Low tide was early on this Tuesday morning. The mudflats at J Street were alive with waterfowl and shorebirds. I don’t get as many opportunities as I’d like to spend time with Blue-Winged Teals, but this morning I was able to enjoy their company.
Red Knots are some of the most well-travelled birds in the world. They travel all over the globe, through hemispheres east, west, north and south. Most of these birds use both American and European Atlantic coasts as their flyways, but some use the North American Pacific coast for their journeys. It was some of these few birds I met this day.
Birds I met on this excursion were Short-Billed Dowitcher, Blue-Winged Teal, Marbled Godwit, Red-Breasted Merganser, Eared Grebe, Red Knot, Cinnamon Teal, American Avocet.

Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 14:21 |
Location:
J-Street |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X1027-ShortBilledDowitcher |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
Description: Pair sharing space with a Red-Breasted Merganser at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:34 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X0886-EaredGrebe |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) |
Description: Foraging at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:32 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0855-MarbledGodwit |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
Description: Female at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:22 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X0826-BlueWingedTeal |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
Description: Morning gathering at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:19 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X0821-ShortBilledDowitcher |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Red-Breasted Merganser(Mergus serrator) |
Description: Fishing for breakfast at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:34 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0875-RedBreastedMerganser |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Red-Breasted Merganser(Mergus serrator) |
Description: Foraging at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:42 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X0934-RedBreastedMerganser |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) |
Description: Morning gathering at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 14:30 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X1035-MarbledGodwit |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Red Knot(Calidris canutus) |
Description: Foraging for the long road ahead on spring migration at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 14:45 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X1093-RedKnot |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Red Knot(Calidris canutus) |
Description: Foraging for the long road ahead on spring migration at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 14:47 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X1127-RedKnot |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:04 |
Location:
J-Street |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X1181-BlueWingedTeal |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
Description: Female at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:05 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1195-BlueWingedTeal-Female |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:05 |
Location:
J-Street |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X1201-BlueWingedTeal |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
Description: Male at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:05 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X1204-BlueWingedTeal |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Cinnamon Teal(Spatula cyanoptera) |
Description: Pair at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:06 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X1218-CinnamonTeal |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
Description: Foraging at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:24 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X1284-AmericanAvocet |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
Description: Foraging at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:28 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X1303-ShortBilledDowitcher |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
Description: Wing stretching at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:30 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X1314-ShortBilledDowitcher |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
Description: Foraging at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:31 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X1331-ShortBilledDowitcher |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) |
Description: Foraging at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:44 |
Location:
Bayfront Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1346-MarbledGodwit |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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