Trip : Santa Clara Audubon goes to Sacramento, Day 2 Login
4 Locations, 62 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Snow Goose GLWA
Ross's Goose GLWA
Canada Goose SB
Gadwall GLWA
Eurasian Wigeon GLWA
Mary had an uncanny instinct for finding these Eurasian Wigeon in a sea of ducks today, four individuals total
American Wigeon GLWA
Mallard GLWA
Cinnamon Teal GLWA
Northern Shoveler GLWA
Northern Pintail GLWA
Green-Winged Teal GLWA
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant RABC
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant GLWA
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron SB
Seen on Highway 20
Great Egret SB
Seen on Highway 20
Snowy Egret SB
Seen on Highway 20
Black-crowned Night-Heron GLWA
At our last stop on the Gray Lodge auto tour loop, there were 30 night-herons roosting in a bushy island. These were the only night-herons of the day.
Ibises and Spoonbills
White-faced Ibis SB
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture SB
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
White-tailed Kite SB
Bald Eagle SB
Adult Bald Eagle seen at Butte Sink wetlands quite a long way away - and immature Bald Eagle seen from Pass Road interacting with a Golden Eagle near the top of the westernmost rocky cliff. We tallied 5 different bald eagles for the weekend.
Northern Harrier SB
Cooper's Hawk GLWA
Red-shouldered Hawk SB
Red-tailed Hawk SB
Ferruginous Hawk SB
Frighteningly, this bird was observed eating roadkill right on the double yellow line on Highway 20
Golden Eagle SB
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel SB
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
American Coot SB
Cranes
Sandhill Crane SB
Plovers
Killdeer SB
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Dunlin SB
Long-billed Dowitcher SB
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Herring Gull RABC
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon GLWA
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher RABC
Woodpeckers
Nuttall's Woodpecker SB
Northern Flicker SB
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe SB
Say's Phoebe SB
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike SB
Jays and Crows
Yellow-billed Magpie RABC
Common Raven SB
Bushtits
Bushtit GLWA
Wrens
Rock Wren SB
Marsh Wren GLWA
Thrushes
Western Bluebird SB
Mountain Bluebird SB
Hovering above the rocky ridgeline where we found the Rock Wren
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird SB
Starlings
European Starling SB
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit SB
Wood-Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warbler SB
Emberizids
California Towhee GLWA
Lark Sparrow SB
White-crowned Sparrow SB
Golden-crowned Sparrow GLWA
Dark-eyed Junco SB
Blackbirds
Tricolored Blackbird RABC
Western Meadowlark SB
Brewer's Blackbird SB
Northern Finches
Lesser Goldfinch SB
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow RAGC
At the Granzella's parking lot
Rural Areas of Glenn County = RAGC
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area = GLWA
Rural Areas of Butte County = RABC
Sutter Buttes = SB
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