To report a slough sighting send us an email to the address below:
sloughsightings @ elkhornslough . org
Tell us who you are, where you were, when, what species, and all the details. You can include a low resolution image also.
Thanks for your participation!
December 28, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Superb sighting this morning – perched on a dead tree limb over a lagoon – of an immature Green Heron on the way back from Hummingbird Island
January 1, 2012 at 10:11 am
Visited most birding area around and sighted flocks of curlews, pairs of yellowlegs, egrets, herons, stilts. And new to us,a cinnamon teal and a pair of yellowthroat.
April 11, 2012 at 9:56 am
I was walking towards the front gate the other day and a little brown rabbit jumped out on the road in front of me, wiggled it’s nose, looked at me and then jumped back into the bushes. They are few and far between but they are always fun to watch.
January 20, 2013 at 7:31 pm
Hi, I went kayaking in the Slough 1-20-13. Paddled up probably 1.5 miles. I saw many grebes in non-breeding plummage. It seemed to me they were horned grebes, but the blog notes that grebe sightings on 1-18 were eared grebes. Is it possible that there are both species there? Also it appreared that there were two immature or nonbreeding common loons. No blog on this possible sighting. Are these loons found in the slough? Thanks.
Mark
January 28, 2013 at 7:07 am
Hi Mark. Both horned and eared grebes use Elkhorn Slough. Check a bird book or online ID source so you can tell one from the other. Common loons also winter in the slough. Sounds like you had a fun paddle!
January 28, 2013 at 8:42 am
I consulted a number of field guides and it appears that they were eared grebes. Thanks!
Mark
February 24, 2013 at 6:17 pm
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)