Wings over Merced
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Led by Steve Shunk
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Merced NWR, 92 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Grebes
Pelicans
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
Ibises and Spoonbills
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Caracaras and Falcons
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Sora
Remarkably cooperative, this bird eventually responded to taped calls by walking around near the water only about 20 feet away for several minutes.
Cranes
Plovers
Stilts and Avocets
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Pigeons and Doves
Typical Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Shrikes
Jays and Crows
Swallows
Chickadees and Titmice
Wrens
Kinglets
Thrushes
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Starlings
Wagtails and Pipits
Wood-Warblers
Emberizids
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
Old World Sparrows
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Trip Notes
The weather was cold but not rainy as we drove around the various sites in the San Joaquin valley searching for blackbirds, geese, and ducks. In addition to the species listed, other participants on the trip observed: Blue-winged Teal, Osprey, Rough-legged Hawk, Virginia Rail, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Tree Swallow, Western Bluebird, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, American Goldfinch.
Trip Photos
 
Trip Map
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