Date: 11/30/24 11:27 am From: Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker) via groups.io <feather...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Elk tomorrow
On 2024-11-29 1:16 pm, Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker) via groups.io wrote: > Hi all! Does anyone feel like riding with me to Elk to look for the > Dickcissel? If so, please message me back. I can pick you up. Maybe we > could go for lunch after? I will bring seed, as suggested by Todd > Easterla and maybe we'll get lucky and re-find the American Tree > Sparrow, too! > > > Lisa Walker, Fort Bragg/Cleone >
Thanks to Charlene for responding! We had a great morning in Elk!
We met in Little River, then headed to Elk to see if we could re-find the Dickcissel and maybe the American Tree Sparrow (that last would have been a Life Bird for me- alas, it was a no-show).... as soon as we got out of the car, Charlene spotted the Dickcissel. He's SO PRETTY! (Yes, I got photos). In the rather large flock of Golden-crowned Sparrows were a single White-throated sparrow, some White-crowned Sparrows, House Sparrows ( 🙁 ) and the occasional Song Sparrow. Apart from them were Bushtits and a single Fox Sparrow (Sooty). There were also a couple of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and tons of Band-tailed Pigeons flying north and then south - not sure if those were the same flocks or not - one was small, the other huge. Some European Starlings flew in to take a look and we also saw California Scrub Jays, an American Robin, and a Great Egret that landed in a cypress. We took a short walk for some scenic views of Elk/Greenwood State Beach from above, spotted a Bald Eagle that was flying past and landed on a distant offshore rock. That was fun. We stopped at the relatively new Elk House for a late breakfast. Now, that place has some EXCELLENT food and EXCELLENT service! We both had the Breakfast Sandwich which is made up of a really yummy buttermilk biscuit with eggs cooked just right, some cheese and a wee bit of chorizo to give it just a nice little bite of flavor. Really good. Their coffee is excellent. Did I say they had great service? 🙂 They do. After I dropped her back off in Little River, I drove into Fort Bragg to head to the Harbor Lite Lodge to look for the Lucy's Warbler and I found it! Got photos, too 🙂 Nice morning! 🙂
