Notices by Jerome G (jgbird@mas.to), page 3

Good year for seeing shrikes! All three Limuw trips, the Wi’ma trip, and Joshua Tree. This species is in decline in this part of their range so not rare but not too common.

Allen’s hummingbird

Long-billed curlew

Sanderling morning commute

Wait your tern

The vermilion flycatcher is one of the most dramatic-looking birds around here. I see maybe a couple a year so it’s easy to forget how thrilling it is to find one.

Blue-grey gnatcatcher!

Allen’s hummingbird

The golden sails are so excessive. Everything about this duck is too much.

Male Wood duck

Splash of color. All of them.

Green heron

Acorn woodpecker

FINALLY. I’ve spent years trying to capture this.

Allen’s hummingbird at Mexican bush sage

Cactus wrens

The character of the light made it possible to get the texture and color in the feathers.