[SBB] Snipe-hunters Birdathon

[Bob Power <[[email protected]]>]

Hi all:

The Snipe Hunters, led by Laurie West-Roberts, tallied
126 species today in a 7 to 7 SCVAS birdathon effort.

Highlights:

Oka Ponds 
Merlin
Osprey w/Breakfast
Wilson's Snipe (2)
Green Heron (2)
Ring-necked Duck (2)

Belgatos Park
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
California Thrasher
Orange-crowned Warbler

Steven's Creek Reservoir
Common Merganser
Western Grebe
Belted Kingfisher

Lower Steven's Creek Park
Mary Wisnewski / Bill Walker
Western Wood-peewee
Unblievable locating of a Hermit Thrush buried behind
shade and leaves, by Laurie and Rick 
Warbling Vireo
Black-headed Grosbeak
Band-tailed Pigeon

McClellan Ranch
Hooded Oriole
Barn Owl
Lunch was outstanding

Charleston Slough
Semi-palmated Plover
Common Moorhen

Things got a wee bit dicey  here, as the parks staff
were cautioning everyone to go inside/home, anywhere
but birding, due to the Redwood City Sims
Metals/scrapyard fire.  Palo Alto Baylands was skipped
as a result.

Shoreline lake
Horned Grebe
Clark's Grebe

Arzino Ranch
Burrowing owl

Alviso Marina
Bonaparte's Gull

Alviso EEC
Cliff Swallow

Calaveras Res.
Bald Eagle
Prairie Falcon -- another unbelievable "behind the
branches" sighting, this time from Sarah Tasker
Rock Wren

Ed Levin
Mary Wisnewski / Bill Walker with the latest Dean
Manley report, leading to:
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Western Kingbird

Melanie O'Brien had an obvious Wood Duck, mixed in
with Mallards at Oka Ponds that the rest of us missed.
Not counted in the day's totals.

Meghan O'Brien spotted more birds faster, better,
sooner, than any of the rest of us with the eagle-eyes
of the young.

Good birding,
don't try this at home,
your results may differ,
Bob Power
Oakland, CA





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