Better Luck Second Time

Last time we went to Lake Solano we rode into a storm and got wet, frozen, and skunked. Today we tried almost the same route and did a lot better.

Ten new birds for me today, including the gorgeous Barrow’s goldeneye, Western grebe, Bewick’s wren. We heard California quail and Hutton’s vireo; missed pileated woodpecker and osprey along with the “easy” phainopeplas. We never did catch up with a lark sparrow for Numenius.

Our favorite bird of the day: sharp-shinned hawk that flew in at eye-level and stared at us, gorgeous in new moult. We don’t see them often enough.