Posted by Sandy Steinman on February 6, 2012 at 11:38 AM
We made our first trip of the year to Point Reyes and spend most of the day at Abbott’s Lagoon but there were also some interesting things along the way. It’s mainly a birding time of the year but some flowers are out.
The highlight of the day was seeing two American Bitterns in the small pond on the south side of the trail on the way back. This was my first two bittern day. Most of the birds were in the Lagoon area. There were many White-crowned sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers along the trail. There were also a more American Robins and Black Phoebes than I have seen on previous trips. There was a white morph of a Red-tail Hawk on a roadside fence post that was possibly the same one I saw and photographed the end of last year in the same area west of Nicasio. Also Wild Turkeys along Sir Francis Drake.
There were few flowers along the trail except for a Blackberry. The flowers were in the sandy area after the bridge and up in the dunes. The most prevalent flowers today were many pretty Beach Strawberries. Along Pierce Pt. Road there was one large very flowery specimen of Wild Currant.
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0 repliesThe highlight of the day was seeing two American Bitterns in the small pond on the south side of the trail on the way back. This was my first two bittern day. Most of the birds were in the Lagoon area. There were many White-crowned sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers along the trail. There were also a more American Robins and Black Phoebes than I have seen on previous trips. There was a white morph of a Red-tail Hawk on a roadside fence post that was possibly the same one I saw and photographed the end of last year in the same area west of Nicasio. Also Wild Turkeys along Sir Francis Drake.
There were few flowers along the trail except for a Blackberry. The flowers were in the sandy area after the bridge and up in the dunes. The most prevalent flowers today were many pretty Beach Strawberries. Along Pierce Pt. Road there was one large very flowery specimen of Wild Currant.
To see photos and bird and plant lists go to: http://naturalhistorywanderings.com/2012/02/05/birding-and-botanizing-pt-reyes/