Yellow-crowned Night-Herons

Not one but two adult Yellow-crowned Night Herons on the pond this morning. This gorgeous bird was a regular visitor last year at low tide but it hasn't been seen much this year until now.

Royal Terns come up the creek quite regularly, mostly in the morning and later in the afternoon. They often come in pairs with an adult leading the way with its easily identifiable raspy call followed by a juvenile whose call is noticeably less raspy. Yesterday, a noisy adult came up the creek with a fish in its beak followed by equally noisy youngster who was clearly campaigning to get a bite. Eventually, the young bird landed on the water, still calling, and the adult circled round, landed next to the juvenile, and gave him/her the fish!

On the land side, there were Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, White-breasted Nuthatches, Common Yellowthroat, Prairie Warblers, House Finches and the usual collection of titmice and chickadees.