lmSA84 - Big Year 2018 (Part Deux)

[lmSA84]

BY 77 / NA 5, Mallard, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

78 BY / 6 NA, American Coot, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

79. BY / NA 7, Western Gull, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

80. BY / NA 8, Ring-billed Gull, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

81. BY / 9 NA, American Crow , Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

82. BY / NA 10, Townsend's Warbler, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

83. BY / NA 11, Oak Titmouse, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[TonyQ]

Townsend's Warbler is a very attractive bird.

[lmSA84]

On 2/11/2018 at 4:32 PM, TonyQ said:

Townsend's Warbler is a very attractive bird.

 

@TonyQ - he is indeed! He wouldn't come out from under thick foliage on my last trip so I'm hoping for better next time I go.

[lmSA84]

84. BY / NA 12, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

13. NA, Black-crowned Night Heron, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

These beautiful birds are very common and relaxed at Lake Merritt (Oakland).

 

 

[xelas]

Indeed very relaxed herons!

[lmSA84]

85. BY / NA 14, Black Phoebe, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

86. BY / NA 15, Canada Geese, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

87. BY / NA 16, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

88. BY / NA 17, White-crowned Sparrow, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

Adult

 

 

Immature

 

Edited February 15, 2018 by lmSA84

[lmSA84]

89. BY / NA 18, American White Pelican, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

90. BY/ NA 19, Ruddy Duck, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[Dave Williams]

Love the Ruddy Duck. We used to get them locally until someone decided to exterminate them all. Shame IMO.

[elefromoz]

On 2/6/2018 at 5:24 AM, lmSA84 said:

or whilst pushing my sleeping daughter around during her afternoon nap. 

 

@lmSA84, I reckon you get extra "good Dad" points for that.

[lmSA84]

9 hours ago, elefromoz said:

 

@lmSA84, I reckon you get extra "good Dad" points for that.

 

@elefromoz - I sure do! It's the perfect combination 

[lmSA84]

91. BY / NA 20, Pied-billed Grebe, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

[lmSA84]

92. BY / NA 21, Western Grebe, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

I'm hoping to get a shot of these guys with their heads actually up on my next trip. 

 

[lmSA84]

93. BY / NA 22, Common Goldeneye, Lake Merritt, 21/1/18

 

Female

 

 

Male

 

[michael-ibk]

Very much enjoying these photos from the US - most of them completely new to me.