After California Gulch, Ruby Lakes, & a nice roadside stop for lunch (see above – sadly, no good bird photos), it was time for the relatively long drive to White Rock Campground, by the turn for Pena Blanca Lake, as the final birding stop of the day.
“It’s the final campground… The final campground…“
First up, great double Red-tailed Hawk acrobatics:
Amazingly beautiful (and yellow!) Hooded Oriole (m):
Tough to photograph in the brush at a long distance, but still so nice to see Varied Bunting (m):
Finally, it’s bonus Varied Bunting video, complete with annoying birder blather! Embrace the smiley emoji 🙂
Thus endeth the lesson on SEAZ Birding Festival field trip to California Gulch, 2024!
This ‘old’ team member finally figured out the humor behind the video of the vulture: ‘REDACTED BY BIRDINGPI.COM EDITORIAL STAFF’ and it probably was! He checked out a 15 year old video, and found the song!
Only 8 more months to the next BIG birding festival! 🙂
Very good! But no spoilers, please. 🙂