What a great morning we had birding with ecologist Dan Cooper! He suggested Malibu Lagoon State Park–and I was embarrassed to realize that despite being a native of the area, I had never once visited the state park. We learned so much –and saw so much!– in just a few hours. It was great being out there…
The Great Blue Heron just stole the show!
Malibu Lagoon is an estuary at the mouth of Malibu Creek at the Pacific Ocean in Malibu. Migratory birds use the lagoon when on the Pacific Flyway.Snowy Plovers nest on the beach and are protected.
There were Heermann’s Gulls and American Gulls
We saw Elegant Terns, Caspian Terns, and Least Terns
Double-Crested Comorants
This Pied-Billed Grebe was very special
Gulls mixing with the Terns and Brown Pelicans (Just back from West Mexico)
A Coot…
I had never seen a Red-Winged Black Bird before…
Or a Song Sparrow
Chris got a great shot of an Allen’s Hummingbird
In addition to the Gadwall and Mandarins, we saw my beloved barn sparrows, snow plovers, grackles, Yellow Warblers–and a wonderful Red-Necked Phalarope. We even saw a bunny! A great day!
We saw so many of the birds ion the e-list for early May. I’ve never heard of a Willet or a Godwit…
Dewdrop World 