To close out July I've got photos from four birding outings. First, I went looking for a locally-rare Red-eyed Vireo and didn't find it, but got some decent shots of Bushtits before coming upon a pair of male Pileated Woodpeckers. Those birds are always fun to watch.
This is the time of year for rare shorebirds to sporadically appear at the local wetlands. The other three outings shown here are all at the wetlands. On the 22nd I saw some juvenile Black Terns begging for food and being fed by adults. A couple birders pointed out a male Pacific-golden Plover that I had overlooked. He was seen the previous day in the same location so I wasn't really expecting him to still be there. A couple days later I returned and didn't find anything terribly noteworthy, but I did see a Lesser Yellowlegs, which are uncommon here. It came pretty close to me at one point, and I got my best ever photos of this species. I went back to the wetlands yesterday, and once again didn't spot any rare migrants but did get to watch a Wilson's Snipe feeding in the open for a while, and got my best ever photos of one of those.
These photos are © 2025 Phil Thompson, all rights reserved.
My "birds in review" collages can be found here.
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10:08AM Monday July 21, 2025
Bushtit
10:08AM Monday July 21, 2025
Bushtit
10:08AM Monday July 21, 2025
Bushtit
10:08AM Monday July 21, 2025
Bushtit
10:13AM Monday July 21, 2025
Pileated Woodpecker
10:16AM Monday July 21, 2025
Pileated Woodpecker
10:16AM Monday July 21, 2025
Pileated Woodpecker
10:16AM Monday July 21, 2025
Pileated Woodpecker
11:02AM Tuesday July 22, 2025
Black Tern (Juvenile)
11:02AM Tuesday July 22, 2025
Black Tern (Juvenile)
11:02AM Tuesday July 22, 2025
Black Tern (Juvenile)
11:13AM Tuesday July 22, 2025
Pacific Golden-Plover
11:14AM Tuesday July 22, 2025
Pacific Golden-Plover
11:37AM Tuesday July 22, 2025
11:38AM Tuesday July 22, 2025
11:38AM Tuesday July 22, 2025
12:34PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs
12:48PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:48PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:48PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:48PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:48PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:49PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:49PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:49PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:49PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:49PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
12:50PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Lesser Yellowlegs
1:11PM Thursday July 24, 2025
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
6:29AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Great Egret
6:51AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Pied-billed GrebeI managed to get a few photos of this grebe running and flying across the water. When spooked, they usually just sink beneath the surface but sometimes they run across the water and flap their wings a few times. Otherwise they're pretty much never seen flying.
6:51AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Pied-billed Grebe
6:51AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Pied-billed Grebe
6:51AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Pied-billed Grebe
6:59AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's SnipeThis snipe was unusually comfortable in my presence. I've got a few good looks at these birds recently.
6:59AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
6:59AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
6:59AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
6:59AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
6:59AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
6:59AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
6:59AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
7:06AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
7:06AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
7:06AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
7:07AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Wilson's Snipe
7:07AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Virginia Rail (Juvenile)
7:07AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Virginia Rail (Juvenile)My good Virginia Rail viewing year continues! This little one was moving around pretty quickly. I got a photo of it standing near the Wilson's Snipe, which I forgot to include in this gallery.
7:07AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Virginia Rail (Juvenile)
7:07AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Virginia Rail (Juvenile)
7:42AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Ring-billed Gull
7:42AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Ring-billed Gull
7:42AM Wednesday July 30, 2025
Ring-billed Gull