Cattle
Call Park & Ramer Lake!
Jan 02,
2004
Bob Miller
Day two of the new
year!
65 species (list follows at end
of page)
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thumbnail pictures for full-sized shots.
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Black Phoebe
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Vermilion Flycatcher
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| January two started out cold, foggy and very winter
like for the valley. When the fog lifted it turned out to be
a fantastic day! I ran into Eric at Cattle Call Park and we
searched out the Gray and Vermilion
Flycatchers. |
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Phainopepla
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Lewis's Woodpecker
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| I swung by Las Flores Drive thinking I would add the
Lewis's Woodpecker to the year list real quick but it was two hours
before it suddenly showed as if it had never left! This bird
is feasting on Pecans and most of the Lewis's seen here in the
Imperial Valley have been near a Pecan tree. |
Lewis's Woodpecker perches
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River bottom
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Lewis's Woodpecker food
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Kershaw Road
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Black-necked Stilts
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| Heading home, I went up Kershaw Road from
Rutherford, which passes between Finney and Ramer Lakes, to check
out the flooded area by the Alamo River. The river runs low this
time of year but I did not expect the pond to be this
low. |
American Avocets
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Green-winged Teal
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There were a few good birds in there and I was fortunate with
the last rays of sun offering enough lighting to digiscope these
scenes.
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| The sunset kept getting more spectacular so I went into
Ramer Lake and was dazzled by these scenes! |
Ramer Lake
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Ramer Lake dock
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A Lone Forster's Tern was feeding just off of the
dock and would add new ripples and dimensions to the reflections
with each dive. |
| I stopped in front to listen for the Great Horned
Owls and got more than I expected. The female had been calling
from this pole. One male flew over from the palm and they
mated. The second male then flew over and the two males were
sparring in the twilight. What a day!! |
Great Horned Owls
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