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Point Reyes National Seashore, 82 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
New World Quail
Grebes
Pelicans
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Caracaras and Falcons
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Yellow Rail
Just as we were preparing to wade back across the low part of Waldo's Dike (now overflowing with high tide water), several people called out "Yellow Rail!" We spotted the bird making a desperate swim from the flooded marsh toward shore. During his long, strenuous journey we shared scope views and got excellent looks at his facial and back markings. A truly remarkable life bird look.
Plovers
Oystercatchers
Stilts and Avocets
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Pigeons and Doves
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Jays and Crows
Chickadees and Titmice
Bushtits
Nuthatches
Creepers
Wrens
Kinglets
Thrushes
Starlings
Wagtails and Pipits
Wood-Warblers
Emberizids
Swamp Sparrow
Although we were in the presence of Swamp Sparrow twice on our Texas trip months earlier, we feel today's sighting is properly our life sighting, since this time we got a much better look.
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
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Trip Notes
Good morning weather plus very high tides made for a wonderful morning at Waldo's Dike, where we met a lot of birders and watched the drama of rails and mammals fleeing high water while trying to avoid being eaten. We saw, but do not yet have the database capability to record, the newly minted Cackling Goose. We also saw but did not identify, Scaup. In addition to the birds listed, other participants observed Red-throated Loon, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Snow Goose, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Golden-crowned Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Wood Duck, Common Yellowthroat.
Trip Map
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