As we emerged from the roughest part of Rodriguez Canyon Road into a flat, sandy-bottomed valley, we saw something most unexpected: a
goose waddling down this desert road! It's a
Black Brant, a sub-species of the Brent Goose; commonly seen along our ocean shores but certainly not a desert denizen. According to our San Diego Bird Atlas, the migration route for these geeze parallels S2, and it's not uncommon to see Brants resting along the way, as late as early May. So our sighting fits the pattern, even though it was a big surprise to us – a goose in the middle of the desert!
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