date and time:  07 June 2026, from 04:50 to 09:40

weather:  clear, essentially no wind, temperature 46- 64 degrees F.

route:  standard Trochet (minimally modified Langham)

solo survey

birds:

snow goose-  1

greater white-fronted goose-  1

Canada goose-  5

cinnamon teal-  3

mallard-  13

northern pintail-  2

green-winged teal-  1

duck sp.-  1

California quail-  4

pied-billed grebe-  3

mourning dove-  9

Anna’s hummingbird-  1

American coot-  1

American avocet-  2

great egret-  14

great blue heron-  7

white-tailed kite-  2

Swainson’s hawk-  3

red-tailed hawk-  2

downy woodpecker-  2

Nuttall’s woodpecker-  11

northern flicker-  1

ash-throated flycatcher-  13

western kingbird-  11

western wood-pewee-  2

black phoebe-  10

California scrub-jay-  5

American crow-  22

oak titmouse-  14

tree swallow-  85

cliff swallow-  60

bushtit-  45

wrentit-  7

white-breasted nuthatch-  10

Bewick’s wren-  18

northern house wren-  20

marsh wren-  45

northern mockingbird-  1

western bluebird-  5

American robin-  18

house finch-  60

lesser goldfinch-  7

American goldfinch-  4

song sparrow-  28

spotted towhee-  25

western meadowlark-  6

Bullock’s oriole-  6

red-winged blackbird-  150

brown-headed cowbird-  8

Brewer’s blackbird-  11

blackbird sp.-  65

common yellowthroat-  19

black-headed grosbeak-  9

In addition to the goose-toting coyote, I saw two others.  These were pished in, one adult and one small pup.  Butterflies were a disappointment, possibly because I finished so early.  I did find an anise swallowtail larva in the “bird poop mimic” stage on some fennel.  I was done before the vultures started moving around, so I missed that one, too.

Best,

John