[SBB] Charleston Marsh: no Northern Waterthrush but still nice

[Eric Goodill <[[email protected]]>]

Hi,

I conducted a circumperambulation around Charleston Marsh today  
starting around 2 PM. I was hoping to find the oft-reported Northern  
Watherthrush, but no luck. However, I still had an enjoyable walk.

While nothing too unusual, I was delighted to see the GREEN HERON I  
often find there as well a one male and four female HOODED  
MERGANSERS. Both were near the Shoreline Road end of the marsh.

The AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES looked rather splotchy as they were caught  
in the middle of changing their drab winter coats for the bright  
yellow ones.

Three AMERICAN ROBINS got embroiled in some kind of fight as best I  
could tell with much extremely loud exclamation which seemingly drew  
every robin from the surrounding area for a ring-side seat. I hadn't  
seen anything quite like that before.

Good birding, Eric

Here's the complete list:

--ANSERIFORMES
Mallard
Hooded Merganser
--CICONIIFORMES
Great Egret
Green Heron
--COLUMBIFORMES
Mourning Dove
--APODIFORMES
Anna's Hummingbird
--CORACIIFORMES
Belted Kingfisher
--PICIFORMES
Northern Flicker
--PASSERIFORMES
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
California Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch

25 species


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