Monday, March 31, 2014

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area - 23 March 2014

Another trip to the Yolo Bypass area and what a difference a week can make.  Last week there was a lot of water around, but this week, the rice fields were drained (presumably by the farmers) and there was only a few areas of water.   This produced quite a different array of birds.   There were no Ibises this week, nor did I see any Ruddy Ducks or Stilts or Avocets and there seemed to be a significant greater number of Northern Shovelers.

New birds this week were:

Green Winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Pintail
Yellow-headed Blackbird

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