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

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)


11/3/02 Crystal Cove State Park (between Newport Coast and Laguna Beach), Orange County, CA

11/3/02 Crystal Cove State Park.

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Ruddy Turnstone

SPECIES: Arenaria interpres

LIFE LIST DATE: 11/3/2002

LOCATION: Many feeding in seaweed along shore at Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 8"; Black bib and orange legs in all adult plumages. Summer: White head; bright chestnut on back and wings. Female tends to  have more brown wash on head and nape and more streaking on crown. Winter: Back, wings and head brown; 2 white patches enclosed by bib.

VOICE: A common call is a grating tuk-e-tuk. Also gives a low staccato sound or a low tuk note. 
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