date and time:  28 January 2026, from 06:30 to 08:15

weather:  cloudy to the east but with only patchy ground fog nearby, WNW winds about 5mph, temperature 42 degrees F.

route: standard Trochet

solo survey

birds:

snow goose-  2100

Ross’s goose-  4

white goose sp.-  600

greater white-fronted goose-  650

Canada goose-  2

cackling goose-  1

dark goose sp.-  450

cinnamon teal-  8

northern shoveler-  55

gadwall-  40

American wigeon-  18

mallard-  60

northern pintail-  220

green-winged teal-  95

ring-necked duck-  10

bufflehead-  16

common goldeneye-  1

duck sp.-  50

pied-billed grebe-  2

mourning dove-  2

Virginia rail-  5

American coot-  340

sandhill crane-  22

black-crowned night-heron-  2

snowy egret-  4

great egret-  35

great blue heron-  1

black-necked stilt-  70

killdeer-  30

dunlin-  2

long-billed dowitcher-  130

Wilson’s snipe-  4

greater yellowlegs-  10

turkey vulture-  2

white-tailed kite-  2

northern harrier-  3

red-tailed hawk-  5

American barn owl-  1

Nuttall’s woodpecker-  1

northern flicker-  4

American kestrel-  1

black phoebe-  6

California scrub-jay-  1

common raven-  1

tree swallow-  70

ruby-crowned kinglet-  3

white-breasted nuthatch-  2

Bewick’s wren-  1

house wren-  1

marsh wren-  25

western bluebird-  3

hermit thrush-  2

American robin-  4

American pipit-  4

house finch-  45

lesser goldfinch-  3

white-crowned sparrow-  6

golden-crowned sparrow-  2

Oregon junco-  5

Savannah sparrow-  6

song sparrow-  10

Lincoln’s sparrow-  1

sparrow sp.-  8

western meadowlark-  3

red-winged blackbird-  650

blackbird sp.-  220

Audubon’s warbler-  7

On the way out at the end of the morning we had a blue goose and a Say’s phoebe, both of which we failed to tally on the survey.

Best,

John