Today I was at Bodega Bay birding with the shorebird class. The highlight of the day was seeing a Peregrine Falcon hunting and chasing shorebirds. The surprise of the day was to see a Turkey Vulture harassing the Peregrine Falcon. The birds seen in largest numbers were Marbled Godwit, Willet, Dunlin, Sanderling, Western Gull, Black Turnstone, Double-crested Cormorant and Black-bellied Plover. To see the instructor, Bob Lewis’s list for today got to: http://www.wingbeats.org/classes/lists/11Fall_Shorebird.htm Bob’s List includes 40 species, 12 of which are shorebirds. I also saw several native plants still in bloom, a Monarch Butterfly and a Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle. Native plants included Yellow Bush Lupine, California Poppy, Lizard Tail, Gum Plant, Yarrow, Coyote Bush, Seaside Daisy, Yellow Monkeyflowers, and Cow Parsnip.
After a hard day of birding we went to lunch at the Sandpiper Restaurant next to the Pelican Plaza. Where else would a birder eat?
Here are some photos from today.
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