California Photo Gallery by Peter Ericsson at pbase.com

California

During 8th of April – May 10th, 2008, I visited California with my wife and 2 younger kids.
We had a fabulous time visiting friends and taking in the rich natural heritage God has given this land.
Our journey started out in Anaheim where I birded at Sage Park.
Then off to San Diego and Dalzura. Here I was blessed with help from David Povey.
David lives only a mile from my friends at Dulzura. Together we birded several spots in and around SD county. David is an excellent birder and has a deep understanding about nature.
Thank you David! You were Heaven sent!

From Dalzura we drove to Yucca Valley near Joshua Tree Park. I met up with Barry Loo for a morning at Big Morrongo Valley. Thanks Barry!

A drive across the Central Valley took us to Santa Cruz. I had the pleasure of being taken out by Barry McLauglin who made sure I picked up a bunch of new birds. Thank you Barry for all that effort!

A couple of days at Sacramento and a morning with Roy Sumner to Consumnes River Preserve was rewarded with more new sightings. Thank you Roy!

Lake Tahoe and Yosemetie Park was un unforgettable experience.

We all liked Santa Cruz and our host there very much so back we went. Some fantastic redwoods around SC.
A long drive took us to Carlsbad, SD. Thank you Jeff and Jan(Bauer) for taking such good care of us! It was special! (including 4 lifers!)
Then we wrapped it up with a few more days at Yucca Valley. Our friends has a house in the desert and were great fun to be with. Thank you Vicky and Solomon!

And most of all a big THANK YOU to my best friend, JESUS, for His care, supply, protection and inspiration! We were blessed!

Total species seen: 192
Lifers: 166
Species photographed 124

Brown Pelican	Brown Pelican	White Pelicans
White Pelicans	Double-crested Cormorant	Pelagic Cormorant
Brandt's Cormorant	Great Egret	White-faced Ibises
American Bittern	Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Surf Scoter
American Wood Duck	American Wood Duck	Common Merganser
Mallard	Green-winged Teal	American Coot and Cinnamon Teal
Western Grebe	Pied-billed Grebe	Black-necked Grebe
Wild Turkey	Gambel's Quail	Gambel's Quail
Gambel's Quail	California Quail	Short-billed Dowitchers
Long-billed Dowitcher	Least Sandpiper	Western Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper	Snowy Plover	Semi-palmated Plover
Killdeer	Killdeer	Surfbird
Surfbird	Black Turnstone	Black Turnstone
Black-bellied Plover (Grey Plover)	Greater Yellowleg	Whimbrels
Whimbrel	Willet	Willet
Willet	Marbled Godwit	Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit	American Avocet	Black-necked Stilts
California Gull	California Gull	Californian Gull
Ring-billed Gull	Ring-billed Gull	Western Gull
Western Gull	Western Gull, young bird	Glaucous-winged Gull
Heerman's Gull	Heerman's Gull	Heerman's Gull
Forster's Tern	Forster's Tern	Royal Tern
Royal Tern	Elegant Tern	Caspian Tern
Swainson's Hawk	Swainson's Hawk	Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk	Turkey Vulture	Prairie Falcon
Cooper's Hawk	Cooper's Hawk	American Kestrel
American Kestrel	White-tailed Kite	Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove	Anna's Hummingbird, fem	Anna's Humminbird, male
Costa Hummingbird	Rufous Hummingbird	Allen's Hummingbird
Nuttall's Woodpecker, female	Nuttall's Woodpecker, male	White-headed Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker, male	White-headed Woodpecker, female	Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker	Ladder-backed Woodpecker, male	Ladder-backed Woodpecker, female
American Crow	American Crow	Common Raven
Yellow-billed Magpie	Stellar's Jay	Stellar's Jay
Western Scrub Jay	Western Scrub Jay	Northern Mockingbird
Brown-headed Cowbird	Red-winged Blackbird	Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird, fem	Tricolored Blackbird	Tricolored Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Great-tailed Grackle	Greater Roadrunner
Greater Roadrunner	Great Roadrunner	Le Conte's Thrasher
Le Conte's Thrasher	Le Conte's Thrasher	California Thrasher
Western Bluebird	Western Bluebird	Western Bluebird
Lawrence's Goldfinch	Lawrence's Goldfinch	Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch	American Goldfinch	House Finch
House Finch	Black-headed Grosbeak	Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak	Black-throated Sparrow	Black-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow	Savannah Sparrow	Brewer's Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Lark Sparrow	White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco	House Sparrow	Cactus Wren
Cactus Wren	Cactus Wren	Rock Wren
House Wren	Bewick's Wren	Spotted Towhee
California Towhee	California Towhee	American Robin
American Robin, male	White-throated Swift	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Violet-green Swallow	Cliff Swallow	Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse	Wrentit	Bushtit
Vermilion Flycatcher	Vermilion Flycatcher	Vermilion Flycatcher, fem
Vermilion Flycatcher, fem	Black Phoebe	Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird	Pacific Slope Flycatcher	Hooded Oriole
Bullock's Oriole	Pygmy Nuthatch	White-breasted Nuthatch
Phainopepla	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler	Yellow Warbler	Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler

