The driver, Karo, who took me to Son Tra mountain told me about his Uncle Bay, who guides folks looking for the Vietnamese wild animals. He showed me pictured of birds that his uncle had taken and told me about Bach Ma Mountain. I asked if Uncle Bay was available and after much back and forth we settled on the 18th to head out to Bach Ma. The driver picked me up at 5:20 and we headed out in the dark. We took the tunnel so that we did not have to climb the multiple switchbacks to the mountain pass that we had already seen. Once we got out of the tunnel we headed to the Đầm Cầu Hai lagoon where we say the system used to farm oysters. I saw a few birds on the way but only one new one. We continued along the lagoon until Bach Ma loomed in the distance.
It is just starting to get light and we are at the outskirts of Da Nang
Dam Chu Hai lagoon is massive
Lots of birdlife
Out on the lagoon
It is vast
Poles to hang bike tires on that the oysters attach to
They pull op the tires and remove the oysters
The shells are removes and the tires return to the lagoon
Common Kingfisher
Some spotty clouds reflected in the water
A very old boat
Not so many oystermen
But lots of oysters
Little Egret
Amur Stonechat lifebird #1
Greater Coucal
Long Tailed Shrike
Racket Tailed Treepie
Lonely little boat
Chinese Blackbird
We traveled 7 miles along this large lagoon
Not an exotic bird, just a rooster
A big bird house on the family home
A special oil harvested from a local tree, the Cajeput or Melaleuca tree
Out next destination looms above the clouds
It looks clear enough
Lots of farms along the road
Turning off the main road
The Common Myna greets us
It has been 2 years and 257 days since we began our Migration
