Avocet, American

10 More Avocets photographed on  28oct2007 see this set
lone individual

Avocet, American close-up
(1) (2) (3) (large flock of Avocets)
(flock, flock wide)

Bittern, Least

Blackbird, Brewer's

Brant (Goose)
Brant (Goode) Flickr Set

Bufflehead

Cormorant, Brandt's
Cormorant, Double-crested (six from 4/8/07) (alt) (breeding plumage)
Cormorant, Double-crested taking off (again) (mouth open) (flying)
pair standing in water
triple standing on mud
in profile on a log
Cormorant, Pelagic
Cormorant, Pelagic (2)
Cormorant, Pelagic (3) good
Cormorant, Pelagic (4)
Cormorant, Pelagic (5)

Cormorant, Pelagic (in flight)
Curlew, Long-billed
Curlew, Long-billed (2)
Curlew, Long-billed (3)
Curlew, Long-billed (4)
Curlew, Long-billed (5)

Curlew, Long-billed (fighting) 1 2 3 4 (Curlew, Long-billed, flying with food in mouth) (flying) (standing 1  2)
Curlew in Evening Sun
Curlew evening sun
Curlew evening sun

Curlew, Long-billed close-up

 
Coot, American (alt) (closer, beak blown out) (frontal) (all at Flickr)
8 in group in estuary
 
Dowitcher, Short-billed,
More Short-billed Dowitchers A B
Dowitcher, Long-billed
 
Duck, Mallard
Duck, Mallard pair
Duck, Ruddy
Duck, Ruddy (2)
 
 
Egret, Great
Egret, Great (2 same?)
Egret, Great (3)
Egret, Great (4)
Egret, Great (5)
Egret, Great (6a) (6b) (6c) (all)
Egret & Heron composite

(13 from 4/8/07)
Egret, Great (flying) (again)
Egret, Great 1  2  3  4  5

Egret, Great (family w/ chicks)  1  2  3
Egret, Great w/ chicks in nest (31may2007 good resolution)
(Egret Family adults w/ chick in nest)
Egret, Snowy (alt) (alt sharper)
Egret, Snowy
Egret, Snowy (tussled hair)
Egret, Snowy (in nest)
Egret, Snowy at Estero Bluffs
Falcon, Peregrine (more)
Falcon, Peregrine (2)

Finch, House

Godwit, Marbled
Godwit, Marbled (2)

Godwit, Marbled from 280ct2007

Goose, Brant
 
Crackle, Great-tailed
Grackle, Great-tailed (2)
Grackle, Great-tailed (3)
Grackle, Great-tailed (dup?)

Grackle, Great-tailed evening sun (another)
Grebe, Clark's (alt) (mouth open)
Grebe, Horned

Grebe, Horned (eating Needlefish)

Grebe, Pied-billed (eating fish)

Grebe, Western (alt) (alt2)
Grebe, Western (pair)

Grebe, western (tilt head) (profile)

 

Gull, Bonaparte's
Gull, California
Gull, Heermann's profile
Gull, Ring-billed
Gull, Western
Hawk, Cooper's
Hawk, Red-tailed
Hawk, Red-shouldered (alt)
 
Heron, Black-crowned Night
Heron, Black-crowned Night (2)
Heron, Black-crowned Night (3)
Heron, Black-crowned Night (4)
Heron, Black-crowned Night (5)
Heron, Black-crowned on pier (alt)
Heron, Great Blue (all)
Heron, Great Blue (2)
Heron, Great Blue (3) (alt) (alt)
Heron, Great Blue Chicks
(close  close)
Heron, Great Blue 1 2
Heron, Great Blue (family)  1
Heron, Great Blue good light
Heron, Great Blue w/ rock
(in profile) (eating fish)
Kestrel, American

Killdeer

Kingfisher, Belted
Loon, Common (alt, same)
Loon, Common in breeding plumage  flapping wings
Merganser, Hooded

Merganser, Red-breasted

Mockingbird, Northern alt

Osprey
Osprey (2)
Osprey more...

Osprey with fish (1) (2)
Osprey (used as the Wikipedia main entry)
Oystercatcher, Black
Oystercatcher, Black (2)
Oystercatcher, Black (3)
Oystercatcher, Black (4) ok!
Oystercatcher Pair (5 ID12 good)
Oystercatcher (6 ID3 good)
Oystercatcher sharp at least
Pelican, Brown
Pelican, Brown (2)
Pelican, Brown (3)
Pelican, Brown (4) (more)
Pelican, Brown landing (taking off)
Pelican, Brown pair
Pelican, brown close profile A B C

Pelican, Brown (pair)
Pelican, White (American) [Flickr set] close profile close pair profile frontal rear-funny 3-feeding flying
Phalarope, Red (2)
Phalarope, Red
 
Phalarope, Red-necked (2)
Phalarope, Red-necked (3 same?)
Phalarope, Red-necked breeding plumage
Phoebe, Black
Phoebe, Black (1  2  3 )

Phoebe, Say's

Plover, Black-bellied
Plover, Snowy (Western)
Plover, Snowy (Western) (2)

more... 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  12  13
Re-conversion of best shot with sky in the background
Plover, Semipalmated
Rail, Virginia
Sandpiper, Pectoral

Sandpiper, Spotted

Scaup, Greater (E) (D) (C) (2006)

Sora
Sora (2 same) (alt)
Sora-w-shadow from -> 9/07 set)
Sora one two three four
Sora in shade alt
Sora walking
Sparrow, White-crowned (set 1-4) (alt)
Sparrow, White-crowned close (crop head)
Sparrow, White-crowned close1 close2 close2

Sparrow, Golden-crowned

Stilt, Black-necked
(best?) (good?) (good) (ok) (better) (set)
Teal, Blue-winged (1-reflection) (2-erect) (3-top light)

Teal, Cinnamon (1-mating) (2-reflection)

Tern, Caspian (more)

Tern, Elegant
Tern, Elegant (2)
Tern, Elegant flock
 
Tern, Forster's
Tern, Royal [ID disputed]
Tern, Royal
Tern, Royal
Tern, Royal

Royal, Elegant late light
Royal, Elegant set late light (good)
(manipulated version)

Towhee California

Turnstone, Black (alt) (profile)
Vulture, Turkey
Vulture, Turkey (2)

Warbler, Yellow-rumped

Whimbrel Whimbrel (2)
Wigeon, American (sharpened)
Willet
Willet (2) (better)
Willet (3)  Willet flying
Willet (evening light)

Woodpecker, Downy 

Nuttalls-male   Nuttalls-female   3-Nuttalls-3-male

Vulture, Turkey

Yellowlegs, Greater (Flickr Set)
at Marina Windy Cove 1 Windy Cove 2  with crustacean in its beak (crop)

People (birders):
Birder Gloria Nelson of Atascadero
 

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Research notes: NEP's "Common Birds of the Morro Bay Estuary" at http://www.mbnep.org/files/pdfs/MorroBirds-web.pdf  Related resources: Michael Walgren's Birds  Birds (alt) -- Discover the birds of the State Parks of the San Luis Obispo Coast;   Lists: Walgren and  Birdfest list extractions for reference only - go to sources indicated

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