Yesterday's Total: 126
Dragonfly: 10 points
Fish: 2 points
Migrant bird: 1 point
Total points: 139
The weather just keeps improving, and our dispositions with it. Day six of the Farallonathon was a reflection on this slight upturn, the addition of some new arrivals added much needed points on the penultimate day. Our only migrant bird addition was a Flicker Intergrade (Red-shafted x Yellow-shafted), a common occurance where the two races overlap, but an uncommon bird for the Farallones. The big winner for the day was our first island record of a single Twelve-spotted Skimmer, confirmed from atop Lighthouse Hill, which added a whopping 10 points! The sun brought forth a Mola mola from the cold ocean depths, and was observed soaking in the much appreciated rays in Fisherman's Bay. Our final point for the day required a little extra work, combing the exposed tidal pools around East Landing in order to find a Calico Sculpin. Hopefully this warming trend will continue into tomorrow, to give us a final pulse of points for the 2011 Farallonathon.
(All photos copyright Dan Maxwell)
The Flicker Intergrade perched upon a rather foreign substrate for a woodpecker.
A Calico Sculpin, in its temporary holding container for identification purposes. It was returned to its pool unharmed.
The Mola mola, or Sunfish, surfaces to take in some rays.
This flicker has a red malar...doesn't that mean it isn't a Yellow-shafted?
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