July 16, 2004
Final fling
After working a horrendous 16-hour day to finish my conference talk before my imminent Canada trip, I decided to treat myself to another visit to the City of Davis Wetlands. The place was jam-packed with shorebirds, including my first Yolo Co. Snowy Plover, found by wader guru Jon King.
I also finally got to grips with Short-billed Dowitcher (a California tick).
In this rather blurry photo it's just about possible to make out the wingtip extending past the tail:
Here are a couple more photos featuring both Long-billed and Short-billed for you to mull over!
Hundreds of Wilson's Phalaropes were spinning, 7 Marbled Godwits (my first of the fall) flew in, and as usual, Western Sandpiper was super-abundant.
For those of you who care, my US lists as of today are:
Lower 48: 411
2004: 368
CA: 320
Yolo: 211
Bike: 143
That's all for now until August. Hasta luego!
Posted by rjhall at July 16, 2004 4:20 AM