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Birds: April 13 to Current

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14 years ago

Brant Geese on April 13: (some are still here!)

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Brants, April 24th:

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Hunting Osprey, April 27th:

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Savannah Sparrow, April 28th:

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Black Turnstone, April 29th:

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Raven, flying overhead - April 29th:

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Wandering Tattler, April 29th (not the best shot)

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Osprey Hunting from a large offshore rock, May 1, 2010, Mendocino, CA:

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Common Murres taking shelter out of the wind, May 1st:

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Dunlin, May 7th:

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Semi-palmated Plover, May 7th:

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Brant, May 9th:

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Black Oystercatcher, May 9th:

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Whimbrel, May 9th:

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Last shot of a bird before heading down south: Osprey, May 15th:

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May 20th, Northern Mockingbird at Lompoc (pronounced Lompoke), CA:

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Caspian Tern, May 21st at Ocean Park, Lompoc, CA:

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California Towhee, May 22nd:

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Northern Mockingbird, May 23rd:

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Pale form of Western Bluebird, female:

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(shot at La Purisima Mission)

California Towhees again, May 24th:

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Bushtit, May 27th:

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Finally home by May 30th and got three pretty good shots of a White-crowned Sparrow in protective mode on Memorial Day:

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Hope you all enjoyed them....I will be heading out soon to walk and maybe find more birds to take photos of :)

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