08-MAY-2009
Semipalmated Plover Bolsa Chica IMG_6576.JPG
Most of it's brethren are already in Alaska by now.
08-MAY-2009
Short-Billed Dowitcher Bolsa Chica IMG_6509.JPG
This Short-Billed Dowitcher is also lingering, but it has less of a journey, only to the South Coast of Alaska probably for these birds.
08-MAY-2009
Short-Billed Dowitchers Bolsa Chica IMG_6483.JPG
I guess it won't travel alone.
08-MAY-2009
Western Sandpiper Bolsa Chica IMG_6456.JPG
Although we saw several of these Western Sandpipers, it's nothing like the flocks of thousands to be found here in winter. Very pretty, dressed in it's breeding plumage.
08-MAY-2009
Cal Towhee Bolsa Chica bc IMG_6767.JPG
Munching berries, it's apparently unconcerned with another in the parade of birders w/ big lenses trooping by.
08-MAY-2009
Coopers Hawk Bolsa Chica IMG_6793.JPG
I'm sure this Coopers Hawk got the Towhee's attention even from a distance, as it soared overhead.
08-MAY-2009
Dunlin W Sndppr Bolsa Chica IMG_6705.JPG
The Dulin here with two Western Sandpipers, is also sporting it's breeding plumage.
08-MAY-2009
Dunlin W Sndppr Bolsa Chica IMG_6728.JPG
A drab bird in winter, it's quite pretty now.
08-MAY-2009
Fence Lizard Bolsa chica IMG_6806.JPG
This female Western Fence Lizard posed on the trail. Note the lumpy lower abdomen, she's getting ready to lay eggs soon.
08-MAY-2009
GrBl Heron nest Bolsa Chica IMG_6754.JPG
The Great Blue Herons nesting here were local celebrities, and had drawn a crowd of mostly local birders watching. If you look carefully, you can just make out the fuzzy heads of a couple of the nestlings.
08-MAY-2009
GrBl Heron nest Bolsa Chica IMG_6760.JPG
I should've taken a shot of all the cameras aimed at this nest, there were about a half dozen, counting me.
