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47 Species at 4 Locations
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Canada Goose
GRCP
Northern Shoveler
GRCP
Bufflehead
MH
Common Merganser
GRCP
New World Quail
California Quail
SAV
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
GRCP
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron
GRCP
Great Egret
GRCP
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
SAV
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Red-shouldered Hawk
GRCP
Red-tailed Hawk
SAV
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel
SAV
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Plovers
Killdeer
MH
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
SAV
Mourning Dove
SAV
Typical Owls
Northern Pygmy-Owl
SCFS
Sitting on a small twig next to Smith Creek, behind the fire station. At first, Bill thought it was a pine cone, but it turned out to be this fierce little bird with false eye patches on the back of its head and lovely plumage.
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpecker
SAV
Northern Flicker
SAV
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe
SAV
Say's Phoebe
SAV
Jays and Crows
Chickadees and Titmice
Oak Titmouse
SAV
Wrens
Bewick's Wren
(h)
SAV
Thrushes
Western Bluebird
SAV
Hermit Thrush
SAV
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Starlings
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
SAV
Silky-flycatchers
Phainopepla
SAV
Emberizids
Lark Sparrow
SAV
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
House Finch
SAV
Pine Siskin
MH
Grant Ranch County Park, CA = GRCP
Mount Hamilton, CA = MH
Smith Creek Fire Station, CA = SCFS
San Antonio Valley, CA = SAV
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Trip Notes
We havd a lovely time driving from near Lawrence through the San Antonio valley, up the back side of Mount Hamilton, and down the familiar side past Grant Ranch. We inteded to stop at Lake Cunningham to look for a Lesser Black-Backed Gull, but the weather did not cooperate.
Trip Map
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