ESTERO MORUA, MEXICO TRAVEL LOG AND BIRD LOG
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Estero Morua on Friday, December 30, 2005

Estero Morua 12/30/2005 I drove down on Friday starting at 7:00 or so, so I got there pretty early. I had to drive through Playa Encanto, which is a pig's sty. I had the guy fill one of the tanks and he showed me that even 2002 water tickets were still honored. I didn't know that. Well, Mark next door with the Hummer had a loud party with his two or three guests and that was because it was New Year's Eve. The Whiteheads had a really obnoxious gas-powered toy quad that was quite large and noisy. They piss me off. I met the Morley's or the Crowlys, was it? They knew Dad. They have had their place for 20 years. It was my first trip down without Little Noodles and oh how I missed her! I read The Time Machine and drank black ale. On the first night I had a black ale when i woke up at 1:19 and then since it was so good I had another as I read with my special light on my forehead. I had chili for dinner both nights. I drove back
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There are 33 birds in the list below.

1. American Kestrel,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
2. American Oystercatcher,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
3. Barn Swallow,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
4. Black Skimmer,12/30/2005,Estero Morua,Out on the sand flats in front of Davis's. Oh there were 25 of them at least. Some sat on the sand and others got up and skimmed.
5. Black-bellied Plover,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
6. Brown Pelican,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
7. Burrowing Owl,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
8. Common Goldeneye,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
9. Common Raven,12/30/2005,Estero Morua,On the way out on the sandy roads.
10. Double-Crested Cormorant,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
11. Forster's Tern,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
12. Gambel's Quail,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
13. Great Blue Heron,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
14. Herring Gull,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
15. Long-billed Curlew,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
16. Long-billed Dowitcher,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
17. Marbled Godwit,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
18. Osprey,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
19. Reddish Egret,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
20. Ring-billed Gull,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
21. Rock Wren,12/30/2005,Estero Morua,He was in the back yard there. Twice. Very nice rock wren.
22. Royal Tern,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
23. Say's Phoebe,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
24. Semipalmated Plover,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
25. Snowy Egret,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
26. Snowy Plover,12/30/2005,Estero Morua,Oh many of them together. Running together on the sand. Very white. Black legs and beaks.
27. Song Sparrow,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
28. Turkey Vulture,12/30/2005,Estero Morua,On the way out in 2006 on the sandy roads.
29. Western Meadowlark,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
30. Western Sandpiper,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
31. Whimbrel,12/30/2005,Estero Morua,finally got some good views of these bastards.
32. Willet,12/30/2005,Estero Morua
33. Yellow-footed Gull,12/30/2005,Estero Morua