Trip Report by George Chaniot
Saturday, February 20, 2010 -- South Mendocino CoastPlaces Visited: Mountain View Road, Arena Cove, Point Arena Lighthouse, Mouth of the Garcia River, Garcia River flats, Bristol Lane and Brushy Creek, fields near Manchester, Vista Point, Navarro River mouth, and all points between.
Participants: Peggy Backup, George Chaniot, Zeke Cornell, Roger Foote, Kandis Juetten, Matthew Matthiessen, Paula Tichenor, Chuck Vaughn
Species: Below is a full list of the birds seen or heard by participants:
Brant
Tundra Swan, 50
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
California Quail
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Brown Pelican
Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Pacific Golden-Plover, 3
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Mew Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull, 2
Black-legged Kittiwake
Common Murre
Rhinoceros Auklet
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Marsh Wren
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Wrentit
Eurasian Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
House Sparrow
whale spouts
California Sea Lion
Harbor Seal
Blacktail Deer
Pacific Chorus Frog
75 Bird Species
Bird of the Day: Pacific Golden-Plover
Last revised February 20, 2010