Ross’s Goose (Chen rossii)
#320
Organisms that like to spend time at sewage-treatment plants:
- aerobic bacteria
- anaerobic bacteria
- rare/vagrant waterfowl
- birdwatchers
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Archive for November, 2018
oceanodroma:I’ve watched this Snow Goose develop its adult…
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
I’ve watched this Snow Goose develop its adult plumage over the fall and winter, and it seems like he decided to not migrate up to the arctic and is sticking around hopefully through the summer
#319
At Lake Los Carneros this morning; another case where the bird reported the previous day was right where it was supposed to be at first light. 😀
An immature one (who are often the ones that wander off the normal migration route and make birdwatchers excited), just like the one shown above.
Here’s the one I saw this morning:
Very stylish. 👍
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speakingofnature:A Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) has…
Monday, November 5th, 2018
A Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) has been staying in the vicinity of my backyard for the last few days. I wonder if this is the same sparrow that visited my yard on November 22, 2015 (see Archives) while migrating south. He is quite handsome in his bright springtime feathers.
#318
I’ve been chasing various reported rarities since I saw a county Vesper Sparrow on October 14, but so far all of them have been fun outings that didn’t produce the hoped-for bird.
This morning was the other side of the coin, where I chase the bird and I’m at the spot it was reported at first light and bam: there it is. Yay! 😀👍
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