[SBB] EEC 8/28

[Chuq Von Rospach <[[email protected]]>]

I spent some time on Tuesday at EEC photographing the Phalaropes and  
seeing what else was out there. As others noted, it was pretty quiet  
-- only "unusual" birds were a single lone ruddy (male, bright blue  
bill) in the channel next to the boardwalk, and a duck I can't  
identify that was working on the remnants of the algae in the SE  
corner of the salt pond -- plumage was dark grey with black wing  
uppers, grey bill and black eye -- if someone else who was there can  
help, I'd appreciate it, or I can post a photo (I'm sure I'll feel  
silly after, but I'm curious).  I also saw a good number of great  
blue herons -- at least six individuals, including three in flight at  
once, which I haven't noticed there previously. Lots of white  
pelicans and gulls, and a goodly number of red-necked phalaropes in  
the channel near the boardwalk. I had one peep that was being  
harrassed by the others and I hoped it was a semi-palmated, but no,  
it was a western among least.

I also spent some time up in the butterfly garden looking for the  
warblers. I found three -- one which I got a good enough view to say  
it was probably a first year yellow warbler (given others had found  
them first), but not a good enough view to be comfortable saying  
definitely a yellow, and two common yellowthroats. All were in the  
oaks, and were sharing them with a flock of bush tits and two song  
sparrows who kept hogging the limelight...

I'll have to give the yellow another try, hopefully this time without  
a dozen other birds flitting around in the tree at the same time...



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