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Main Details

Location Garcia River mouth and adjacent pasture
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Additional Details

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Owner Pauline Yeckley

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  1.5 mi

Checklist Comments

Sun and wind 50 degrees whale blows every 5 minutes in view area just south of lighthouse.

Totals

43
Species Observed
435 individuals

Observations

  1. Tundra Swan

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Only one in ponds just a bit north of river

  2. American Wigeon

    Number observed:  10

  3. Canvasback

    Number observed:  2

  4. Surf Scoter

    Number observed:  20

    Details

    Off shore from river mouth in ocean

  5. Bufflehead

    Number observed:  20

  6. Common Goldeneye

    Number observed:  8

  7. Common Merganser

    Number observed:  1

  8. Ruddy Duck

    Number observed:  8

  9. Anna's Hummingbird

    Number observed:  1

  10. American Coot (Red-shielded)

    Number observed:  8

  11. Black Oystercatcher

    Number observed:  4

  12. Black-bellied Plover

    Number observed:  4

  13. Black Turnstone

    Number observed:  2

  14. Surfbird

    Number observed:  2

  15. Sanderling

    Number observed:  100

  16. Short-billed Gull

    Number observed:  20

  17. Western Gull

    Number observed:  50

  18. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  10

  19. California Gull

    Number observed:  50

  20. Western Grebe

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Off shore a bit in ocean

  21. Common Loon

    Number observed:  1

  22. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  3

  23. Great Egret

    Number observed:  12

  24. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  3

  25. Brown Pelican

    Number observed:  16

  26. Turkey Vulture

    Number observed:  12

  27. Osprey

    Number observed:  1

  28. White-tailed Kite

    Number observed:  1

  29. Northern Harrier

    Number observed:  3

  30. Red-shouldered Hawk

    Number observed:  1

  31. Red-tailed Hawk

    Number observed:  2

  32. Belted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

  33. American Kestrel

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    All along wires driving in and hovering in field right by river mouth

  34. Peregrine Falcon

    Number observed:  1

  35. Black Phoebe

    Number observed:  4

  36. California Scrub-Jay

    Number observed:  1

  37. American Crow

    Number observed:  12

  38. Common Raven

    Number observed:  2

  39. Western Bluebird

    Number observed:  8

  40. White-crowned Sparrow

    Number observed:  4

  41. Savannah Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

  42. Western Meadowlark

    Number observed:  6

  43. Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Number observed:  6