2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass

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Clear skies with an air temperature of 54°F and a light breeze prevailed all morning. Many of the pods had some water as did the major irrigation canals. In addition, all the roads within the public portion of the refuge were open and we traversed them all during our 2-hour visit. Sightings included a couple of red-tailed hawks, numerous northern harriers including at least one gray ghost (who knows if we saw the same individual multiple times?). There was a great horned owl sitting in a nest. Egrets and herons were abundant, and one pond had a couple of swans. Red-winged blackbirds were everywhere, but their yellow-headed cousins, reported on social media, were not. Near the bridge by the pump station, we found an American kestrel. And, perhaps one of the most exciting photographic subjects was a beaver dam.

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Falco sparverius American kestrel on wire 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--093
Falco sparverius American kestrel wire 2022 Yolo ByPass 093
Castor canadensis Beaver DAM 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass-b-001
Castor canadensis Beaver DAM 2022 Yolo ByPass 001
Falco sparverius American kestrel on wire 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--112
Falco sparverius American kestrel wire 2022 Yolo ByPass 112
Bubo virginianus Great-horned owl in NEST 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--139
Bubo virginianus Great horned owl NEST 2022 Yolo ByPass 139
Papilio rutulus Western tiger swallowtail butterfly 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--004
Papilio rutulus Western tiger swallowtail butterfly 2022 Yolo ByPass 004
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed hawk on post 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--040
Buteo jamaicensis Red tailed hawk post 2022 Yolo ByPass 040
Ardea herodias Great blue heron 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--019
Ardea herodias Great blue heron 2022 Yolo ByPass 019
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier in flight 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass-b-018
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier flight 2022 Yolo ByPass 018
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier in flight 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--008
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier flight 2022 Yolo ByPass 008
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier in flight 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--055
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier flight 2022 Yolo ByPass 055
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier in flight 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass-b-019
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier flight 2022 Yolo ByPass 019
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier in flight 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass--066
Circus hudsonius Northern harrier flight 2022 Yolo ByPass 066
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged blackbird on tall grass 2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass-b-001
Agelaius phoeniceus Red winged blackbird tall grass 2022 Yolo ByPass 001

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2022 03-18 Yolo ByPass