I attended the Dinasaur re union ( men who started working for CALFIRE in the early fifties) at Los Banos ,Ca. While there I went to the Merced NWR which is nearby. I spent one day there and saw twenty four species of birds, nineteen I'm posting here, starting with the Yellow-billed Magpie.
Great Egret
A closer look.
White-faced Ibis.
Black-necked Stilt.
Killdeer.
Yellow-rumped Waerbler.
House Sparrow.
Northern Mockingbird.....(same tree it was in the last time I was here.
American Avocet.
Northern Shoveler.
Long-billed Dowitcher.
Snowy Egret (saw some Cattle Egret but couldn't get a pic) don't know what the bird in the foreground is.Maybe Northern Shoveler.
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Northern-Pintail.
Black Phobe.
Mourning Dove.
Red-winged Blackbird.
Black-bellied Plovers (ID by resin)
Song Sparrow.
This is the closest I could get to any Cranes.
What a great assortment of birds!!
Wow, what a time you must have had taking all these photos. I enjoyed seeing all of them. Love the Magpies and the Snowys. Love the colors of the Ibis.
I sure appreciate the men and women who work Calfire. If it weren't for them, our small county would surely burn up.
Great pics adel! You had a very nice trip. I love the White-faced Ibis, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Phoebe and so many others!
Thanks for sharing your pics with us! :-)
Nice collection from your trip Adel!
