The Surfbird (SURF) is about 10” long with a wingspan of 26” and weight of 7 oz. (190 g). The genus name Aphriza (ah-FREE-zah) is from the Greek, aphros, froth, sea foam, meaning “to live in sea foam”.
Merlin
Lazuli Bunting
Willow Flycatcher
Pied-billed Grebe
Olive-sided Flycatcher
American Wigeon
Hutton's Vireo
Say's Phoebe
Wilson's Snipe
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Hammond's Flycatcher
Greater and Lesser Scaup
Warbling Vireo
The Warbling Vireo (WAVI) is about 5.5” long. Its genus Vireo is from Latin meaning ‘a kind of bird.’ The species name is also Latin for ‘pale yellow’. It is the grayest and palest of our vireos with no wing bars, with the only head marking being an indistinct stripe over the eyes. It has a whitish breast which sometimes has a yellowish wash.
Red-Winged Blackbird
Red Knot
n spring the Red Knot stands out on tidal flats in its bright chestnut plumage on its face, chest and belly. It has black legs and a black bill that is about as long as the head is wide (Paulson). By late July it will have molted to gray with a white belly and it easily blends in with other shorebirds and the colors of sand and vegetation along shorelines.