Friday, the last day of our
vacation, we decided to swing by Santa Cruz - a city by the ocean and famous
for beach bums and surfers. We first visited Pogonip Open Space Preserve - a
forest sanctuary on the hilly side of the city. It was here that we were able
to finally get a shot of the Chestnut-backed Chickadee.
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And we were even rewarded with our
third lifer of the trip - a Hairy Woodpecker!
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From Pogonip, we cruised the road
hugging the ocean stopping occasionally to take in some interesting sights:
Our fourth lifer was also
encountered here. The unusual Pigeon Guillemot:
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From there it was a long, almost
boring 5 hour drive home along Highway 5, punctuated every now and
then by some suicidal bug smashing against our windshield.
