I arrived in Chico, CA, late today. Tomorrow I will be leading trips at the Goose Festival which runs through Sunday. Weather today: sunny and in the 60s. High mosquito count for January. Plenty of waterfowl. These birds were at Llano Seco:
Geese at sunset. Below: Mt. Shasta seen from Mt. Shasta. Love that snow!
Sacramento River NWR–Llano Seco Unit, Butte, California, US
Jan 27, 2016 4:20 PM – 5:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
31 species
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) 150
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) 1000
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 4
American Wigeon (Anas americana) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) 1
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) X
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) X
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) X
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) X
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) X
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
American Coot (Fulica americana) X
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) 20
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 3
Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 2
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) 1
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 1
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 50
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) X
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) X
North Mountain Park, Jackson, Oregon, US
Jan 27, 2016 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM. 16 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 6
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) X
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 3
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 40
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) X
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) X
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