We had such a fruitful birding weekend! Nine new birds–though several of those we had seen before but I neglected to count.
The highlight of the weekend was the Sora at Malibu (below) But we loved seeing so many willets–like this guy above.
We also saw black-bellied plovers (above) and marbled godwits (below)–which looked so different from the birds we saw in the Kenai.
The snowy plovers were healthy and happy-looking–as were the double crested cormarants.
We saw our first ruddy turnstones
I also have never seen fish right in the lagoon literally jumping out of the water! They were huge.
I had no idea what they were, but Makoto said they were mullets. He said that they are a lot like carp–kind of oily and with a strong smell. Of course, he immediately went out and bought some and cooked up the fish.
They had it as sashimi with soy sauce and also thick slices in sesame vinegar and miso. Finally he fried it.
刺身 厚切り わさび醤油であらい 薄切り 胡麻酢味噌で和え物 角切り 胡麻油にんにく生姜で揚げ物 厚切り オリーブ油で揚げました
The lagoon was really mucky.
But we had so much fun with my mom–after birding we went out to Tony Taverna
Dewdrop World 