[SBB] Charleston Rd Marsh

This morning I had an AMERICAN BITTERN, a HOODED MERGANSER and a GREEN HERON in the last 100 Yds of the Charleston Rd Marsh nearest Shoreline Ave. I was alerted to the AMBI as it crashed thru the dry reeds in an attempt to avoid my approach, I then stood near where the sound came from and in less than a minute the Bittern flew out of the reeds and was lost to view in the evergreens along Shoreline Rd. During a walk around the marsh I had at least nine WILSON'S SNIPE flushed from the edges (three flew in a group) and twice as many HERMIT THRUSH were well seen. No sign of the Northern Waterthrush :-( I also came up empty handed, in this respect, on a quick trip down Stevens Creek from La Avenida. Earlier a SANDERLING was with the "peeps" on the southern edge of the Alviso impoundment (between the RR tracks and the eastern edge of Salt Pond A12). A SAY'S PHOEBE was near the Alviso Marina Parking lot.

I should also note that yesterday morning right after I melted the ice in our bird baths a female plumaged PURPLE FINCH joined the birds drinking at the bath. This morning I had a gorgeous male and two female plumaged PUFI getting a much need drink. Lots of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES hanging around.