A Brit abroad

Elusive empids

Today I dipped two empids in Yolo co. - the first, a Dusky Flycatcher, I missed by 5 mins in North Davis (an escaped blue Budgie was little compensation). The second was the county's first confirmed record of Least Flycatcher, found by the same guy responsible for the first Eastern Wood-Pewee a couple of months ago.

Davis North Pond was unexciting wader-wise, but the corvids were going crazy at a fly-by Red-shouldered Hawk and this Great Horned Owl (roosting in a surprisingly exposed location).

Several thousand White-faced Ibis were observed flying west towards flooded alfalfa fields - an overdue addition to the bike list!

Posted by rjhall at September 1, 2004 06:13 AM