Christmas Bird Maps

Sector 33

Key locations and species

The following is a listing of key locations within this sector that may be the most  productive based on past experience.  Also noted are species that are hard to find within the count circle and are possible within the habitat of this sector. Please don't 1imit censussing to just the areas mentioned, but consider them the most important. Cover as much of the sector as your time and energy allows.  Remember, if your party splits or moves to another section, please begin a new field card. Any constructive comments about this sector would be appreciated (i.e. too big or small, access problem, other key locations). Please note actual areas covered. Also note contacts for entrance onto private property.

SECTOR 33 - Hazard Canyon

Census coastal scrub on bluff. Check Hazard Canyon for mixed flocks and be alert for Winter Wren along trail to beach. In eucalyptus watch and listen for sapsuckers. On beach look for rocky shorebirds including Spotted Sandpiper,Wandering Tattler, Surfbird, Ruddy Turnstone, and possibly Rock Sandpiper. Scope offshore for pelagics such as shearwaters, alcids, and terns.

Sandy Beach -   Check near shore for mixed scoter flocks. Be alert for Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed duck, and Black and White-winged scoters.