August 24, 2007
Birding Alviso
Towards the end of the conference, I managed to assemble a motley crew of birders for a morning's shorebirding in the South Bay. This dozy-looking Peregrine had presumably just eaten.
We obtained some excellent views of Western Sandpipers. Many of the adults were still retaining their breeding plumage...
... but the first juveniles were also passing through (note shabby adult Least Sandpiper in the background).
Good numbers of Red-necked Phalarope were also present, including at least one bird retaining much of its breeding plumage.
The local Black-necked Stilts yelled in protest whenever we got close to the young of the year.
Black Skimmers breed here, and we were lucky enough to glimpse this very young chick.
A Gray Fox walking around in broad daylight was an excellent addition to the mammal list on the way out.
Posted by rjhall at August 24, 2007 12:15 PM