Ducks and shore birds So. Cal

[bpresby]

All taken this morning at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands.  Looking to confirm these and hope that is a blue wing teal for species 179!

1 Blue Wing Teal (in foreground)

2. Green Wing Teal

3. Brandt Goose 

4. Unknown, Green wing teal?

5.  Uncooperative pair, Ruddy? 

6.  Sanderlings? 

7. Willet

8. Killdeer

9.  and to kick off the day, a Yellow-rumped warbler, male pretty sure on this one now.  Front yard, not the wetlands. 

 

 

 

[Jefferson Shank]

1. Blue-winged Teal (in foreground)
2. a. Blue-winged Teal (left) - Green-winged Teal pair (right) b. Blue-winged Teal (center) - Green-winged Teal (right)
3. Brant
4. Green-winged Teal pair
5. Ruddy Ducks
6. pass
7. Willet
8. Killdeer
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)

[AlexHenry]

Agree with @Jefferson Shank but there is also a American Wigeon in the 1st photo, and the 6 is Western Sandpipers and Dunlins

Edited March 9, 2020 by AlexHenry

[Jefferson Shank]

       UPDATE:

1. American Wigeon (left) - 3 Blue-winged Teals (right)
2. a. Blue-winged Teal (left) - Green-winged Teal pair (right) b. Blue-winged Teal (center) - Green-winged Teal (right)
3. Brant
4. Green-winged Teal pair
5. Ruddy Ducks
6. Western Sandpipers and Dunlins
7. Willet
8. Killdeer
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)

[Kevin]

10 hours ago, Jefferson Shank said:

1. Blue-winged Teal (in foreground)
2. a. Blue-winged Teal (left) - Green-winged Teal pair (right) b. Blue-winged Teal (center) - Green-winged Teal (right)
3. Brant
4. Green-winged Teal pair
5. Ruddy Ducks
6. pass
7. Willet
8. Killdeer
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)

Agreed.

[Tony Leukering]

22 hours ago, bpresby said:

Brandt Goose 

There is Brandt's Cormorant and Brant. I don't think that there would be hybrids involving both species.