After we left the Sacramento NWR, we headed to the Colusa NWR, about 50 miles south. We were a little surprised when we were greeted by hundreds of Snow Geese even though we had seen less than fifty at the Sacramento NWR where we’ve often seen thousands before.
Another pleasant surprise was that on this auto tour I, not Leslie, got the best photographs of the Black-Necked Stilt.
In fact, I got two shots that I couldn’t resist posting.
Although we hadn’t see a single egret at the Sacrament NWR, we did see a large number of egrets at Colusa NWR, like this one.
I can’t ever remember ever seeing White Pelicans at the Sacramento NWR, but I have seen them at Colusa before. So, seeing this small flock wasn’t particularly surprising, but it was a nice sighting since we seldom see them at home.
We ended our day of birding by spotting a few Night Herons where they had a rookery a few years before but had abandoned it for several years.
There definitely wasn’t as my Night Herons as we’ve seen many times, but it was still a welcome site.
The Colusa NWR is usually something of an afterthought, and we go there looking for one or two different birds than we’ve seen at Sacramento, but on this trip it turned out to be the highlight of the day. Once again proving the birder’s motto, “Birds are where you find them.” It’s a great time of year to get out there and find some.