At 8 AM I was on Highway 1 north heading for Waddell Creek. Late for Todd Newberry's bird walk sponsored by the Santa Cruz Bird Club. The 3.5 hr walk was primarily about listening and identifying birds by sound. Just what I need. We did manage to see a number of different species and with Todd's dialoge it was a memorable trip.
Two of the birders on the walk, John and Mike, were trying for their 100 species in Santa Cruz County. They were trying to see 100 species in each of the counties in Californina. They needed some of the birds recently reported, so I took them to Natural Bridges, Antonelli Pond and the Santa Cruz Wharf. At the wharf we found the recent feeding frenzy still going on. I was able to photograph Black-legged Kittiwake, Bonaparte's Gull and Clark's Grebe and they got new county birds. Not great photos but all new species for me.
A long but eventful day.
See more Black-legged Kittiwake here.
See more Bonaparte's Gull here.
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