What would you say about a birding day that brought dozens of Harlequin Ducks and Rhino Auklets? Plus a Cooper’s Hawk on an offshore piling, Red-breasted Mergansers by the score, Red-necked Grebe, Cassin’s Auklet, Long-tailed Duck, Black Oystercatcher, Greater Yellowlegs and even a co-operative Belted Kingfisher who posed for pictures at our luncheon restaurant? Well, our Colorado birding group said, “Wow!”
And our total for the trip: 112 species and a couple dozen lifers for many on the trip. A nd this is the season. There won;t be any Pacific Loons or Red-necked Grebes this far south in summer.
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