CALIFORNIA, ''BIRDS'', 14th - 22nd February, 2015, ''PART 1''

California, 14th - 22nd February, 2015,      Days 1, 2, 3, & 4

This trip to California was an ''only for Gulls trip'',


I got sidetracked from ''Gulls'' with all the photo opportunities of the many superb ''Birds'' seen on this trip,

mostly 'first timer's for me', also a couple of species of seal ! ! ! !


Day 1.    15/2/2015

Santa Barbara beach.

Marbled Godwit

Royal Tern

 Black Skimmer

Goleta Beach, late morning

Double-crested Cormorant

Royal Tern

in the river at Goleta

Western Grebe

Bufflehead

Lesser Scaup

American Coot

Morrow Bay.
afternoon, the fog came in of the sea cutting short photo opportunities !

Long-billed Curlew

Further up coast a stop at Piedras Blancas Beach

Elephant Seal

  

fog coming in off the sea again !


move on to
Monterey, Fisherman's Wharf, late afternoon, ''fog on the coast'' again !


Brown Pelican

Great Egret

That's Day 1, without the ''GULLS'',

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Day 2,  16/2/2015


Moss Landings

Brewer's Blackbird, f

Brewer's Blackbird, m

Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay

Snowy Plover

Sanderling

Surf Scoter

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Day 3.  17/2/2015

Turkey Vulture

White-crowned Sparrow

? ? ? American Crow or Raven ? ? ?

Grey Seals at Russian River, Jenner

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Day 4,    18/2/2015


Colusa NWR

Pintail

Pacific White-fronted Goose

Day 5, 6 & 7,  I will carry forward on another post ! ! !