Salton
Sea International Bird Festival
Page Three
Feb
14-17, 2003
Bob Miller & Henry Detwiler
For Page One click
here , Page Two click
here
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thumbnail pictures for full-sized shots.
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VIP's.... the
cooks!!
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The banquet was a special treat of locally produced carne asada,
catfish, cauliflower, asparagus and homemade ice cream followed by a
great presentation and slide show on "How to Spot an Owl"
by Pat Sutton.
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More VIP's
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Bird tales?
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Awaiting the dinner
bell.
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Dessert!
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Local produce as center
pieces
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
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West of
Calipatria, along Eddins Road, some of our lucky participants
spotted six dove species: Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning, Common
Ground-Dove, Ruddy Ground-Dove, White-winged, and Inca!
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Some years
the Imperial Valley is host to an invasion of Mountain Bluebirds.
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Mountain Bluebirds
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Mountain Bluebird
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These
beautiful azure jewels were along English Road, in the same
pasture that was being used by the Mountain Plovers. They
were especially partial to this salt cedar bush.
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In many
areas of the Imperial Valley were flocks of White-faced Ibis
probing in fields for tasty morsels.
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White-faced Ibis
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Greater Yellowlegs
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Shorebirds
are a big draw along the Salton Sea and in flooded fields.
Greater Yellowlegs were spotted by many of the festival visitors.
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