Bird Journal Entry #3:

DATE: 2/13/2020

Location:  37.9061, -122.6507 approx.

Site Description: This week we crossed the bridge into Marin County once again. We went closer to the water this time in Bolinas. Our aim fort he day was to travel around the marsh-like lands to observe wading birds. The spots we observed we very near one another and we parked the cars right off the road. We were birdwatching for only 2 hours, but nonetheless saw many species. The main species we saw on this excursion were the Northern Shovelers (3), Eurasian Wigeon (1), American Wigeon (130), Northern Pintail (21), Killdeer (2), Long-billed Curlew (50), Marbled Godwit (20), Willet (1), Western Gull (1), Larus sp. (151), gull sp. (5), and a double-crested Cormorant (1). These species of birds are very common in the marsh, but I was surprised to see how many species I had never seen before.

Species Account: The species I enjoyed seeing this week was the Long-billed curlew.

 

Narrative: This week we drove farther than we had last week.   The weather was crisp (about ~45 degrees) and extremely overcast.

 

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