Fledglings and Friends

Today we ate breakfast and went up to Petaluma for an outing, since we are so close, and got some whole-grain seeded wheat bread. Then we went on a lovely precursor of a hike that goes from Bear Valley Trailhead to Limantour Road. It's also rather near the Olema Marsh Trailhead, where it comes out, so we're figuring out a way to get from Bear Valley almost to Point Reyes on foot. You'd think it would be easy, as it is less than a mile, but without sidewalks or even a shoulder on the road, it's rather tricky.

Then our dear friends Karl and Rebecca came up in the afternoon, and we went for a walk also. Then, after family check-in and dinner, we squeezed in an evening walk as the fog rolled in and dusk gathered.

The Osprey nest was quiet for two days, and we started to worry, did something eat it? Did it fall? Later, walking along, we heard its voice, and we think this is the fledgling youngster and the parent. Happy Ending!

Have a lovely and mysteriously wonderful day.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 49 species today

California Quail
Wild Turkey
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Caspian Tern
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Bushtit
Wrentit
Pacific Wren
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Wilson's Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak