Sightings 10/ 26/12

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Oct 26, 2012 9:05 AM – 11:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
38 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  12
Northern Pintail  3
Bufflehead  3
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Western Grebe  3
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Pelagic Cormorant  1
Brown Pelican  5
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  5
Turkey Vulture  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Willet  9
Marbled Godwit  6
peep sp.  26
Ring-billed Gull  3
Western Gull  3
Acorn Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  2
Black Phoebe  2
Say’s Phoebe  1
Western Scrub-Jay  3
American Crow  9
Tree Swallow  2
Bushtit  7
Bewick’s Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Spotted Towhee  1
California Towhee  3
White-crowned Sparrow  8
Western Meadowlark  2
House Finch  7
Lesser Goldfinch  6

 

Slough Sightings 10/4/12

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Oct 4, 2012 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
33 species

Mallard  8
Double-crested Cormorant  42
American White Pelican  9
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  3
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Willet  5
Western Gull  4
Elegant Tern  2
Anna’s Hummingbird  1
Acorn Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  1
Pacific-slope Flycatcher  1
Black Phoebe  2
Say’s Phoebe  1
Western Scrub-Jay  4
American Crow  6
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  5
Oak Titmouse  4
Bushtit  13
Bewick’s Wren  1
Wrentit  3
Western Bluebird  2
Townsend’s Warbler  1
Spotted Towhee  3
California Towhee  4
Song Sparrow  5
White-crowned Sparrow  11
House Finch  7
American Goldfinch  8

 

Slough Sightings 9/21/12

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Sep 21, 2012 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
33 species

Mallard  4
California Quail  4
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Brown Pelican  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  2
Northern Harrier  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Willet  5
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Marbled Godwit  6
Western Sandpiper  8
Least Sandpiper  12
Caspian Tern  1
Forster’s Tern  2
Mourning Dove  2
Barn Owl  1
Anna’s Hummingbird  1
Acorn Woodpecker  6
American Kestrel  1
American Kestrel (Northern)  1     one is usually around the agricultural fields & today was at the reserve
Black Phoebe  2
Western Scrub-Jay  4
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  2
California Thrasher  1
California Towhee  2
Song Sparrow  3
House Finch  6
Lesser Goldfinch  4
American Goldfinch  2

 

Sightings September 14, 2012

Elkhorn Slough Reserve (NERR), Monterey, US-CA
Sep 14, 2012 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     in addition to the birds we saw rabbits, lizards and a coyote
43 species

Mallard  9
California Quail  3
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Brown Pelican  7
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  2
Snowy Egret  4
Turkey Vulture  1
White-tailed Kite  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  4
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Willet  13
Marbled Godwit  18
Western Sandpiper  5
Least Sandpiper  12
Western Gull  5
Elegant Tern  11
Mourning Dove  2
Barn Owl  1
Anna’s Hummingbird  2
Acorn Woodpecker  4
Black Phoebe  3
Steller’s Jay  2
Western Scrub-Jay  5
American Crow  7
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  3
Oak Titmouse  2
Bushtit  7
Bewick’s Wren  1
Wrentit  1
Western Bluebird  8
European Starling  7
Common Yellowthroat  2
Spotted Towhee  4
California Towhee  6
Song Sparrow  8
Dark-eyed Junco  8
House Finch  15
Lesser Goldfinch  13
American Goldfinch  5
House Sparrow  2

 

January 8th sightings from Kirby Park

Here’s a few bird sightings from January 8th at Kirby Park on Elkhorn Road sent in by Rick Francona:

American widgens, belted kingfisher, common Yellowthroat, curlews, marbled godwit, killdeer

See the rest of his images here

 

Sightings from the Elkhorn Slough Reserve December 2011

Here are the Recent Sightings reported from the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve for the month of December 2011

South Marsh Loop: Pied-billed Grebe; Eared Grebe; Western & Clark’s  Grebe; American White Pelican; Brown Pelican; Double-crested Cormorant; Pelagic Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; Great Egret; Snowy Egret; Turkey Vulture; Tundra Swan; Mallard; Bufflehead; Common Goldeneye; Scaup spp. Northern Pintail; Hooded Merganser; Red-breasted Merganser; Northern Harrier; Cooper’s Hawk; Red-shouldered Hawk; Red-tailed Hawk; White-tailed Kite; American Kestrel; California Quail; American Coot; Black-bellied Plover; Killdeer; Greater Yellowlegs; Willet;  Marbled Godwit; Least Sandpiper;  Spotted & Western Sandpiper; Dunlin; Long-billed Curlew; Western Gull; Bonaparte’s Gull; Ring-billed Gull; Forester’s Tern; Anna’s Hummingbird; Belted Kingfisher; Acorn Woodpecker; Nuttall’s Woodpecker; Northern Flicker; Black Phoebe; Say’s Phoebe;  Hutton’s Vireo; Steller’s Jay; Western Scrub-Jay; American Crow; Chestnut-backed Chickadee; Oak Titmouse; Bushtit; Brown Creeper;  Bewick’s Wren; Marsh Wren; American Robin;  Wrentit; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Western Bluebird; Hermit Thrush; European Starling; Yellow-rumped Warbler; Townsend’s, Orange-crowned Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; California Towhee; Spotted Towhee; Song Sparrow; Lincoln’s Sparrow; Golden-crowned Sparrow; White-crowned Sparrow; Dark-eyed Junco; Western Meadowlark; Lesser Goldfinch; House Finch; Bobcat, Brush rabbits; Deer; Fox Squirrel

