There are 42 birds in the list below. 1. Brown Pelican,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
2. Heermann's Gull,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
3. Great-tailed Grackle,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
4. European Starling,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
5. House Sparrow,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
6. Rock Dove,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
7. Double-Crested Cormorant,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
8. Northern Pintail,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
9. Bufflehead,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
10. Turkey Vulture,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
11. Marbled Godwit,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
12. Brown Booby,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,Notes say: 3 from deck/fresh deck???
13. Cinnamon Teal,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,8th estuary
14. Northern Harrier,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,not brown male
15. Osprey,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,2
16. Red-tailed Hawk,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,power lines
17. Great Blue Heron,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
18. Cattle Egret,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,ah but this says at the garbage dump. I'll keep it: TC
19. American Oystercatcher,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,2
20. Wilson's Plover,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
21. Black-bellied Plover,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
22. Snowy Plover,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
23. Long-billed Curlew,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
24. Least Sandpiper,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,It says "peeps" so I'm putting in leasts. TC
25. Common Snipe,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,First Time
26. Willet,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
27. Greater Yellowlegs,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
28. Forster's Tern,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
29. Bonaparte's Gull,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,See the scanned images for more details on this sighting.
30. Ruddy Turnstone,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
31. Yellow-footed Gull,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
32. Herring Gull,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
33. Ring-billed Gull,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
34. Common Raven,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,at power lines
35. Loggerhead Shrike,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
36. Black-crowned Night-Heron,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,Three new birds: snipe bc night-heron gr egret-- but the gr egret is wrong. I checked; there are lots more sightings before this one--TC.
37. Great Egret,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,Three new birds: snipe bc night-heron gr egret but the gr egret is wrong. I checked; there are lots more sightings before this one--TC
38. Say's Phoebe,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
39. House Finch,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,ca. 20
40. White-crowned Sparrow,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,sp?
41. Western Sandpiper,2/2/1988,Estero Morua
42. Common Loon,2/2/1988,Estero Morua,Loon found 6 Feb 1988 --- somewhat desiccated but fairly fresh. Beak narrow + sharp 2 1/2 " long. Total length includ. beak about 24 " White ventrally + underwing surface. Cheeks somewhat mottled but perhaps best descr. as white. Back - dorsal wings tail neck head mottled c white specks graying brown. Emphasis on gray; feet black. Somewhat odiferous in spots. SEE drawing on scanned image. Put loon under old boat with other bones