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American Advocet

American Advocet at Alviso Slough in San Jose

 

The American Advocet is a shorebird with a long, a curved bill, a long neck, and round head. Breeding Advocet’s have a rusty head and neck that turns grayish white after breeding. It walks through shallow water looking for aquatic animals. Their habitat are fresh and saltwater wetlands, salt ponds, and evaporation ponds. During winter it uses inter-tidal mudflats, tidal lagoons, rice fields, and flooded pastures.

 

 

 

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Snowy Egret

 

 

 

 

 

Snowy Egrets are medium-sized herons with long, thin legs, and long slender bills. The adults have black bills, black legs, and yellow feet. Juveniles have duller, greenish legs. Egrets are generally 22.1-26 in or (56-66 cm) in length, weight about 13.1 or (370 g), and wingspan 39.4 (100 cm). The feed by wading in shallow water to spear fish and other small aquatic animals. They are common along the coast, mudflats, beaches, and inland wetlands.

 

 

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The Spider & Prey

 

 

 

Araneus diadematus or European Garden Spider

 

 

The spider

 

 

The web

 

 

The prey

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Milk Snail (Otala Lactea)

The Milk Snail (Otala Lactea) is a land snail in the species of gastropod whose habitat is Europe, North Africa, and North America. They eat greens, like broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, yucca plant, anise, and lily. The snails are identified by light brown with dark brown lines that spiral along the shells whorls. And they were a staple of diets to prehistoric humans and in modern times it is considered a favorite from Spain to Italy. In California and Mediterranean climates they can overrun and displace native snails and are seen as a serious pest.

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Two White Pelicans

 

 

 

 

White Pelicans on the Alviso Slough Trail at the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso (San Jose)

 

Largest North American birds

 

 

Live in lakes, marshes, and salt ponds mostly

 

 

Similar to Brown Pelicans

 

 

Don’t dive from the air for fish

 

 

 

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California Least Tern

 

 

 

California Least Tern at the Alviso Slough Trail at the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso (San Jose)

 

 

 

The California Least Tern is one of a few Tern species. They are still considered an endangered bird species. The bird is relatively small measuring ten inches with a wing length of four inches and weighing only 45-55 grams. Their diet consists of diving towards the water picking off fish just below the surface. California Least Terns are identified by a short, forked tail, and a long, slightly decurved, tapered bill. Their territory is only in the United States along the immediate coast of California from San Francisco Bay south to the Mexican border. But due to coastal development and intense human recreational use of beaches the numbers greatly diminished with numbers around 6,000 pairs today.

 

 

 

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Cat Mural

Painted by Roan Victor, a painter, muralist, educator, & cat lover

This photograph was taken in front of the Dancing Cat, an open and cage-free environment of formally homeless adult cats that hopefully find a new home with families. The Dancing Cat is a non-profit organization cat adaption lounge based in downtown San Jose. It’s purpose is to find homes for at-risk adult cats from the San José Animal Care Center in a cage-less environment where they can socialize with people and other cats and eventually find a new home. When visiting you only need to pay $10 for one hour to socialize with the cats. The Dancing Cat is mostly run by volunteers and generous donations in the community.

https://www.thedancingcat.org/

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Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture photograph taken on the Alviso Slough Trail at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso (San Jose) August 2021.

Turkey Vultures are fairly large birds with long, broad wings. Their colors are dark brown with a featherless red head and pale bill. They are graceful but unsteady soarers and fly low to the ground and have a great sense of smell. Turkey Vultures are scavengers and can be seen at roadsides, farm fields, countryside, and landfills. They help clean the environment by eating flesh off dead animals before they decay. Researchers have noted that turkey vultures can travel 200 miles a day. Their life span is up to 24 years old and they live in Southern, Canada, North America, and South America.

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Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow on the Mallard Slough Trail at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso (San Jose)

The Song Sparrow is a very common sparrow in North America and are seen in people’s backyards. Their colors are often russet-and-gray with bold streaks down its white chest but in California they have a more darker tone. The Song Sparrow’s length is from 5.8 to 7.5 inches. You can see the bird living in fields or near water. They eat mostly insects or seeds and forage on the ground. One of the oldest known Song Sparrow was 11 years old.