9 February 08
Barrow's Goldeneye
A ride out to Lake Solano yielded much better results than the last one. I saw 10 new Bigby birds, including this Barrow’s, a Bewick’s wren, Hutton’s vireo, and Western grebe. We also heard an intriguing empidonax flycatcher call. Strangest was a sapsucker as we limped home — I saw clear black-and-white facial markings, Numenius saw a red breast. Hybrid red-naped/red-breasted?
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