Thanks again to our spotters: Annie McNeill, Caroline Rodgers; Marth Kenner; Elenita Mathew; Plant Ladies; Shirley Murphy

AND November

South Marsh Loop: Common Loon; Pied-billed Grebe, Eared & Horned Grebe; Western & Clark’s  Grebe; Red-necked Grebe; American White Pelican; Brown Pelican; Double-crested Cormorant; Pelagic Cormorant; Brandt’s  Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; Great Egret; Snowy Egret; WHITE-FACED IBIS; Mallard; Bufflehead; Teal spp.; Northern Pintail; Hooded Merganser; Red-breasted Merganser; Northern Harrier; Osprey; Cooper’s Hawk; Red-shouldered Hawk; Red-tailed Hawk; White-tailed Kite; American Kestrel; Peregrine Falcon; California Quail; American Coot; Black-bellied Plover; Killdeer; Greater Yellowlegs; Willet;  Marbled Godwit; Short-billed Dowitcher; Spotted Sandpiper; Long-billed Curlew; Western Gull; Bonaparte’s Gull; Ring-billed Gull; Mourning Dove; Anna’s Hummingbird; Belted Kingfisher; Acorn Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Hairy Woodpecker; Northern Flicker; Black Phoebe; Say’s Phoebe; Steller’s Jay; Western Scrub-Jay; American Crow; Tree Swallow; Barn Swallow; Chestnut-backed Chickadee; Oak Titmouse; Bushtit;  Bewick’s Wren; Marsh Wren; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Western Bluebird; Hermit Thrush; European Starling; Yellow-rumped Warbler; Townsend’s Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; California Towhee; Spotted Towhee; Song Sparrow; Lincoln’s Sparrow; Golden-crowned Sparrow; White-crowned Sparrow; Dark-eyed Junco; Western Meadowlark; American Goldfinch; Lesser Goldfinch; House Finch; Bobcat, Brush rabbits; lizards, King snake

Thanks again to our spotters: Annie McNeill, Caroline Rodgers; Marth Kenner; Elenita Mathew; Plant Ladies; Shirley Murphy

 

Sightings from the Elkhorn Slough Reserve – March 2011

These are the sightings from the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

South marsh loop:
Pied-billed & Western Grebe; Am. White Pelican; Pelagic& Double-crested Cormorants; Great Blue Heron; Great & Snowy Egrets; Mallard; Gadwall; American Wigeon; Canada Goose; Common Goldeneye; Bufflehead; Red-Breasted Merganser; Northern Harrier; Red-shouldered & Red-tailed Hawk; White-tailed Kite; American Kestrel; Osprey; Turkey Vulture; American Avocet; Ring-necked Pheasant ;Wild Turkey; California Quail; Willets; Whimbrel; Long-Billed Curlew; Greater Yellowlegs; Dowitcher spp.; Long-billed Dowitcher; Marbled Godwit; Spotted, Least & Western Sandpiper; California & Western Gull; Forster’s Tern; Mourning Dove; Barn Owl; Anna’s& Allen’s Hummingbird; Belted Kingfisher; Acorn & Downy Woodpeckers; Black & Say’s Phoebe; Steller’s & Western Scrub-Jays; American Crow; Chestnut-backed Chickadee; Oak Titmouse; Tree Swallow; European Starling; Bushtit; Bewick’s Wren; CA Thrasher; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Western Bluebird; Wrentit; Yellow-rumped Warbler; Townsend Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; Spotted & CA. Towhee; Song, White & Golden-crowned Sparrows; Western Meadowlark; Dark-eyed Junco; Red-winged blackbird; Purple Finch; House Finch; leopard shark, long-tailed weasel chasing woodrat, bunnies

