Lacy Park: Painted Redstart and Red Whiskered Bulbul

Painted Redstart




Red-whiskered bulbul


Townsend's Warbler

We went to Lacy Park on Thanksgiving to see if we could find the painted redstart that has been reported. No luck then, but we returned early Saturday and found it in the exact tree it had been reported visiting. It was quickly chased off by a red whiskered bulbul singing loudly from the same tree. We also spotted a townsend's warbler in the same tree.

More Ducks

Common Goldeneye


Common Merganser


Female Hooded Mergansers


Male Hooded Mergansers


Ring-necked Ducks


Female Common Merganser and Ring-necked Duck


Ring-necked Duck and American Widgeon


The migrating ducks are starting to arrive nearby. We always enjoy the hooded mergansers, but really appreciated seeing the common merganser female. The common golden eye was a neat find.

Hooded Mergansers

Hooded Mergansers

The Hooded Merganser was the bird that got us most interested in bird watching. They would come by our home on a small lake in New Jersey every fall. We are thrilled that they are nearby in California, too.

San Jacinto Wildlife Area

Say's Phoebe

White-tailed Kite


Canvasback


Northern Pintail

We went on the Audobon sponsored birdwalk at San Jacinto Wildlife Area. Here are a few of the better photos.