The Wilson's Phalarope is a true transequatorial migrant, wintering way down in southern South American and breeding up here in the Pacific Flyway. It can be found on our shorelines, as well as our salty interior lakes (for instance, Mono Lake). Check out the eBird map below the fold to see sightings in May (photo by Chuq von Rospach):
By Garrison Frost
May 14, 2013
HOTSPOT: Flyover of California's Birds and Biodiversity
California is a global biodiversity hotspots, with one of the greatest concentrations of living species on Earth.