SU21 Del Norte Tufted Puffin | 2022 | $40

Meet at the Trinidad West Park & Ride. (Copy and paste into your web browser: https://goo.gl/maps/E8b9HyZ7qCzqhLRn6.)

Del Norte County provides an interesting contrast to Humboldt Birding. This trip begins with a scenic drive north through the redwoods and lagoons to Crescent City. Rendezvous at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park with participants from the Marbled Murrelet trip (reference event #SU19) is possible, to be coordinated with the leaders of the two events. The harbor and rocky shore of Crescent City support an array of birds, including Tufted Puffin on Castle Rock, the West Coast’s third largest seabird colony. This is the only land-based location in California where one can see Tufted Puffin, though a scope is highly advisable. We will visit Alexandre Dairy for shorebirds and Lake Earl for waterfowl. Point St. George could reveal some sea ducks like scoters and Harlequin Duck and it’s an outstanding location for all the West Coast rocky shorebirds. Crescent City harbor should have loons, grebes, Red-breasted Merganser and Surf Scoter, and migrant shorebirds. The gull flock at the mouth of Elk Creek by the swimming pool is always worth a scan. To ensure there are no lost parties, Anchor Way in Crescent City will be the rendezvous point to reconvene after our 1.5 hours of travel from the meeting location in Trinidad. Expect uneven terrain, rocky shorelines, and possibly wet ground.

If you are planning to also go on the Marbled Murrelet trip then the leaders of both trips will coordinate a meeting time and location. Please email us at godwitdaysreg@yahoo.com to let us know.

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