[SBB] Lower Stevens Creek, Alviso

[Jim Thomas <[[email protected]]>]

Early this afternoon I birded along Stevens Creek from Crittenden Lane 
out to the mouth. About ten LEAST TERNS were busily feeding at 
Crittenden Marsh. Also (mostly around Crittenden Marsh) were about 30 
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, one LESSER YELLOWLEGS, at least 200 WHITE PELICANS, 
about 500 SNOWY EGRETS, about 150 GREAT EGRETS, about 50 SEMIPALMATED 
PLOVERS, and at least 20 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS. A male CANVASBACK 
was with about 300 Mallards in Stevens Creek. Near the mouth of the 
creek, on B1 was a female GREATER SCAUP and about 20 RUDDY DUCKS. A male 
HOODED ORIOLE briefly perched low on a tower toward the south end of the 
walk.

Earlier, in the morning, I birded around Alviso with two beginning 
birders. We had three LESSER YELLOWLEGS (and several Greater) at New 
Chicago  Marsh and a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE on the fence near the railroad 
tracks. There were still WILSON PHALAROPES, though not nearly as many as 
two weeks ago and now outnumbered by RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. We got good 
looks at a Pied-bill Grebe on eggs right in front of the first island on 
A16 and at a BLACK SKIMMER sprawling and foraging around the same 
island. Nothing else to add to Al Eisner's report today.

-Jim Thomas



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