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This evening Jan Hintermeister and I took a non-birder friend to the 
Duck Pond at Palo Alto Baylands.  It was a brief visit, but well worth 
it.  On the back side of the palm trees we saw 2 SNOWY EGRET nests, one 
containing 3 fluffy young ones, the other containing 2.  There were 3 
juvenile BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS in a nest in a nearby tree, and 
others flying overhead.   On the pond side, there were a couple of 
GREAT EGRETS and loads of SNOWY EGRETS in the palms.  I was surprised 
that there was so much activity in mid-July.

In the shallow water across the trail behind the palms there was a 
WILLET in breeding plumage.  I'd only seen the drab non-breeding 
Willets before, so that was exciting.   It was foraging with a MARBLED 
GODWIT, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW, a couple of DOWITCHERS and BLACK-NECKED 
STILTS, and a bunch of AMERICAN AVOCETS.  What a beautiful evening!

Karen DeMello
Mountain View

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