[SBB] Charles Slough, Adobe Creek, CC Forebay

[Gordon Barrett <[[email protected]]>]

On the last day of January, Ken Cassel and I birded the Coast Casey 
Forebay, Charleston Slough, and Adobe Creek(We did not look at salt 
pond A1 or Shoreline Lake).  We saw 39 birds, most of them expected 
for this time of year, but fun nonetheless.

A Common Yellowthroat jumped around in a bush next to the path in 
plain view and then joined us as we moved farther along by flying to 
the next bush.  A pair of Bufflehead were actually diving in the 
Forebay the water was so deep.  A juvenile Northern Harrier landed on 
a post at the observation platform too close to focus on with a 
scope. And, a male Ring-Necked Pheasant in full colors walked around 
in full sun for 5-10 minutes as we studied his plumage.

I'm not sure I understand why the Forebay was so full of water while 
the creek and the slough were at low tide.

Here is our list:
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Black Crowned Night Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Shovelor
Cinnamon Teal
Green-Winged Teal
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
White-tailed Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-Necked Pheasant
American Coot
Common Moorhen
Killdeer
American Avocet
Black-Necked Stilt
Willet
Long-Billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Western Sandpiper
Dowitcher (sp.)
Ring-Billed Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Common Raven
American Crow
Marsh Wren
Common Yellowthroat
California Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow

Gordon
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Gordon Barrett
[[email protected]]

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