Salton Sea 1/18/17

Salton Sea 1/18/17. Photos of Sandhill Cranes (from flock of about 75); Snow and Ross's Geese (flock of at lest 10,000; Burrowing Owl (not many seen, usually in manmade burrows); Marbled Godwit (inland group of about 10); Black-necked Stilt (inland group; hundreds on shore); Prairie Falcon (in usual spot); Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (has only one eye left, but feeds well); Avocet (hundreds by shore);

Sandhill Cranes, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Sandhill Cranes, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Sandhill Cranes, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Snow and Ross's Geese, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Sandhill Crane, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Sandhill Crane, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

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Marbled Godwit, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Burrowing Owl, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Marbled Godwit, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Black-necked Stilt, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Black-necked Stilt, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Black-necked Stilt, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Black-necked Stilt, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Prairie Falcon, 1/18/17; Salton Sea

Prairie Falcon, 1/18/17; Salton Sea

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Avocet, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Avocet, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Red-winged Blackbirds and Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Red-winged Blackbirds and Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Salton Sea, 1/18/17

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Salton Sea, 1/18/17