Date: 4/20/24 6:59 pm From: Mark Holmgren via groups.io <maholmgren33...> Subject: [sbcobirding] Goleta Slough -- Area K, and nearby areas, report
Though the duck numbers are dwindling, 9 species were at GS this morning including a pair of *Blue-winged Teal* at the far NW corner of Area L&M. I saw some sort of head pumping by the male, but it doesn't conform to those postures described in the Birds of the World account. Then they dipped into the vegetation at the far NW corner of L&M. Ruddy Ducks were displaying. A Pied-billed Grebe pair are trading duties at a nest with 1 egg. A *Red-throated Loon* stopped in to get oil off its breast and sides. 85 egrets clustered together, but no W. Cattle Egret was among them nor was one west of L&M. Checklist with photos and a map of the Goleta Slough areas is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169552004
