Abundance: Common Season: Year round Habitat: Riparian; Marsh; Upland; Shore or mudflat Breeding status: Breeds at or near Upper Newport Bay Slide #41.12.17 - Adult (Feb 6). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature. Slide #41.12.10 - Nest w/ eggs (Apr 18). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature. Slide #41.12.21 - Juvenile (Aug 3). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.