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Ridgway's Rail (endangered)
Ridgway's Rail (endangered)		 Ridgway's Rail
Ridgway's Rail		 Ridgway's Rail crossing under footbridge
Ridgway's Rail crossing under footbridge		 Ridgway's Rail ruffling
Ridgway's Rail ruffling
Willet eat jacknife clam
Willet eat jacknife clam		 Guess who!
Guess who!		 Western Sandpiper alternate plumage
Western Sandpiper alternate plumage		 Dunlin with its black flanks
Dunlin with its black flanks
Semipalmated Plover
Semipalmated Plover 		Eared Grebe (broken lower mandible)
Eared Grebe (broken lower mandible)		 Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern		 Elegant Tern pair
Elegant Tern pair
Belding's Savannah Sparrow (endangered)
Belding's Savannah Sparrow (endangered)		 Canada Goose threatens Snowy Egret
Canada Goose threatens Snowy Egret		 Canada Goose reflection
Canada Goose reflection		 Mullet jumping
Mullet jumping
Shovelnosed Guitarfish (related to sharks and rays)
Shovelnosed Guitarfish (related to sharks and rays)		 Side-blotched Lizard in all his glory
Side-blotched Lizard in all his glory		 Side-blotched Lizards fighting (biting opponent's side)
Side-blotched Lizards fighting (biting opponent's side)		 Bye, bye until your next visit!
Bye, bye until your next visit!

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Trude19-Apr-2018 17:57
April is a good time to see shorebirds molting from their winter grays into their bright breeding plumage. Highlights of this trip were (1) watching Ridgway's Rail forage for 20 minutes (almost 200 photos), (2) Belding's Savannah Sparrow picking tiny insects off plant (64 photos), (3) side-blotched lizards displaying, fighting, and biting (61 photos), (4) large shovelnosed guitarfish (first time photograph) and (5) large mullet jumping high out of the water (also first time photograph). What a fun trip for what at first seemed to be a "quiet" visit!
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