Trip : Humboldt Surf and Turf 2 Login
6 Locations, 88 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Wood Duck AM
Gadwall AM
American Wigeon AM
Mallard AM
Blue-winged Teal AM
Cinnamon Teal AM
Northern Shoveler PPSP
Northern Shoveler AM
Green-Winged Teal AM
Canvasback AM
Redhead AM
Ring-necked Duck AM
Greater Scaup AM
not sure whether it was greater or lesser
Surf Scoter PPSP
New World Quail
California Quail RCHT
Loons
Red-throated Loon PPSP
Pacific Loon PPSP
Common Loon TH
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe AM
Western Grebe PPSP
Pelicans
Brown Pelican AM
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant PPSP
Pelagic Cormorant PPSP
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron RAHC
Great Egret PPSP
Snowy Egret PPSP
Snowy Egret AM
Black-crowned Night-Heron AM
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture RCHT
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
White-tailed Kite RCHT
Northern Harrier AM
Sharp-shinned Hawk AM
Red-shouldered Hawk AM
Flushed from the side of the trail
Red-tailed Hawk RCHT
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel RCHT
Merlin RCHT
Peregrine Falcon RCHT
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Virginia Rail AM
American Coot AM
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover AM
Killdeer RCHT
Oystercatchers
Black Oystercatcher PPSP
Stilts and Avocets
American Avocet AM
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Greater Yellowlegs AM
Lesser Yellowlegs AM
Willet AM
Marbled Godwit AM
Black Turnstone PPSP
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Bonaparte's Gull AM
Heermann's Gull PPSP
Ring-billed Gull PPSP
Western Gull PPSP
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon PPSP
Band-tailed Pigeon RCHT
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird PPSP
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher PPSP
Woodpeckers
Northern Flicker PPSP
We saw a surprising number of these all day.
Pileated Woodpecker ASR
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe RCHT
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo PPSP
Jays and Crows
Steller's Jay PPSP
American Crow PPSP
Common Raven PPSP
Swallows
Barn Swallow AM
Chickadees and Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee AM
Chestnut-backed Chickadee PPSP
Chestnut-backed Chickadee ASR
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch PPSP
Creepers
Brown Creeper RCHT
Wrens
Winter Wren PPSP
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet PPSP
Ruby-crowned Kinglet PPSP
Thrushes
Hermit Thrush PPSP
American Robin RCHT
Varied Thrush PPSP
Babblers
Wrentit PPSP
Five or ten wrentits came within a few feet of us on the overgrown hiking trail, revealing their low sputting, puffing sound. A magical moment.
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit RCHT
flying high overhead and calling. Not a good look.
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing PPSP
Cedar Waxwing AM
We were immersed in a flock of 500 waxwings at sunset, litting about, eating berries.
Emberizids
Spotted Towhee PPSP
Savannah Sparrow RCHT
Fox Sparrow PPSP
These guys responded persistently, noisily, and aggressively to pygmy owl calls all day. They fell for it every time.
White-throated Sparrow PPSP
White-crowned Sparrow RCHT
Golden-crowned Sparrow AM
Dark-eyed Junco PPSP
Blackbirds
Western Meadowlark RCHT
Northern Finches
Red Crossbill (h) RCHT
Arcata Marsh = AM
Azelea State Reserve = ASR
Patrick's Point State Park = PPSP
Redwood Creek Horse Trail = RCHT
Rural Areas of Humboldt County = RAHC
Trinidad Harbor = TH
Trip Notes
We had some wonderful close encounters today -- waxwings, winter wrens, wrentits, hutton's vireo, all within a few feet at various times of the day. We worked a lot today on sounds.
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