If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Friday, October 23, 2015

Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)


3/16/02 Salt Marsh Interpretive Trail, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, 
Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA 
3/16/02 Salt Marsh Interpretive Trail, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA 

6/8/02 Wister Unit of the Imperial County Wildlife Area near the Salton Sea, Imperial County, CA
6/8/02 Wister Unit of the Imperial County Wildlife Area near the Salton Sea, Imperial County, CA

6/8/02 Salton Sea Recreation Area, Imperial County, CA

6/8/02 Salton Sea Recreation Area, Imperial County, CA

2/24/02 San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, CA
2/3/02 Davis Road, Wister Unit, Imperial Wildlife Area, Imperial County, CA 
3/20/10 Main vernal pool, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve,
Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA
May 2004. San Jose Creek, City of Industry, Los Angeles County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Black-Necked Stilt

SPECIES: Himantopus mexicanus

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/26/1997

LOCATION: San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 14"; Black above; white below; long pink legs. Male: Dark areas all black. Female: Dark areas dark brown and faded by end of summer. 

VOICE: A loud kek-kek-kek.
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)