Found dead on beach .
The common cormorant here on my last two visits .
Found dead on beach .
Constance found this in a bookstore bathroom. NEVER STOP NATURALIZING!
Saw many of these on the drive down...
I mistook this for a Ring-billed Gull . This is probably my first Mew Gull for the inland portion of Contra Costa County . I would guess that it is uncommon or rare locally .
Note dusky eyes , but most of all a very distinctive tiny sharp pointed yellow-green beak . Mantle darker than nearby Ring-billed Gulls .
I saw maybe 15 Great Coppers in a two hour period .
Photos of male and female.
I saw maybe 15 Great Coppers in a two hour period .
This manzanita looked similar to the nearby Contra Costa Manzanitas , but the leaves were darker and shaped differently . I wonder if this might be A. manzanita manzanita . The fruit looked identical .