Clare's First BY

[campsafari2015]

154) Vermillion Flycatcher - 6 July 

 

I'm particularly pleased about getting this rarity to our county. 

 

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155) Western Wood-Peewee - 6 July 

 

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156) Great Horned Owl - 16 July 

 

I just could not get enough of this owl. But I was shaking terribly from excitement and loosing the light. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pedro maia]

What a beast, the condor, love it!!

 

And great owl pictures.

Edited July 17, 2020 by pedro maia

[campsafari2015]

Time for some alibis of those not pictured before, but already noted.

 

Here's the list as it stands:

Black Vulture*

Bald Eagle*

Blue Jay*

Red-bellied Woodpecker*

Carolina Chickadee*

European Starling

California Quail 

Common Raven 

Whimbrel

Herring Gull

Ancient Murrelet

California Towhee

Snowy Egret

Rock Pigeon

White-tailed Kite

Cinnamon Teal

Steller's Jay

Great-tailed Grackle

White-throated Swift

Franklin's Gull

Pacific Loon

Semipalmated Plover

Brown Creeper

White-breasted Nuthatch

Swainson's Thrush  (I thought I had it from audio, but now I'm unsure and struck it from the record until I can photograph it)

Common Yellowthroat

Forster's Tern

Common Poorwill

Greater Roadrunner

 

 

Edited July 18, 2020 by campsafari2015

[campsafari2015]

Before getting to the historicals, I did get a new species hiking today!

 

157) Band-tailed Pigeon -18 July

 

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158) Forster's Tern - 3 May 

 

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159) Rock Pigeon - 2 Jan 

 

 

 

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160) White-tailed Kite - 1 Jan

 

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161) Common Raven - 2 Jan

 

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162) Snowy Egret - 3 Jan 

 

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163) California Quail - 2 Jan 

 

 

 

Edited July 18, 2020 by campsafari2015

[campsafari2015]

164) White-throated Swift - 21 Mar

 

[Peter Connan]

The quail are really pretty!

[TonyQ]

Excellent additions. I really like the Quail and the Owl is stunning!

[elefromoz]

@campsafari2015, the Californian Condor and the Great Horned Owl are indeed magnificent.

[michael-ibk]

The Owl is super-cool, and awesome to see a Condor!

[Kitsafari]

Awesome to see the spectacular condor, and awesome shots of a very cool owl!

[campsafari2015]

Finally, a new bird! 

 

165) Red-necked Phalarope - 28 July

 

working hard to catch things as they move through the area. 

 

[campsafari2015]

@Peter Connan, @elefromoz, @TonyQ, @michael-ibk, @Kitsafari    Thank you all! 

 

I'm working through my missed list and should have some to add sometime soon. I also booked a proper pelagic birding tour for the second week of September. Even though we're going far off-shore, I'm going to cheat and count those in my "county" list  

 

One of the whale cruises here locally saw jumping bluefin tuna and I thought that was just the coolest. 

[campsafari2015]

A brief interlude....thought you might appreciate some sightings of local wildlife! 

 

Terrible lighting conditions, but these otters were pretty cute and weird on land. 

 

 

I see skunks on nearly every evening walk. I love them! 

 

 

Lizards everywhere! 

 

 

Coyote eating a ground squirrel with the bay in the background. 

 

 

Some of the local breeding harbor seal population. They seem to be struggling in recent years do to too much harassment, warming water, and fishery depletion. 

 

 

A Northern Fur Seal out on a whale tour

 

Edited July 29, 2020 by campsafari2015

[Galana]

14 minutes ago, campsafari2015 said:

I see skunks on nearly every evening walk.

I used to work with some.

Nice to see some of your mammals too.

Loved the Phalaropes. I shall dip on mine this year due to Covid.

[PeterHG]

No shortage of wildlife! Thanks for showing these.

[shazdwn]

Nice to see some of the local wildlife as well as the birds - thanks 

[campsafari2015]

Clawing my way up the numerical ladder slowly, but surely...

 

166) Elegant Terns - 3 Aug

 

Photobombing Long-tailed Duck in the background