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Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)Observer
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Spotted at the salt evaporation pond, behind the levy.
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California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)Observer
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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Taken at 1410 with a smartphone camera through a pair of Nikon Monarch 5 binoculars.
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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Was perched right on top of the tree the woodpeckers were congregating at with the acorns. Perhaps it was trying to assert its dominance to the woodpeckers.
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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)Observer
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Observed at Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve. The tree was covered with hole filled with acorn seeds. The pictures were taken with an iPhone camera through my Nikon Monarch 5 10X42 binoculars.
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Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)Observer
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Taken with my iPhone 11 through my Nikon Monarch 5 binoculars.
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
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I had no capability of taking pictures of them with my smartphone, even through my binoculars. But the distinctive red crown is prevalent on the male Downy Woodpeckers.
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)Observer
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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Spotted at Dublin Hills Regional Park.
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Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)Observer
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California Quail (Callipepla californica)Observer
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Two male California quails near Dougherty Valley High School. Both have mates and chicks hidden in the brush.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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Juvenile
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Stilts and Avocets (Family Recurvirostridae)Observer
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Sandpipers and Allies (Family Scolopacidae)Observer
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Observed two foraging in the marsh. One of which caught a worm.
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Sonoma Sage (Salvia sonomensis)Observer
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Salvia sonomensis x.
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