The water supply at Lake Cachuma is said to be at 41.7% of normal. This has allowed a lot of muddy shore habitat these last many months. Today I checked some of those habitats on the south shore: Jackrabbit Flat, Storke Flat, and DeVaul Bay. Jackrabbit Flat has a muddy bar offshore and there were the shorebirds. There may be no previous records in July for Marbled Godwit (1) and Western Sandpipers (10) at Cachuma. Least Sandpiper may have been detected in July. https://ebird.org/checklist/S115002600 An adult Bald Eagle was also at Jackrabbit. A Blue Grosbeak was still singing. Mark Holmgren San Marcos Pass |
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