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<\/a>Bald Eagle, NavFac Beach, Sept 22, 2017<\/p><\/div>\n
There was still one Pacific Golden-Plover at Contractor’s Camp Marsh.<\/p>\n
I walked the Clam Lagoon marsh today and had several Sharp-tailed and Pectoral sandpipers.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pectoral Sandpiper, Clam Lagoon, Sept 22, 2017<\/p><\/div>\n
Along the edge, there are always tracks from the flock of Common Teal that feed there every day (mostly in late afternoon).<\/p>\n
<\/a>Common Teal tracks. Note how different they are from the American Green-winged Teal tracks you are more familiar with…<\/p><\/div>\n
Since we have been here, we have seen Red-breasted Mergansers in only small flocks. Usually, we see much larger numbers this time of year. Well we found them today in the bay north of Candlestick Bridge where a few hundred were hanging out.<\/p>\n
The Emperor Goose number stands at three. And there was a flock of 30 Sanderlings on the flats today.<\/p>\n
When we came back round to the West Viewpoint, again we saw peeps out towards the peninsula, so out I trudged out to determine what they were. They turned out to be 4 Western Sandpipers and our Little Stint. One of the Westerns had an extraordinarily long schnoz…<\/p>\n
<\/a>Western Sandpiper, Clam Lagoon, Sept 22, 2017<\/p><\/div>\n
More tomorrow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Temps in the 40s, overcast morning turning to partly sunny late in the day, Wind N 10-20 mph. We have never had a September trip without Black Oystercatcher, but it took ten days to finally catch up with one — … Continue reading