Five Fingers/Parsons Slough:
Western Grebe; Great & Snowy Egrets; Bufflehead; Mallard; Common Goldeneye; Hooded & Red-Breasted Merganser; Red-shouldered & Red-tailed Hawk; White-tailed Kite; American Kestrel; Willets; Long-Billed Curlew; Forster’s Tern; Mourning Dove; Barn Owl; Hairy Woodpecker; Black Phoebe; Western Scrub-Jays; American Crow; Chestnut-backed Chickadee; Oak Titmouse; Bushtit; Spotted Towhee; Song Sparrow; Marbled Godwit; Western Sandpiper; Western Meadowlark; House Finch; House Sparrow

Thanks again to our spotters: Annie McNeill, Caroline Rodgers; Shirley Murphy, Deirdre Baxter, Lynnette Witwer, Dick LeCour; Laura DeMars; Linda Jordan and your reporter Sheryl Gaebelein

 

Sightings for January 2009

SIGHTINGS for the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
South Marsh Loop:  Common Loon; Pied-billed Grebe; Horned Grebe; Eared Grebe; Western Grebe; American White Pelicans; Brown Pelicans; Double-crested Cormorants; Pelagic Cormorant; Great Blue Herons; Great & Snowy Egrets; Gadwalls; Buffleheads; Ruddy Ducks; Red-breasted Mergansers; Northern   Pintails; Green-winged Teals; Common Goldeneye; Canada Goose; Mallards; Greater Scaup; Northern Harrier; Turkey Vulture; White-tailed Kite; Red-shouldered Hawk; Red-tailed Hawk;  Cooper’s Hawk; Peregrine Falcon; Black-bellied Plovers; California Quail; Killdeer; Willets; American Avocets; Greater Yellowlegs; Long-billed Curlew; Marbled Godwits; Spotted Sandpipers; Sandpiper spp.; Dowitchers spp.; Ring-billed Gulls; Western Gulls; Bonaparte’s Gull;  Band-tailed Pigeon; Mourning Dove; Forster’s Tern; Anna’s Hummingbird; Belted Kingfisher; Acorn Woodpeckers; Downy & Hairy Woodpeckers;  Northern Flicker; Black Phoebe; Steller’s Jay; Western Scrub-Jay; Hutton’s Vireo; American Crow; Chestnut-backed Chickadee; Oak Titmouse; European Starling; Bushtit;  Bewick’s Wren; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; California Thrasher; Wrentit; Common Yellowthroat; Yellow Warbler; Townsend’s Warbler;  Spotted Towhee; California Towhee; Song Sparrow; House Finch;  White & Golden-crowned Sparrows; House Sparrow

North Marsh:  Canada Goose; Spotted Sandpiper ; Buffleheads; Red-tailed Hawks; Killdeer
Hudson’s Landing:   Eared Grebe; Western Grebe; American Wigeons; Greater Scaup; Buffleheads; Common Goldeneye; American Coots; Black-bellied Plovers; Black-necked Stilts; Greater Yellowlegs; Willets;  Marbled Godwits; Western & Least Sandpipers; Dowitchers

Jetty Rd.: Common Loon; Pied-billed Grebes; Western Grebe; Eared Grebe; Surf Scoters; Lesser Scaup; Double-crested Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; Great & Snowy Egrets; Buffleheads; Common Goldeneye; Willets; Marbled Godwits; Sandpipers spp.; Dowitchers; Long-billed Curlews; White-tailed Kites; Greater Yellowlegs

Thanks again to our spotters: Kathleen Klein, Shirley Murphy, Plant ladies and your reporter Sheryl Gaebelein

 

Sightings for January 2009

South Marsh Loop: Common Loon; Pied-billed, Horned, Eared & Western Grebes; Brown & American White Pelicans; Double-crested, Brandt’s & Pelagic Cormorants; Great Blue Heron; Great & Snowy Egrets; Black-crowned Night Heron; Buffleheads; Red-breasted Mergansers; Common Goldeneye; Canada Goose; Mallard; Greater Scaup; Northern Harrier; Sharp-shinned Hawk; Turkey Vulture; White-tailed Kite; Red-shouldered, Red-tailed & Cooper’s Hawks; Peregrine Falcon; American Kestrel; Black-bellied Plovers; California Quail; Killdeer; Willets; American Avocets; Greater Yellowlegs; Long-billed Curlew; Whimbrel; Marbled Godwit; Spotted Sandpiper; Sandpiper spp.; Dowitchers; Ring-billed & Western Gulls; Elegant Tern; Band-tailed & Rock Pigeons; Mourning Dove; Great-horned Owl; Forster’s Tern; Anna’s Hummingbird; Belted Kingfisher; Acorn, Downy, Hairy, & Nuttall’s Woodpeckers; Northern Flicker; Black & Say’s Phoebe; Steller’s &Western Scrub Jay; Hutton’s Vireo; American Crow; Chestnut-backed Chickadee; Oak Titmouse; European Starling; Bushtit; Bewick’s & House Wrens; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Hermit Thrush; American Robin; Wrentit; Northern Mockingbird; Orange-crowned, Wilson’s, Yellow, & Townsend’s Warblers; Common Yellowthroat; Spotted & California Towhees; Dark-eyed Junco; Black-headed Grosbeak; Brewer’s Blackbird; House Finch; Lesser Goldfinch; Purple Finch; American Goldfinch; White-crowned, Golden-crowned, Song & House Sparrows
North Marsh: American White Pelicans; Great Blue Heron; Great & Snowy Egrets; Blue-winged, Cinnamon, and Green-winged Teals; Northern Shovelers; Northern Pintails; Mallards; Sandpipers spp.; Black-necked stilts; American Avocets; Greater Yellowlegs; Willets; Western Gulls

