Ramer Lake lies adjacent to the Alamo River and Highway 111 near the Salton Sea. Within the lake are many islands covered in Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) trees that serve as nesting for huge numbers of Cattle Egrets, Double-Crested Cormorants, Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets. Competition for nesting spots is intense and heavy demands by these birds has worn down the trees over the years. I’ve included an image of one of these islands taken in 2009 for comparison, showing how much these islands have ‘shrunk’. Some of the birds seem to be setting up roosts in the larger trees around the shoreline, probably due to the diminishing real estate on the islands.
Images Below

Rookeries(n/a) |
Description: Ramer Lake near Sinclair Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:28 9:27 |
Location:
Ramer Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 46 mm, f/9.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X8223-RamerLake-Scenery |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Rookeries(n/a) |
Description: Ramer Lake near Sinclair Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:28 9:38 |
Location:
Ramer Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8228-Rookery-Nesting |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Cattle Egret(Bubulcus ibis) |
Description: Active Rookery with Cattle, Great and Snowy Egrets (and more) and Double Crested Cormorants. Ramer Lake. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:05 10:45 |
Location:
Ramer Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD2002.CattleEgret.Rookery |
© 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |

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