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A Gathering at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

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As I always do on the way home, following a short visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, I take in at least one of the National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) found in the Sacramento Valley. I usually stop at the two refuges that have easily accessed auto tour routes, the Sacramento NWR and Colusa NWR.

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Some of My Favorite National Wildlife Refuge Photos

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The featured image above was taken from photo blind #1 at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR). There are many raptors found at the refuges in the Sacramento Valley of California. Check out this image of a Great Egret ( Ardea alba ), Snowy Egret ( Egretta thula ) and Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) together.

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Collaborative list – August 2019

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In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. 7 species were added to the life list in the time-honoured fashion of actually identifying the birds in the field. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. Sacramento River Trail North. Sacramento River Trail North. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Sacramento River Trail North. Sacramento River Trail North. Cinchona – Cafe Colibri. 29 Jan 2020. Great Curassow – Crax rubra.

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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

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Last year they shared over 1200 checklists and managed to achieve a stunning total of 2647 species from 32 countries. Last year’s magnificent total of 2647 species is the target to beat, but other results could prove interesting. 1499 species were seen in the eastern hemisphere in 2016. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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They found 673 species and advanced the yearly total to 1019. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. 149 lists were submitted from 6 countries by 10 beats.

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route. Sacramento NWR–Auto Tour Route.

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