California Gulch Birding

I was home just 4 full days after Gambell and was lucky to coincide with my friend Marc Passmann, who had been traveling with friends and family in the state for the previous week.

I suggested we look for birds in California Gulch, camping one night to see the Buff-collared Nightjars. We had resounding success, even watching one sing at close range in my flashlight's beam.

We also saw Western Screech-Owl and a pair of this tiny yet ferocious looking Elf Owl.