GREEN-WINGED TEALS, BALLONA WETLANDS RESERVE-AREA B, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BALLONA WETLANDS RESERVE-AREA B, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

GREAT BLUE HERON, BALLONA WETLANDS RESERVE-AREA B, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

GREAT EGRET, BALLONA WETLANDS RESERVE-AREA B, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

SHORT-BILLED GULL, BALLONA CREEK & BEACH AREA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this gull as a Short-billed Gull as follows:

• Small gull with short bill
• Yellowish legs with grayish tinge.
• Looks small headed, deep-breasted and elongated, with long wings protruding beyond the tail.
• White underparts and rump
• Gray upperparts
• Can just make out some darker markings on white head.

   The Short-billed Gull is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,107.

 

NONBREEDING WESTERN SANDPIPER, BALLONA CREEK & BEACH AREA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023

 

NONBREEDING SURFBIRD, BALLONA CREEK & BEACH AREA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this sandpiper as a nonbreeding Surfbird as follows:

• Mostly plain gray with a white belly having black streaking
• Dull yellowish legs and feet
• Whitish eye ring
• Short, dark bill with yellow base to lower mandible
• We cant see the base of the tail, but what we can see is blackish with a white tip.

   The Surfbird is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,106.