Calero San Vicente loop - 4/11/2021

What a lovely day, perfect temperature, gorgeous clouds and excellent company. We did the loop from the San Vicente entrance to Calero, along the reservoir and back down the serpentine. Newly-awoken Oaks were glowing and many birds were seen and heard, including a variety in the reservoir. A satisfying number and variety of flowers too, although still on the early side, I'd like to do the loop again in a couple of weeks.

I walked in the serpentine areas of Lisa Killough trail 2 weeks previous, and was surprised to see that not much had progressed in those two weeks, either in species blooming or number of bloomers, except a few more poppies and the appearance of a few woollythreads. While it has been a very dry and crazy year for (lack of) weather, so many other places I've been have been blooming relatively well and progressing over time, including next door at Rancho Cañada del Oro. There was, however, a lovely large patch of poppies on the smaller loop trail.

And as usual, way too many bikes. We were lucky to have a whole minute of quiet to listen to and record bird sounds. That's the one big downside of walking there.

Posted on 15 de abril de 2021, 04:38 AM by newtpatrol