Posted by Brian Rapoza on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00
I birded Aerojet Road this morning and had no problem finding Alder Flycatchers in The Annex (the area between the 2nd and 3rd gates). Their vocalizations were very conspicuous. It's about a 0.75 mile walk from the 1st to the 2nd gate (the Lucky Hammock area) and another 0.8 mile walk to the 3rd gate. I heard an Alder's "fee-beer" vocalization as soon as I passed the 2nd gate. I heard Alders giving "pip" calls all the way to the 3rd gate. I walked just a short distance past the 3rd gate. I only saw one Alder on the walk down, but saw four on the way back. I encountered only moderate numbers of mosquitoes and deer flies along the way. My eBird checklist for the Annex is at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59326958