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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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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)
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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)

Turkey vultures sitting on a dirt bankwith snowcapped mountains behind Lassen Peak is the tall one on the rightand the shorter one on the left is probably Brokeoff Mountain 1192013Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Sacramento National Wildlife RefugeWillowsCA 20130119 January 192013Sacramento

  • 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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