sfbaywildlife.info Blog » Long-billed Curlew http://blog.sfbaywildlife.info Wildlife-watching escapades and excitement in the San Francisco Bay Area Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:05:28 +0000 en hourly 1 Coyote Creek Lagoon, 6/28 http://blog.sfbaywildlife.info/places/short-fremont-lagoons-628 http://blog.sfbaywildlife.info/places/short-fremont-lagoons-628#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:18:58 +0000 mihir http://blog.sfbaywildlife.info/?p=27 A quick walk in Coyote Creek Lagoon last Sunday yielded little overall diversity of species, however we had great sightings of a Forster’s Tern dipping and flying in breeding plumage.

Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri

Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri

A big flock of American Avocets, Marbled Godwits, and Long-billed Curlews also took off in beautiful shapes and patterns. Other interesting species seen were Snowy Egrets (also in breeding plumage) and Common Ravens.

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