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Daily Bucket - Winter Migrants have left Cosumnes River Preserve [1]
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Date: 2025-04-26
Last week, I was able to visit the Cosumnes River Preserve. As I drove into the preserve, the shallow ponds that held thousands of ducks, geese and shore birds last winter are now dirt fields that are plowed and ready for planting. There were a few shallow ponds left for the few waterfowl still hanging around.
I was surprised to see some White-Fronted Geese still here. There were a couple of small flocks. But most birds were seen as singles or pairs. They were far and few to be seen but I was able see a few different birds.
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So here’s a look at the birds that decided to stay at the preserve. The remaining water was out in the center of the ponds and quite a distance from the trails and boardwalks so it was difficult to get a good photo.
Year-round resident Red-Winged Blackbird sits on a bright yellow mustard.
Female Great-Tailed Grackle standing on the sidewalk.
Great Egret takes to the air.
Snowy Egret stalks his lunch.
Lone Pair of Mallards on one of the few ponds.
Pied-Billed Grebe swims all alone in a shrinking pond.
A pair of American Avocets in breeding colors.
Shorebird?
American Coots
Dunlins?
White-Crowned Sparrows on a dried pond
ShortBilled Dowitchers
Pretty purple flowers on a dried pond bed.
I didn’t a chance to go over to the riparian woods behind the visitor center to check out that area which is frequented by woodpeckers, titmouse, and various songbirds.
The weather is definitely spring with temperatures swinging from the mid-80s to the mid-60s then back up again.
I visited the eagle’s nest on Friday. I will have a bucket next week on that little trip.
What’s up in your neck of the woods?
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