BIRDING WITH THE TRUST January 24, 2024

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Twenty birders met at 7:30 a.m. on the Malecon for the fourth VCHT Bird Walk. There we found four species: 1 scaly-naped Pigeon, 1 Zenaida Dove, 1Pearly-eyed Thrasher, and a hummingbird that we couldn’t ID. From there we headed directly to the Salitral (Sun Bay Lagoon). Luck was with us; the only downpour occurred while we were in the cars.Again, we witnessed the importance of the lagoon. Flocks of Stilt Sandpipers probed the bottom for insects and small mollusks. Using our method of counting by