NONBREEDING SURFBIRD, BALLONA CREEK & BEACH AREA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this sandpiper as a nonbreeding Surfbird as follows:

• Mostly plain gray with a white belly having black streaking
• Dull yellowish legs and feet
• Whitish eye ring
• Short, dark bill with yellow base to lower mandible
• We cant see the base of the tail, but what we can see is blackish with a white tip.

   The Surfbird is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,106.