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Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

Himantopus mexicanus & Numenius americanus

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

There was some brown on the nape. Not too visible in this picture.

I almost missed him sitting in a tree with a couple flickers and a blue jay. There at least six flickers in the trees, and once he went on the attack, it was hard to keep track of the flickers.

Carpenter Pool Sherburne NWR

Carpenter Pool Sherburne NWR

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

25 August 2011

There were so many Yellow-rumped Warblers (Myrtle ssp.) stopping over during migration on this day. They were everywhere… hopping on the ground, swarming the juniper, flitting though the oaks. A spectacle I look forward to each fall

Calidris muiri

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

Recurvirostra americana

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

A female Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) pauses in its fall migration as it forages through an autumn-colored berry bush.

Himantopus mexicanus

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

25 August 2011

The black skimmer inhabits coastal areas in Florida such as estuaries, beaches, and sandbars. Skimmers can be found from the coasts of the northeastern U.S., down to Mexico, and over to the Gulf Coast of Florida. Breeding range is from Southern California, down to Ecuador.

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