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January 18, 2021

Vermillions of flycatchers

Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Preyed

Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Trying to be a vermillionaire

Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Photo by Chris MacIntosh

American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Family: Falconidae
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

En Masse

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Snow flurry

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Family: Anatidae (duck, geese, swans)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Great flight

Great Egret (Ardea alba) Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Family: Recurvirostridae
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Family: Recurvirostridae
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Savannah sparrow

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Greater yellowlegs

Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers, willets)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Pintail

Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
Family: Anatidae
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis
Family: Gruidae (cranes) Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis
Family: Gruidae (cranes) Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis
Family: Gruidae (cranes) Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis
Family: Gruidae (cranes) Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Token mammal

California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Trees and wetland

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Tree with kestrel nest

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Bird blind

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

En route

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

February 4, 2022

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 4, 2022
Canon R5

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 4, 2022
Canon R5

Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Family: Leporidae (rabbits, bunnies, hares)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 4, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 4, 2022
Canon R5

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 4, 2022
Canon R5

October 9, 2023

Sign

Signs
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
October 9, 2023
Canon R5

Sandhill cranes

Florida Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Family: Gruidae (cranes)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
October 9, 2023
Canon R5

Sandhill cranes in flight

Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis
Family: Gruidae (cranes) Merced National Wildlife Refuge
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Path to bird blind

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
October 9, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

Chris, Bob, and original Tree

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
October 9, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

Meadowlark

Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Family: Icteridae (New World blackbirds, orioles, meadowlarks)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
October 9, 2023
Canon R5

White-faced ibis flying

White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi)
Family: Threskiornithidae (Ibises and spoonbills)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
October 9, 2023
Canon R5

Flax-leaved horseweed (Erigeron bonariensis )
Family: Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
October 9, 2023
Canon R5

February 29, 2024

Marsh wren

Marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Family: Troglodytidae (wrens)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

Great horned owl

Great horned owl(Bubo virginianus)
Family: Strigidae ("typical" owls)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

Sandhill cranes

Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis
Family: Gruidae (cranes)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

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Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

White-crowned

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

Rabbit

Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Family: Leporidae (rabbits, bunnies, hares)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

Cabbage white on sow thistle

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Sow thistle

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Dead starling

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Red ants

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

The trail leading the blind

()
Family: ()
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Field and sky

Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Merry cherry

Signs
En route to Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Last chance

Signs
En route to Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II

Related pages

Merced National Wildlife Refuge

San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

San Luis Reservoir

Hollister

Last modified: March 4, 2024
Created: January 19, 2021 (from california/pinnacles.html)
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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