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Susan O'Neil		25-Aug-2016 14:53
Your photos are absolutely beautiful. I just moved from San Diego to Joshua Tree and I love it!! I bought a darling 3 bedroom home here and spend most of my time watching my birds. I have a wonderful patio and feed a ton of birds everyday and get to see many I have never seen before. This morning I spotted a beautiful brilliant orange and black bird and do not know what it is. It appears a little larger than most sparrows, but the colors were brilliant, so I went to the computer to look and found your amazing website. I don't see it there, but what a fun site you have, will keep checking back. Thank you for what you do, how fun!!!

merry		25-Jun-2013 19:15
A great presentation! Made identifying some of the birds in our back yard in Yucca Valley much easier.

Claude Gagnon		10-Feb-2010 15:30
Great gallery with great pictures!!

Israel Didham		11-Jun-2008 05:43
I'm always impressed by the photos you manage to get of all the birds you see. Excellent shots. Don't you just love going to a new place where almost all the species you see are lifers?!

Somchai		06-Jun-2008 15:02
You are lucky that had the chance to get these fatastic bird pics back to Thailand. Thank you very much for sharing.

Raymond J Barlow		02-Jun-2008 16:36
very nice shooting Peter, that is a lot of lifers!

Dan Breuninger		29-May-2008 09:02
Great to meet you and the family in San Diego! Perhaps I will get to Thailand someday and you can show me around even though I did not show you one bird in San Diego! My prayers are with you!

Lauren Hughes		29-May-2008 02:27
Thanks for posting on SDBIRDS. Enjoyed your photos very much.

Peter Stahl		26-May-2008 04:17
Looks like you had a great trip very well photographed and I see you still like your shorebirds best. . An excellent gallery, you should be proud of. !!

Tom Munson		26-May-2008 02:14
A beautiful collection of images, Peter. You did very well with your month in the USA.

Wong Tsu Shi		26-May-2008 02:05
Wonderful collection you got there, Peter.

cits_4_pets		25-May-2008 23:49
Lovely gallery! Really enjoyed looking at your fine photos! Great capture of so many species.

RAINBIRDER		25-May-2008 20:05
What a cracking gallery Peter. You made excellent use of your time, top stuff!

Aaron Anthony		23-May-2008 19:51
GOOD STUFF PETER>>>WELL DONE.

Ted Chappell		23-May-2008 03:03
A most impressive and enjoyable album. The birds in your particular part of the world are so much more colourful than we have here in New Zealand. Cheers

Guest		23-May-2008 02:31
Peter this is a fantastic collection. I am especially fond of your action shots. Very well done. I will to back to see the completion. V

Ingo Waschkies		21-May-2008 23:28
Great collection, Peter. The waders are my favorite, beautifully taken. Keep them coming!

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