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Imagine finding one small bird in this!
Imagine finding one small bird in this!		 Painted Bunting
Painted Bunting		 Painted Bunting
Painted Bunting		 Red Bishop
Red Bishop
Cooper's Hawk flew by and scared the little birds
Cooper's Hawk flew by and scared the little birds 		Notice the munias and blackbirds flying by
Notice the munias and blackbirds flying by		 Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk		 My only photo of Least Bittern! One blurry photo is better than none!
My only photo of Least Bittern! One blurry photo is better than none!
Clark's Grebe with chicks in Pond 1
Clark's Grebe with chicks in Pond 1		 Clark's Grebe with chicks in Pond 1
Clark's Grebe with chicks in Pond 1		 Flame Skimmer female
Flame Skimmer female 		Gray Hairstreak on marsh fleabane
Gray Hairstreak on marsh fleabane
Solitary Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper

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Trude19-Sep-2015 23:28
At least 3 rarities seen in Pond E at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA this week: Dickcissel, Bobolink, and Painted Bunting. Add their secretive behavior, a pond overgrown with grasses and marsh fleabane, and several hundred non-native Scaly-breasted Munias and the result is a challenge for birders. Thankfully, there were dozens and dozens of birders and photographers throughout the day and their observant eyes helped notice when the birds were visible. I now have a photo of a Painted Bunting (and a Least Bittern).
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