Sunday, May 3, 2015

05/02 Piute Ponds select pics

I was nonplussed; a montane specie at a desert?!


Is the bird above a Coot?

What is this; juvenile?

Fox Sparrow?

Yellow-Headed Blackbird, my 1st!

Western Tanager! 2nd after Placerita, saw some that day, also at Apollo

What is this??! Sora? Quail?

Bonaparte or Franklin's Gull at the forefront, my 1st!

What is this..phalarope?

A frog caught by a Heron!

What are these..Siskins? Bill is too sharp for a Finch

Sandpipers!



Cactus Wren sitting on the lowest branch!

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Was so glad..after hours, was in desperate need! You can't bird with a full bladder!

What is this..Cowbird? Leg looks pretty strong..

Flycatcher?

Looks different, blls are longer..


You can see some Semipalmated Plovers methink

Lancaster Sewage Ponds pics


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Just became a member and it's so nice.
For example

Top Hotspots
BY SPECIES
Updated ~1 hr(s) ago.
1 San Clemente Island (LA Co.) 297
2 Malibu Lagoon 295
3 Hansen Dam 282
4 Piute Ponds 268
5 Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve 262
6.     Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park258
7.     Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park247
8.      Bonsall/Zuma Canyon246
9.      Pt. Dume245
10.    Peck Rd. Water Conservation Park243

Visited the bolded and Zuma was that good? I think I passsed it by..should check it out.  Peck is top 10, of course :)  Should vist it again soon.