We live in Humboldt County, one of the more beautiful areas I have ever lived, and subsequently we love to go out and hike and explore and watch birds and all that crap. Today, we explored the fairly recently addition to the Hammond Trail, which we live very close to. Achille likes to look for rough skinned newts in the puddles along the trail, I like to watch for birds.
Up until last year the Hammond Trail ended just north of the Mad River mouth, now it extends well past the airport and ends at Little River Beach. I believe the path is on the site of a logging train for the Hammond Lumber Mill, but I could very well be mistaken.
One of the new features to our little trail is a half mile interpretive loop that displays the restoration of salmon habitat in Widow White Creek, very cool. And no, we didn't see any whales.
But I did see:
Red-tailed Haw
Red Legged Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Common Merganser
Song Sparrow
Dark-Eyed Junco
Common Raven
White Crowned Sparrow
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
Winter Wren -----new to my lifer list
