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Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)Observer
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First time I have spotted this duck in the Reserve.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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Juvenile, spotted flying over Whalers Knoll at Point Lobos. Chased off by a Peregrine Falcon
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White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)Observer
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Feeding on sticky monkeyflower along the Lace Lichen trail
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White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)Observer
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Impressive looking moth, spotted on the Physical Science building stairwell. It’s even more impressive when feeding, as I found out yesterday.
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House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)Observer
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Bringing food to a nest
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Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)Observer
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My first spot in California.
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Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Observer
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Showing the double-crest (breeding plumage)
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Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)Observer
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Transitioning to breeding plumage
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Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)Observer
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One of a pair in Whalers Cove.
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Cassin's Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus)Observer
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The second Cassin's Auklet I've spotted at the Reserve.
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Observer
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They have returned to the pond adjacent to MPC, for the third year in a row. First spotted Tuesday 11/15
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Observer
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Flock of around 50 migrating over Monterey. This is the largest gathering of vultures I’ve ever seen. I didn’t even realize that they were migratory.
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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)Observer
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Juvenile dropped into Mound Meadow. About an hour later I heard a group flying over the Reserve, but could not see them.
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Monterey Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus ssp. vandenburgii)Observer
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Spotted on a path near the house.
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Callobius severusObserver
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Found in my kitchen sink, released in a wood pile outside.
