Parasitic Jaeger & 3 Common Terns at Crowley Lk, and w. of Crowley American Redstart & Swainson's Thrush

Observers: Jon L. Dunn and Jim & Debby Parker
Email: j.parker@cebridge.net
Date: 09/24/2007
Time: 04:40 PM -0400

We birded Rovana with Jon and then we all went up to Crowley and had 3 Common Terns and best of all a juv Parasitic Jaeger, which was a lovely dark reddish color. We birded near Crowley at a tree lined pullout (across from Cal trans before the green church on Hwy 395) and Jon found a nice fall American Redstart which I got a few pic of showing the distinct undertail pattern. He also had a Swainson's Thrush down in the willows. Vaux's Swifts have been seen also in both counties along with White-throated swifts.