Day 64

Checked out Shorebird Marsh in Corte Madera: Gotta get up close to see the beauty in this one. 

*Location – you may have driven past this space multiple times.  It is along Redwood Highway in Corte Madera.   more info: http://www.yelp.com/map/shorebird-marsh-corte-madera

Fun sidenote/hidden gem:  Trailer Home Park with some amazing gardens: 

FYI: Great info from Audon Society –

Birds: Arrival and Departure Dates

These dates indicate the approximate arrival and departure times of migrants commonly seen in Marin County. Some individuals usually will be found both before and after these periods.February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Locations

FEBRUARY

ArrivalsEarlyAllen’s HummingbirdMidViolet-green Swallow

DeparturesMidHeermann’s Gull

MARCH

ArrivalsEarlyRufous Hummingbird, Barn SwallowMidRed Knot, Caspian Tern, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bullock’s OrioleLatePacific-slope Flycatcher, Wilson’s WarblerAPRILArrivalsEarlyWarbling VireoMidVaux’s Swift, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Cassin’s Vireo, Swainson’s Thrush, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Western Tanager, Chipping Sparrow, Black-headed GrosbeakLateSabine’s Gull, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Lazuli BuntingDeparturesMidBufflehead, Say’s PhoebeLateAmerican Wigeon, Black Scoter, Thayer’s Gull, Fox Sparrow

MAYArrivalsEarlyGrasshopper SparrowDeparturesEarlyNorthern Fulmar, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Greater Yellowlegs, Red Knot, Least Sandpiper, Wilson’s Snipe, Mew Gull, Herring Gull, Varied Thrush, Lincoln’s SparrowMidHorned Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Eared Grebe, American White Pelican, Semipalmated Plover, Wandering Tattler, Spotted Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Black Turnstone, Surfbird, Sanderling, Western Sandpiper, Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitcher, Long-billed Dowitcher, Black-legged Kittiwake, Rufous Hummingbird, American Pipit, Cedar Waxwing, Townsend’s Warbler, Golden-crowned SparrowLateBrant, Northern Shoveler, Pomarine Jaeger, Bonaparte’s Gull, Sabine’s Gull, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

JUNEArrivalsMidHeermann’s GullLateElegant TernDeparturesEarlyRed-breasted Merganser

JULYArrivalsEarlyGreater YellowlegsMidLesser Yellowlegs, Wandering Tattler, Western Sandpiper, Short-billed DowitcherLateNorthern Fulmar, American White Pelican, Spotted Sandpiper, Black Turnstone, Surfbird, Least Sandpiper, Common Tern

AUGUSTArrivalsEarlyBuller’s Shearwater, Northern Shoveler, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Sanderling, Long-billed Dowitcher, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine’s GullMidEared Grebe, Green-winged Teal, Semipalmated Plover, Wilson’s Phalarope, Red-necked Phalarope, Red Phalarope, Bonaparte’s Gull, Townsend’s WarblerLateBrant, American Wigeon, Wilson’s SnipeDeparturesMidAllen’s HummingbirdSEPTEMBERArrivalsEarlyCanvasback, Pomarine Jaeger, Cedar WaxwingMidRing-necked Duck, Dunlin, Black-legged Kittiwake, Say’s Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Pipit, Fox Sparrow, Lincoln’s SparrowLateHorned Grebe, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Mew Gull, Herring Gull, Varied Thrush, Golden-crowned SparrowDeparturesMidOlive-sided Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Grasshopper Sparrow, Bullock’s OrioleLateLazuli BuntingOCTOBERArrivalsMidBlack Scoter, Thayer’s GullDeparturesEarlyWilson’s Phalarope, Western Wood-Pewee, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Cliff Swallow, Black-headed GrosbeakMidSabine’s Gull, Caspian Tern, Vaux’s Swift, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Cassin’s Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Swainson’s Thrush, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Western Tanager, Chipping SparrowLateWilson’s Warbler

NOVEMBER

DeparturesEarlyBuller’s Shearwater, Red-necked Phalarope, Elegant Tern, Common Tern, Violet-green Swallow, Barn SwallowMidRed KnotLateLesser YellowlegsDECEMBERDeparturesEarlyParasitic JaegerLateRed Phalarope

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