Swallows and Sparrows! 3/8/13 Sightings

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Mar 8, 2013 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
36 species

Canada Goose  9
Bufflehead  21
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Eared Grebe  1
Western Grebe  3
Pelagic Cormorant  1
American White Pelican  2
Brown Pelican  3
Snowy Egret  5
Turkey Vulture  5
Red-shouldered Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  5
Western Gull  3
Anna’s Hummingbird  2
Acorn Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Black Phoebe  2
Say’s Phoebe  1
Western Scrub-Jay  5
American Crow  6
Tree Swallow  14
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  3
Oak Titmouse  2
Bushtit  7
Wrentit  1
European Starling  4
Spotted Towhee  2
California Towhee  7
Song Sparrow  3
White-crowned Sparrow  14
Golden-crowned Sparrow  11
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Purple Finch  1
House Finch  6

 

Tundra Swan

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Cortland Jordan from the Elkhorn Slough Reserve was over at the education lab when he heard a strange sound, went outside, looked up and there was a swan flying over the
buildings, heading west towards the slough.  He thinks it must have been a TUNDRA SWAN.

 

March 1, 2013 Sightings

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Mar 1, 2013 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
47 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  7
Mallard  9
Bufflehead  19
Hooded Merganser  1     female
California Quail  3
Eared Grebe  2
Western Grebe  2
Brown Pelican  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  1
White-tailed Kite  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  5
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Willet  17
Long-billed Curlew  2
Marbled Godwit  15
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher  11
Western Gull  4
Forster’s Tern  3
Anna’s Hummingbird  2
Acorn Woodpecker  6
Northern Flicker  1
Black Phoebe  6
Say’s Phoebe  1
Hutton’s Vireo  1
Steller’s Jay  1
Western Scrub-Jay  5
American Crow  7
Tree Swallow  18
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  4
Oak Titmouse  3
Bushtit  5
Bewick’s Wren  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
California Thrasher  2
European Starling  4
Spotted Towhee  3
California Towhee  5
Song Sparrow  7
White-crowned Sparrow  28
Golden-crowned Sparrow  17
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Western Meadowlark  3
House Finch  5

 

Slough Sightings 2/22/13 – Sparrows!

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Feb 22, 2013 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
41 species

Canada Goose  6
Bufflehead  19
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Eared Grebe  2
Western Grebe  1
Brown Pelican  1
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  2
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Willet  1
Long-billed Curlew  1
Marbled Godwit  1
Western Gull  2
Anna’s Hummingbird  1
Acorn Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
American Kestrel  1
Black Phoebe  2
Say’s Phoebe  1
Hutton’s Vireo  2
Western Scrub-Jay  5
American Crow  6
Tree Swallow  12
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  4
Oak Titmouse  6
Bewick’s Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Wrentit  1
California Thrasher  1
European Starling  4
Townsend’s Warbler  1
Spotted Towhee  2
California Towhee  5
Fox Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  7
White-crowned Sparrow  54
Golden-crowned Sparrow  12
House Finch  8

 

2/24/13

This was sent in today: “spotted a pair of Brant geese near the jetty at Moss Landing as a sea otter was “walking”, more like hobbling onto the beach (either a heavy pregnant female or a sick animal)”

 

Slough Sightings 2/15/13

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Feb 15, 2013 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
47 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  6
Mallard  5
Northern Pintail  8
Green-winged Teal  7
Bufflehead  24
Common Goldeneye  1
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Eared Grebe  1
Western Grebe  3
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  5
Turkey Vulture  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  4
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Willet  31
Long-billed Curlew  2
Marbled Godwit  22
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher  11
Ring-billed Gull  4
Western Gull  3
Forster’s Tern  3
Anna’s Hummingbird  1
Allen’s Hummingbird  1
Acorn Woodpecker  5
Northern Flicker  2
American Kestrel  1
Black Phoebe  4
Say’s Phoebe  1
Western Scrub-Jay  7
American Crow  29
Tree Swallow  13
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  2
Oak Titmouse  4
Bushtit  5
Bewick’s Wren  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
California Thrasher  1
European Starling  5
Spotted Towhee  1
California Towhee  5
Song Sparrow  3
White-crowned Sparrow  11
Golden-crowned Sparrow  18
House Finch  8

 

Slough Sightings February 8, 2013

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Feb 8, 2013 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
40 species

Canada Goose  4
Mallard  8
Greater Scaup  1
Bufflehead  29
Hooded Merganser  2     females
Ruddy Duck  5
Pied-billed Grebe  4
Eared Grebe  2
Western Grebe  6
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  11
White-tailed Kite  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Ring-billed Gull  7
Anna’s Hummingbird  1
Acorn Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  2
Black Phoebe  2
Say’s Phoebe  1
Steller’s Jay  2
Western Scrub-Jay  4
American Crow  8
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  6
Oak Titmouse  1
Bewick’s Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Western Bluebird  2
California Thrasher  1
European Starling  5
Spotted Towhee  2
California Towhee  4
Song Sparrow  6
White-crowned Sparrow  18
House Finch  8
House Sparrow  2

 

Slough Sightings February 3, 2013

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Feb 3, 2013 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
25 species

Mallard  60
Northern Pintail  100
Bufflehead  20
Ruddy Duck  4
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Long-billed Curlew  1
Marbled Godwit  8
Western Gull  40
Anna’s Hummingbird  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Acorn Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  2
American Kestrel  2
Peregrine Falcon  1
Black Phoebe  3
Western Scrub-Jay  3
American Crow  9
Spotted Towhee  2
California Towhee  4
Dark-eyed Junco  2
House Finch  5

 

1/26/13 Brants

Sent in from Dave:

My wife and I observed two Brants in the slough at Moss Landing Beach on January 26th. We made the observation from the last parking turnout before the road ended near the mouth of Elkhorn Slough. While we were observing these two individuals, 7 Brants flew over the slough from south to north.

 

Bufflehead, Grebes and Finches, Oh My! 1/25/13 Sightings

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Jan 25, 2013 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
45 species

Canada Goose  11
Mallard  2
Bufflehead  47
Common Goldeneye  1
Hooded Merganser  1
Pied-billed Grebe  32
Eared Grebe  4
Western Grebe  3
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  7
Turkey Vulture  2
White-tailed Kite  2
Golden Eagle  1
Northern Harrier  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Marbled Godwit  9
Western Gull  5
Anna’s Hummingbird  2
Acorn Woodpecker  5
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  1
Black Phoebe  3
Say’s Phoebe  1
Hutton’s Vireo  2
Steller’s Jay  2
Western Scrub-Jay  4
American Crow  5
Tree Swallow  9
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  3
Oak Titmouse  2
Bushtit  9
Bewick’s Wren  3
Wrentit  1
California Thrasher  1
European Starling  6
Townsend’s Warbler  1
California Towhee  4
Song Sparrow  5
White-crowned Sparrow  17
Golden-crowned Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Western Meadowlark  2
House Finch  54