMAR were well offshore at Jug Handle State Reserve (Nov 26). And at least 17 RED CROSSBILL were at at least four different locations along the ecological staircase at Jug Handle State Reserve (Nov 26).Other sightings of local interest:
Harlequin Duck (2)
Bufflehead (5)
Common Merganser (5)
Red-breasted Merganser (2)
California Quail (2)
Laysan Albatross (6)
Northern Fulmar (1)
Brown Pelican (3)
Brandt's Cormorant (2)
Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Pelagic Cormorant (3)
American Kestrel (3)
Black-bellied Plover (2)
Black Oystercatcher (2)
Whimbrel (3)
Black Turnstone (2)
Surfbird (3)
Mew Gull (3)
California Gull (3)
Herring Gull (3)
Western Gull (2)
Glaucous-winged Gull (2)
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Acorn Woodpecker (4)
Black Phoebe (3)
Common Raven (1)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (1)
Brown Creeper (1)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Hermit Thrush (1)
American Pipit (2)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Townsend's Warbler (1)
Savannah Sparrow (3)
Fox Sparrow (1)
Western Meadowlark (3)
Red Crossbill (1)
Harbor Seal (3)Locations:
1) Jug Handle State Reserve (Nov 26)
2) Glass Beach (Nov 26)
3) McKerritcher SP (Nov 27)
4) Van Damme State Park (Nov 28)
5) Navarro River Mouth (Nov 28)
6) Pt. Arena Cove (Nov 28)Home
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