Montana de Oro State Park
Bluff Trail
January 2026 - our BIG YEAR begins
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Spooner's Cove below the Visitor Center Park above the cove for the Bluff Trail First Overlook toward Spooner's Cove Quickly arrive at the shoreline coves A couple of short foot bridges and Sally has seen deer here Google Image from MDO Beautiful rugged coastal scenery Inland trail return past our poppies! But let's get back to the BIRDS!

The Big Year (2011) starred Steve Martin, Jack Black & Owen Wilson (see trailer below)

Nuttall's Woodpecker their drumming is their 'song'	We begin our Big Year!	Song Sparrow E-Bird app identified its song & trill

Flying low below the bluffs California Brown Pelican	White-crowned Sparrow with striped heads & yellow beaks House Finch with their red blush	Black Oystercatchers MDO Mother brooding a baby??? baby hatching near Pt Lobos

Western Gull	Turkey Vulture	Last bird of the day? Scrubjay skipping across our parked cars!