2014-11-30 Cattle Call Park

Cattle Call Park in Brawley California, is rodeo arena at the western edge of town. Unusual birds will occasionally make an appearance here. My only meeting with a Gray Flycatcher was at this location. What makes this place ‘birdy’ is its proximity to the New River, a ditch of muddy water draining out of Mexicali Mexico, and ultimately depositing into the Salton Sea’s southernmost point. While I might not care for the water in the ‘river’ for worry about heavy metals, pesticides, and herbicides, the bird-life doesn’t seem affected.

My most common bird encounters at this location are with mockingbirds and towhees. The only birds I captured here this day were Northern Mockingbird and Abert’s Towhee.