Wrentit, Waddell Creek
We spent this weekend exploring the area near home. It was like being on a camping trip, except we camped in our bed at home. On Friday we trekked out to Henry Coe State Park near Gilroy, and spent the day doing a leisurely hike, with numerous stops for listening to birds and looking at flowers. After several years of extreme drought, we finally got some rain this winter, and the flowers were out in profusion.
We didn't see as many birds as we had hoped, but there was plenty to look at along the trail.
On Saturday we were still inspired to be outdoors, so we headed a short distance up the coast to Waddell Creek and Rancho del Oso. We braved the mosquitoes of the Marsh Trail long enough for Joy to get the photo of the Wrentit at the top of this post, then retreated to a drier area to watch juncos and chipmunks.
Sunday we went out for one more, spending a few hours walking around the UCSC Arboretum and farm. We found some nice birds near the farm buildings.
Overall, a pretty good weekend, considering we stayed home!
