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<blockquote data-quote="Kibet" data-source="post: 3496034" data-attributes="member: 126488"><p><strong>Day 16 Saturday 3rd December</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Woodbridge Road</strong></p><p></p><p>My first proper breakfast in the trip with fried SPAM and scrambled eggs. My Colleague was happy to take me out to see <strong>Sandhill Crane</strong>, and a birder earlier on in the week had told me where to find them. We first visited his Father so we were at Woodbridge road by mid-morning. </p><p></p><p><strong>Sandhill Crane</strong> were spotted straight away, with <strong>Western MeadowLark</strong> in the fields as we headed down the road. A <strong>White-Tailed Kite</strong> flew by hunting, as we came to a viewing point. Giving my spare set of bins so that my companions could also look in case I got distracted, we got two sets of noisy <strong>Blackbirds, Brewer’s</strong> and <strong>Red-Winged</strong>. <strong>Yellow-Rumped Warbler</strong>, <strong>White-Crowned Sparrows</strong> and <strong>Cal Tows</strong> were also in the bushes. On the water side, the sun was facing us but <strong>Canada Goose</strong> and <strong>Northern Pintail</strong> could be made out, as well as <strong>American Coot</strong>. </p><p></p><p>A <strong>Mockingbird</strong> also joined the blackbird bush and then a <strong>Loggerhead Shrike</strong>. Although at that time, I did not know it was a Loggerhead, only that it was a Shrike that resembled the Great-Grey. I told the others about why they were known as the Butcher Bird. A <strong>Say’s Phoebe</strong> was then feeding further up, and I had time to take some photographs, one after it had caught an insect. </p><p></p><p>After spending some time there, we moved further up the road, and I realised that once again I had messed up my camera settings. <u>Note to self…Check camera more often</u>. We stopped further up, seeing <strong>Snowy</strong>, <strong>Great White Egret</strong> and a <strong>Great Blue Heron</strong>, more <strong>Sandhill Crane</strong> and a <strong>Greater Yellowlegs</strong>. A <strong>Black Phoebe</strong> was also seen in the little ditch. <strong>Turkey Vulture</strong> and <strong>Red-Tailed Hawk</strong> were seen in the air, with <strong>Northern Harrie</strong>r lower down. A <strong>Belted Kingfisher</strong> was seen on a post as we were returning up the road, followed by an <strong>American Kestrel</strong> and a <strong>Scrubby</strong>. Back at the house, there was an <strong>Anna’s</strong> at the feeder and a <strong>Mourning Dove</strong> in the tree opposite. </p><p></p><p>We had planned to possibly go around the Delta, but time got the better of us, as by the time all luggage was packed for both myself and my colleague, and we stopped in to check in with his dog, the light was failing. I was quite happy though with the morning birding, and we finished the evening in a roadside bar, which served fast cheap tasty food and quite a hidden gem of a converted house turned bar/restaurant. They dropped me off at the BART and I made my way to my final hotel.</p><p></p><p><em>Photographed Species (To be filled)</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kibet, post: 3496034, member: 126488"] [b]Day 16 Saturday 3rd December[/b] [B]Woodbridge Road[/B] My first proper breakfast in the trip with fried SPAM and scrambled eggs. My Colleague was happy to take me out to see [B]Sandhill Crane[/B], and a birder earlier on in the week had told me where to find them. We first visited his Father so we were at Woodbridge road by mid-morning. [B]Sandhill Crane[/B] were spotted straight away, with [B]Western MeadowLark[/B] in the fields as we headed down the road. A [B]White-Tailed Kite[/B] flew by hunting, as we came to a viewing point. Giving my spare set of bins so that my companions could also look in case I got distracted, we got two sets of noisy [B]Blackbirds, Brewer’s[/B] and [B]Red-Winged[/B]. [B]Yellow-Rumped Warbler[/B], [B]White-Crowned Sparrows[/B] and [B]Cal Tows[/B] were also in the bushes. On the water side, the sun was facing us but [B]Canada Goose[/B] and [B]Northern Pintail[/B] could be made out, as well as [B]American Coot[/B]. A [B]Mockingbird[/B] also joined the blackbird bush and then a [B]Loggerhead Shrike[/B]. Although at that time, I did not know it was a Loggerhead, only that it was a Shrike that resembled the Great-Grey. I told the others about why they were known as the Butcher Bird. A [B]Say’s Phoebe[/B] was then feeding further up, and I had time to take some photographs, one after it had caught an insect. After spending some time there, we moved further up the road, and I realised that once again I had messed up my camera settings. [U]Note to self…Check camera more often[/U]. We stopped further up, seeing [B]Snowy[/B], [B]Great White Egret[/B] and a [B]Great Blue Heron[/B], more [B]Sandhill Crane[/B] and a [B]Greater Yellowlegs[/B]. A [B]Black Phoebe[/B] was also seen in the little ditch. [B]Turkey Vulture[/B] and [B]Red-Tailed Hawk[/B] were seen in the air, with [B]Northern Harrie[/B]r lower down. A [B]Belted Kingfisher[/B] was seen on a post as we were returning up the road, followed by an [B]American Kestrel[/B] and a [B]Scrubby[/B]. Back at the house, there was an [B]Anna’s[/B] at the feeder and a [B]Mourning Dove[/B] in the tree opposite. We had planned to possibly go around the Delta, but time got the better of us, as by the time all luggage was packed for both myself and my colleague, and we stopped in to check in with his dog, the light was failing. I was quite happy though with the morning birding, and we finished the evening in a roadside bar, which served fast cheap tasty food and quite a hidden gem of a converted house turned bar/restaurant. They dropped me off at the BART and I made my way to my final hotel. [I]Photographed Species (To be filled)[/I] [/QUOTE]
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