Clare's First BY

[campsafari2015]

Hello all, 

 

Thank you for the encouragement and enthusiasm to jump in on the fun. We certainly all need a bit more of that wherever we can find it these days. All photos are within Monterey County, CA or Monterey Bay or the immediate open water outside the bay, unless otherwise noted.

 

Without further ado...

 

1) Spotted Towhee - 1 Jan

Edited June 25, 2020 by campsafari2015

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2)  White-crowned Sparrow - 1 Jan 

 

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Point of Order: do I post a photo for the bird on the day I took the photo, or the day I observed it first this year, if you observe it multiple times?

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3) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 Jan

 

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4) Hutton's Vireo - 1 Jan (I originally ID'd both the kinglet above and this one as a Hutton's....good to review and catch that they weren't!)

 

[Kitsafari]

So pleased to see you here!

 

I'm not sure of the rules but it shouldn't matter when you see it as long as you count it once.  So  you get to choose your best shots!

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5) Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Jan

 

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6) Northern Harrier - 1 Jan

 

 

 

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7) Northern Flicker - 1 Jan

 

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8) California Thrasher - 1 Jan

 

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9) Wrentit - 1 Jan

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10 Dark-eyed Junco - 1 Jan

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3 hours ago, Kitsafari said:

So pleased to see you here!

 

I'm not sure of the rules but it shouldn't matter when you see it as long as you count it once.  So  you get to choose your best shots!

Great, because some of my first-spot pictures are....lacking haha

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11) Marbled Godwit - 1 Jan

 

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12) Common Goldeneye - 1 Jan 

 

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13) California Gull - 1 Jan

 

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14) Western Bluebird - 1 Jan

 

Edited June 26, 2020 by campsafari2015

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15) Oak Titmouse - 1 Jan (going to have to make a concerted effort to take better pictures of these guys)

 

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16) California Scrub Jay - 1 Jan (placeholder photo until I take one of my yardbirds)

 

Edited June 26, 2020 by campsafari2015

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17) Mallard - 1 Jan 

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18) Least Sandpiper - 1 Jan 

 

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19) Western Gull - 1 Jan

 

Edited June 26, 2020 by campsafari2015
wrong date

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20) Great Egret - 1 Jan

 

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21) Willet - 1 Jan

 

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22) Anna's Hummingbird - 1 Jan