Wot no Bobcat? I thought they were unmissable at Point Reyes!
Ran away due to the earthquake...
Wot no Bobcat? I thought they were unmissable at Point Reyes!
Wot no Bobcat? I thought they were unmissable at Point Reyes!
John
I claimed one we saw while driving but Sarah said it may have been a big domestic cat from one of the farms so we didn't count it. I was going to make some enquiries on domestic cat / Bobcat look alikes in the area but haven't got round to it yet.
Wot no Bobcat? I thought they were unmissable at Point Reyes!
John
So did I! Planning a trip there next next year!
Based on my 'extensive' experience (i.e. two trips :-O ) of California, Bobcats are pretty likely anywhere in the State - at scattered localities, saw two on both trips (but I did not visit Point Reyes).
There were clear signs scat and tracks at Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Elkhorn Slough, Big Morongo and Tijuna Estuary but only sighting now agreed was at Point Reyes.
I actually called it as a Bobcat at the time when it walked across the road and into the field but I couldn't follow the cat as it walked on as I was driving but I mentioned the tail. On John's post I mentioned again to Sarah the short tail, and how we hadn't followed up the sighting and after looking at some pics she agreed it was indeed a Bobcat and not a large doemstic cat with a short tail.
Thick-billed Murre, Pigeon Guillemot and House Sparrow but then we got the scope on another Murrelet but this looked slightly different to yesterday's and after studying against the field guide against also some zoomed in photos we had Kittlitz’s Murrelet (another lifer).
I am enjoying your report; it is remarkable how much you have seen in a short time. If you have photos of the Thick-billed Murre or Kittletz's Murrelet you should submit them to the California Bird Records Committee; both of those are exceeding rare in the state.
Hi there, Focusing on Alcatraz, Kittlitz's Murrelet has never been seen in California for example. Even Thick-billed Murre is an extreme vagrant here.
Last picture was Red-necked Phalarope which we saw at sea along with a Red Phalarope (Grey). Picture posted from Kirby park was also Red-necked Phalarope
Sage Thrashers are both from Pinnacles not Moss Landing
HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE
Below are some squirrels and chipmunks which I'm sure to have mis-titled