There are 42 birds in the list below. 1. American Avocet,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,A whole group.
2. American Kestrel,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
3. American Oystercatcher,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Saw their eggs too. Lots of oystercatchers.
4. Belted Kingfisher,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Larry didn't see this one though.
5. Black Skimmer,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,The skimmers were fantastic and they also are smaller than advertised. Flew in pairs (one pair in all) and we saw them several times. They put their bills in the water as advertised.
6. Black-bellied Plover,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
7. Black-necked Stilt,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Lots of them huddled in a pool.
8. Brown Booby,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Oh you could see these big big fat birds flying like mad over the water and crashing into it like kingfishers!
9. Brown Pelican,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Many young.
10. Burrowing Owl,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,On the road into the beach. The highway with the power poles.
11. California Gull,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Wish they all could be California gulls....
12. Caspian Tern,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Big honkin' tern.
13. Common Tern,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
14. Double-Crested Cormorant,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
15. Dusky Flycatcher,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
16. Elegant Tern,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Medium-sized tern.
17. Forster's Tern,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
18. Gambel's Quail,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
19. Great Blue Heron,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
20. Great Egret,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
21. Great-tailed Grackle,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
22. Green Heron,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
23. Heermann's Gull,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
24. Least Tern,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Zillions.
25. Long-billed Curlew,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Now it's half again the size of the whimbrel and though it has a slight fuzzy eyestripe it's nothing as clear as the whimbrel's.
26. Marbled Godwit,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
27. Olive-sided Flycatcher,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Had the zipper up the middle of the breast.
28. Osprey,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Big. Quite often seen.
29. Rock Dove,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
30. Ruddy Turnstone,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,Disappointing winter color though.
31. Say's Phoebe,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
32. Snowy Egret,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
33. Turkey Vulture,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,This one soared over the houses. There were zillions on the trip.
34. Vaux's Swift,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
35. Wandering Tattler,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,In the estuary by the little boat dock.
36. Western Gull,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
37. Western Sandpiper,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
38. Whimbrel,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,"Dig that Whimbrel Man!"
39. Willow Flycatcher,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
40. Wilson's Plover,5/15/2000,Estero Morua
41. Wilson's Warbler,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,In a tree with several flycatchers who were fighting for perches.
42. Yellow-headed Blackbird,5/15/2000,Estero Morua,By the little boat ramp in the sea cucumber bushes.