Adventures for Wilderness, Frank Lake Birdwatching – May 19 and 23
May 23, 2024
Persistent wintry weather meant this trip had to be rescheduled from earlier in May, but on the two days that Chris Saunders took folks out there were many birds to be seen at Frank Lake, an internationally recognized Important Bird Area. The following is a list of birds sighted on May 23 and fabulous photos by one of the attendees, Frank Letniowski.
Canada Goose |
Blue-winged Teal |
Cinnamon Teal |
Northern Shoveler |
Gadwall |
American Wigeon |
Mallard |
Canvasback |
Redhead |
Lesser Scaup |
Bufflehead |
Common Merganser |
Ruddy Duck |
Eared Grebe |
Western Grebe |
Sora |
American Coot |
Black-necked Stilt |
American Avocet |
Killdeer |
Marbled Godwit |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
Wilson’s Phalarope |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
Greater Yellowlegs |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
Franklin’s Gull |
California Gull |