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Sacramento NWR Jan. 2013

On Jan. 19, 2013 we took a day trip to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. In addition to all the birds, we were treated to a nice sunset.
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Western Meadowlark (brown bird with a bright-yellow chest) on the short green grass with dry weeds (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
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Western Meadowlark (brown bird with a bright-yellow chest) on the short green grass with dry weeds (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)

Western Meadowlark brown bird with a brightyellow chest on the short green grass with dry weeds 1192013Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Sacramento National Wildlife RefugeWillowsCA 20130119 January 192013

  • A pair of Northern Shovelers (ducks) swimming and feeding in the blue water. The male has the dark green head. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A pair of ducks swimming and feeding. They are probably both female Northern Shovelers. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A pair of Gadwalls (ducks) swimming (female on left, male in breeding colors on right) (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A Greater White-fronted Goose (brownish goose with pinkish bill and white on the front of its face) on grasslands (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Turkey vultures sitting on a dirt bank, with snow-capped mountains behind (Lassen Peak is the tall one on the right, and the shorter one on the left is probably Brokeoff Mountain) (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A set of 5 water fowl (probably Greater White-fronted Geese) coming in for a landing over the grasses (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A pair of ducks (Northern Shovelers) swimming away, leaving a V-wake behind them (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Three American Coots (black bird with a white beak and red eyes) feeding on the green bank (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A male Northern Shoveler (dark-green head similar to a male mallard, but with a wider beak and white breast) swimming with its reflection in the water (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A male Northern Shoveler (dark-green head similar to a male mallard, but with a wider beak and white breast) swimming with its reflection in the water (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • An American Coot (black bird with white beak and red eyes) swimming with its reflection in the water (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Coots and ducks swimming in a canal through the grasses, with granaries and snow-capped mountains in the distance (Lassen Peak is the tall peak, and the shorter peak to its left is probably Brokeoff Mountain ) (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Duck swimming beside dry grasses (probably a male Ruddy Duck in nonbreeding colors) (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Western Meadowlark (brown bird with a bright-yellow chest) on the short green grass with dry weeds (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Western Meadowlark (brown bird with a bright-yellow chest) on the short green grass with dry weeds (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Western Meadowlark (brown bird with a bright-yellow chest) on the short green grass with dry weeds (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Western Meadowlark (brown bird with a bright-yellow chest) on the short green grass with dry weeds (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Male Common Pheasant on the edge of the shore (with the head of another barely visible to the left) (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A large flock of American Coots (black bird with a white bill and red eyes) feeding on the green bank, with a large leafless tree in the background (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Large brownish raptor with yellow eyes and feet sitting on top of the dry reeds. This is most likely a 1st-year juvenile Red-tailed hawk with western light morph coloring (The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley, p. 122) (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
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