Parsons Slough/Five Fingers: Western & Clark’s Grebes; Brown & American White Pelicans; Brandt’s & Double-crested Cormorants; Great Blue Heron; Great Egret; Canada Goose; Mallard; Northern Shoveler; Buffleheads; Red-breasted Merganser; Northern Harrier; Red-tailed Hawk; Spotted Sandpiper; Marbled Godwits; Willets; Western Gulls; Anna’s Hummingbird; Acorn Woodpecker; Black Phoebe; Western Scrub Jay; American Crow; Oak Titmouse; Chestnut-backed Chickadee; Bushtits; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Western Bluebird; Cedar Waxwings; Townsend Warbler; California & Spotted Towhee; Dark-eyed Junco; House Finch; Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow; House Sparrows

Hudson’s Landing: Eared & Western Grebes; Brown Pelican; Great Egret; Greater Scaup; Buffleheads; Common Goldeneye; Ruddy Ducks; Mallards; Green-winged Teals; American Coots; Greater Yellowlegs; Willets; Long-billed Curlew; Marbled Godwits; Western & Least Sandpipers; Dowitchers; Western Gull

Jetty Rd.: Eared & Western Grebes; Brown Pelican; Brandt’s & Pelagic Cormorants; Great & Snowy Egrets; Mallards; Buffleheads; Red-breasted Merganser; Black-bellied & Semipalmated Plovers; Willets; Marbled Godwits; Western & Least Sandpipers; Dowitchers; Western & Herman Gulls; Elegant Terns

Visitor Center area: American Pipit; Say’s Phoebe

Thanks again to our spotters: Annie McNeill, Plant ladies; Colette Darocy Kathleen Klein, Linda Jordan, Shirley Murphy and your reporter Sheryl Gaebelein

 

Sightings from December 2008

South Marsh Loop: American White Pelicans; Brown Pelicans; Brandt’s Cormorants; Double-crested Cormorants; Great Blue Heron; Great & Snowy Egrets; Mallard; Northern Shoveler; Buffleheads; Red-breasted Merganser; Northern Harrier; Turkey Vulture; White-tailed Kite; Red-shouldered Hawk; Red-tailed Hawk; Black-bellied Plovers; Killdeer; Willets; Greater Yellowlegs; Long-billed Curlew; Marbled Godwit; Spotted Sandpiper; Sandpiper sps.; Ring-billed Gull; Western Gull; Mourning Dove; Band-tailed Pigeon; Anna’s Hummingbird; Belted Kingfisher; Acorn Woodpecker; Hairy Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Northern Flicker; Black Phoebe; Say’s Phoebe; Steller’s Jay; Western Scrub-Jay; American Crow; Chestnut-backed Chickadee; Oak Titmouse; Western Bluebirds; Hermit’s Thrush; European Starling; Bushtit; Bewick’s Wren; American Robin; Ruby-crowned Kinglet; Yellow Warbler; Townsend Warbler; Spotted Towhee; California Towhee; Savannah Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Dark-eyed Junco; White-crowned & Golden-crowned Sparrow; Brewer’s Blackbird; Purple Finch; House Finch; House Sparrow

North Marsh: American White Pelicans; Golden Eagles; Red-tailed Hawks

Parsons Slough: Common Loon; American White Pelican; Western Grebe; Double-crested Cormorants; Great Blue Heron; Great & Snowy Egret; Mallard; Buffleheads; Black-bellied Plovers; Black-necked Stilt; American Avocets; Greater Yellowlegs; Willets; Long-billed Curlew; Sandpiper sps; Spotted Sandpiper; Whimbrel; Gull sps.; Marbled Godwits; Black Phoebe; American Crow; Song Sparrow

Thanks again to our spotters: Plant ladies; Annie McNeill, Marth Kenner, Shirley Murphy, Ron Eby and your reporter Sheryl Gaebelein