...............Notible species of birds seen Around Lodi-Lockford,
California9Central valley near Stockton), and at Coloma(auto tour route
closed due to flood damage) NWR and Sacramento NWR:

Swainsons Hawk(white-phase)
western Kingbird
Mockingbird ( a 'lifer'Black Poebes ( a 'lifer')
Western Meadowlark (A 'lifer')
House Sparrows
Black Scoters( a pair at Sacramento NWR)
Wimbrels
Lesser Yellowlegs
Snowy Egrets
Great Egrets
Black-headed Grosbeaks
Plain Titmouse
Marsh Wrens
White-faced Ibis
White-tailed Kites
Yellow-billed Magpies
Red-winged Blackbirds and House Finches everywhere!!!!!!!!
Black-crowned Night Heron
Green Heron
Harrier Hawks, and more common ducks in abundance.
Lots of Scrub Jays
Virginia Rail(heard, but not seen)
Northern Oriole

And...........1 Raccoon toting away a small duck in its mouth!!!!!!!!

..............And to all my feathered friends that I didn't have time to
see!!!!!!


......Next posting: Grass Lake, Calif., and Tule Lake and Lower Klamath
NWRS, Calif.

Gerald Hamilton
Brush Prairie, Wash.
gerald at e-z.net