This post is about the 6th week class of 2020 Birds of the Santa Barbara Region: Intermediate.
Class met at the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park, then went to the Bluffs. 38 bird species were seen.
Male Allen's Hummingbird ready to hand out tardy slips!
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Beautiful view of the salt marsh.
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Cinnamon Teal diving among Salicornia, a salt tolerant succulent.
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The famous Greater Roadrunner of Carpinteria.
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Male Anna's Hummingbird.
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Savannah Sparrow.
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My first time seeing an adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron (YCNH) other than in Central America.
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This YCNH counts birders to fall asleep.
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A fluffy Song Sparrow insisted on singing to us.
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On our way back, the Yellow-crowned Night Heron was still near the footbridge in the shade.
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Partial shot of a Snowy Egret... time to go.
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Credits and Additional Information
https://carpinteria.ucnrs.org/
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