Lake Hodges Field Trip Report – 3/26/16

A large group of birders (40-44) enjoyed perfect weather. Highlights included Bullock’s Orioles, Grebes displaying mating rituals, and a flyover of a Bald Eagle as we were counting bird sightings at the end of the walk.

66 Species
Gadwall
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
California Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark’s Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White-faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Caspian Tern
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Black Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
House Wren
Bewick’s Wren
gnatcatcher sp.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
Bullock’s Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

Leader: Jeff Ebright

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