Sands Beach - Early Spring 2004 Early Spring at Coal Oil Point Preserve, Sands Beach. Snowy Plovers have at least 9 nests as of April 4th. One Killdeer nest sighted.

IMG_0773 Designated Nesting Area for plovers IMG_0831 Canada Geese IMG_0834 IMG_0846 Turkey Vulture IMG_0852 IMG_0879 Snowy Egrets IMG_0886 IMG_0897 IMG_0900 IMG_0926 Cris checking up on the nests IMG_0922 Snowy plover in the distance sitting on eggs among the rocks IMG_1128 Whimbrel and Marbled Godwits IMG_1596 Spring Sunset moving toward the mountains IMG_1619 UV calling it a day IMG_1637 Snowy Plover with it's breeding Plumage IMG_1642 Dunlin IMG_1651 IMG_1653 Semipalmated Plovers and Snowy Plovers IMG_1654 IMG_1655 IMG_1656 Gold on head during breeding season IMG_1659 Dunlin IMG_1671 Whimbrel IMG_1673 IMG_1675 IMG_1678 IMG_1683 American Pipit IMG_1686 American Pipit Anthus rubescens IMG_1688 IMG_1700 Surfbird Aphriza virgata (Adult breeding Mar-Aug) IMG_1757 IMG_1760