Imperial
Valley with Julia & Anne
Dec 27, 2003
Guide - Bob Miller
A day of exploring
the Imperial Valley!
40
species (list follows at end
of page)
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thumbnail pictures for full-sized shots.
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Julia overlooking New
River
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New River
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| Julia is working on her thesis and was interested
in the migration of people, birds and water in Imperial
Valley. Julia, Anne and I started our day with a visit to
the "Slabs" with it's numerous "snow birds"
and a look at the Coachella Canal as it flows west to the
Coachella Valley. We then moved on to the Salton Sea and
checked out the bird life and the Alamo and New Rivers where they
enter the Salton Sea. Lunch was in Brawley where they got a
taste of Johnny's famous food and a taste of small town
life! From there we went straight to Calexico and the
Mexican Border. We traveled east along the border to the new
east Port of Entry and then came back through Calexico to get a
look at the New River as it flows northward from Mexico.
Yikes!! It had been a beautiful day until we stepped out and
looked into the New River. We moved on quickly! |
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All American Canal
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Moving west out of Calexico we followed the All American Canal
along the border.
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Cattle Egret roost
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Cattle Egret roost
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The sun was setting quickly and we got to see a Peregrine Falcon
as we came onto the canal. Near Mount Signal we came across
large numbers of Cattle Egrets gathering along the canal. |
Filming the fly-in
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Julia on All American
Canal
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As we got out to enjoy the sight, a huge flock of
Cattle Egrets, with a few Great and Snowy Egrets in the mix, came
flying into the roosting trees. |
| Border Patrol is full time here and you can bet we
were being watched with optics as good or better than those we
were watching birds with. We passed along the bird watching
bug! |
Border Patrol
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