Natural History Wanderings

Today I was back on the Bay Trail from Point Isabel Regional Park out about three miles or so to the Marina and back. This area continues to be a fun place to bird as it is only ten minutes from home (by car) and the number of birds continues to increase as migration proceeds and birds are coming to winter on San Francisco Bay. A large percentage of the west coast shorebird population are found in San Francisco Bay.  Over 50 percent of the total Pacific Coast population of eleven different shorebirds spend at least part of the year here. Read more about this in an earlier post Shorebird Heaven: San Francisco Bay.

Today I identified 46 different birds and have one that still is stumping me.  Highlights included seeing a Black Scoter, which is rare for this area, my first Common Goldeneyes of the season, Black Oystercatchers and watching flocks of sandpipers fly back and forth and catching the light and creating impressive displays.

To see today’s birdlist go to: Pt. Isabel Regional Shoreline Birdlist 11/22/12

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