Thursday, November 10, 2016

Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve

On Friday November 11th I paid a first visit to the Coyote Valley OSP. This spot at the end of Palm Avenue consists of a 3.75 mile loop up into the hills with scattered trees among the grassland. The highlight of the day was seeing so many Yellow-billed Magpies up close.

Yellow-billed Magpie

I also saw several Red-tailed Hawks, California Scrub Jays and Steller's Jays and four woodpecker species - Northern Flicker, Acorn Woodpecker, Nuttall's Woodpecker and my first Lewis's Woodpecker in California.

Red-tailed Hawk
Oak Titmouse

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