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We meet at 6:45 AM to count every bird near the footbridge
We meet at 6:45 AM to count every bird near the footbridge		 While some sleep, we begin counting!
While some sleep, we begin counting!		 Distinctive birds like Long-billed Curlew are easy
Distinctive birds like Long-billed Curlew are easy 		We have to know female ducks too (Northern Pintails)
We have to know female ducks too (Northern Pintails)
Mixed flocks are hardest of all!
Mixed flocks are hardest of all! 		Western Sandpiper flock. Any Least Sandpipers or Sanderlings?
Western Sandpiper flock. Any Least Sandpipers or Sanderlings?		 WAIT, come back! We didn't finish counting!
WAIT, come back! We didn't finish counting!		 Oh, this is why the sandpipers spooked: Northern Harrier.
Oh, this is why the sandpipers spooked: Northern Harrier.
We learned Beldings Savannah Sparrow is dark and heavily streaked
We learned Beldings Savannah Sparrow is dark and heavily streaked		 Large-billed Savannah Sparrow is paler with thicker streaks and larger bill
Large-billed Savannah Sparrow is paler with thicker streaks and larger bill		 Eared Grebe doesn't have as much white on head as Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe doesn't have as much white on head as Horned Grebe		 Greater Yellowlegs is size of stilt while Lesser Yellowlegs is size of dowitcher
Greater Yellowlegs is size of stilt while Lesser Yellowlegs is size of dowitcher
Brant was a life bird for some of us
Brant was a life bird for some of us		 Pied-billed Grebe eating a fish
Pied-billed Grebe eating a fish		 Great Blue Heron eating a bigger fish
Great Blue Heron eating a bigger fish		 Marbled Godwit eating, well, whatever it was eating!
Marbled Godwit eating, well, whatever it was eating!
Best bird was endangered Ridgeway's Rail (formerly Light-footed Clapper Rail)
Best bird was endangered Ridgeway's Rail (formerly Light-footed Clapper Rail)		 Great views since it was under us on the foot bridge
Great views since it was under us on the foot bridge		 We quietly watched this magnificent bird
We quietly watched this magnificent bird		 We totaled 58 species and hundreds of birds as part of this annual census
We totaled 58 species and hundreds of birds as part of this annual census

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Trude30-Dec-2014 04:07
Sea and Sage Audubon's teenage Junior Naturalists participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count. We helped count birds at Bolsa Chica Wetlands. Our data contributes to scientific research about wintering bird populations throughout the United States. Thanks to Coordinator Gail Richards and the five teenagers who attended. You did a great job!
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