{"id":50,"date":"2010-01-05T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/?p=50"},"modified":"2024-03-07T20:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T20:34:46","slug":"50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/05\/50\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Bird Count on Lake Merced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>kate at yr own risk and I tagged along with a handful of expert birders for the 2009 Audubon Christmas bird count. Our designated area was Lake Merced. We started early on a cloudy chilly day, counted and identified birds all day long, learned a lot, walked a lot, and had a heap of fun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80\" title=\"IMG_5792\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5792-e1262751036919.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Early morning mist on the lake.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49 alignnone\" title=\"Title bird1\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/bird1.jpg\" alt=\"Alternative Text example\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/bird1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/bird1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Birders start counting as the sun comes up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67\" title=\"IMG_5795\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5795-e1262751126544.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"404\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Bufflehead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79\" title=\"IMG_5799\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5799-e1262751062289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"407\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Black Crowned Night-Heron juvenile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71\" title=\"IMG_5803\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5803-e1262752512750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Black Crowned Night-Heron adult<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81\" title=\"IMG_5818\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5818-e1262752704714.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"404\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>White-crowned Sparrow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82\" title=\"IMG_5848\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5848-e1262750823664.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"404\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Red-breasted Sapsucker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69\" title=\"IMG_5856\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5856-e1262753307174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"404\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Greater White-fronted Geese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76\" title=\"IMG_5875\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5875-e1262751176508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Hermit Thrush<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100\" title=\"redtail\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/redtail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/redtail.jpg 540w, https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/redtail-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Red-tailed Hawk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106\" title=\"townsend\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/townsend.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/townsend.jpg 540w, https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/townsend-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Towsend&#8217;s Warbler<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77\" title=\"IMG_5886\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5886-e1262752642996.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Downy Woodpecker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87\" title=\"IMG_5895\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5895.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5895.jpg 540w, https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5895-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Double-crested Cormorant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70\" title=\"IMG_5903\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5903-e1262752562606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>blurry Virginia Rail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78\" title=\"IMG_5905\" src=\"https:\/\/urbandelicious.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_5905-e1262751086346.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Red Shouldered Hawk<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>kate at yr own risk and I tagged along with a handful of expert birders for the 2009 Audubon Christmas bird count. Our designated area was Lake Merced. We started early on a cloudy chilly day, counted and identified birds all day long, learned a lot, walked a lot, and had a heap of fun. 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