Hayward Regional Shoreline
Sat, 29 Nov 2003
00:08:51 PST
From: Bob Richmond
On November 27 the following was seen at Hayward Regional Shoreline:
Good Birding
Bob
Tufted Duck in Berkeley
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:15:09
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From: Dennis & Patricia Braddy
EastBayBirders,
The male Tufted Duck continued this morning in the bay just north of Ashby Ave in Berkeley. Convenient parking is available.
Dennis and Patricia Braddy
San Ramon
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Wood Ducks on Las Trampas Creek, Lafayette
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:52:06 -0800
From: Don Lewis
Saturday morning there was a pair of Wood Ducks along with the usual Mallards on Las Trampas Creek in Lafayette beside the end portion of the Lafayette-Moraga bike trail, between the parking lots at Pleasant Hill Rd / Olympic Blvd and Olympic Blvd / Reliez Station Rd.
This is a fairly regular spot for Wood Ducks, maybe permanent, but I had not seen them there in a while.
Don Lewis
Lafayette, CA
Arrowhead Marsh, Oakland
Sat, 29 Nov 2003
18:29:52 -0800
From: Courtenay Peddle
Hello folks,
Highlights of a visit to Arrowhead Marsh, Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline in Oakland Saturday morning included a Merlin, a White-winged Scoter (rare there) and six Clapper Rails.
Good birding!
Courtenay Peddle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Tilden Nature Area
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 19:37:04 -0800
From: John Poole
Birders:
After three trips, I finally located the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (recently reported on the Northern California BirdBox) in the eucalyptus trees behind the visitors' center at Tilden Nature Area in Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley Hills. It's a great idea to bring a scope as the bird tends to forage in the canopy.
John Poole
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Re: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Tilden Nature Area
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:58:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Bob Power
John Poole wrote:
It's a great idea to bring a scope as the bird tends to forage in the canopy.
I agree with John and would add that a neck brace would be helpful as well! A decent scoped view brought out some red spotting in both the throat and the head, indicating a juvenile male beginning a slow molt to adulthood.
Bob Power
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Great birding at Hayward Regional Shoreline
Sun, 30 Nov 2003 12:21:33 -0800
From: Gary Baker
Along three miles of Hayward Regional Shoreline from Heron Bay to Cogswell Marsh Saturday:
About 72 birds in 2.5 hours
Could I have seen a Black-throated Gray Warbler - a white, black bird about 5 inches with a blue-grey back that flew 5 feet in front of my bike at the channel just south of Mt Trashmore?
Also saw a Wood Duck in the drainage canal at Stenzel Park near my home in San Leandro. I have seen about 6 new species in the last 6 weeks. Pretty good considering I have been birding 5 years.
Good Birding,
Gary Baker
Harris's Sparrow in Berkeley yard
Sun, 30
Nov 2003 16:27:43 -0800
From: John Poole
This afternoon I found a Harris's Sparrow foraging under my feeder in the back yard (Berkeley at 2650 Parker St). The sparrow has a very buffy head with a mostly black crown dotted with white spots. It still has a mostly black chin and upper breast. The bill is pink and large.
John Poole
Red-necked Grebes at Berkeley Aquatic Park
Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:23:33 -0800
From: Ted Duffield
My wife and I saw several Red-necked Grebes at Berkeley Aquatic Park on Sunday afternoon. They were near the northern end (Addison St entrance).
Ted Duffield
Berkeley
Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont
Sun, 30
Nov 2003 23:32:42 PST
From: Anne Hoff
The Golden Gate Audubon Society field trip on Saturday to Coyote Hills Regional Park was treated to a grand finale at noontime: a female Merlin perched close by, having lunch of a small gray bird (species never determined since we didn't actually see the catch take place). She watched us closely, but tore up and ate The Whole Thing, legs and feet included, in full view, then cleaned her toes and the snag she was sitting on and turned her back to us. She was close enough to identify body parts of the Little Gray Job as they were consumed. Then it was lunchtime for us ...
Coyote Hills Regional Park is located in Fremont and the spectacle took place on the trail up the hill behind the visitor's center past Hoot Hollow turnoff.
The trip yielded 54 identifiable species and an Accipiter sp.
Anne Hoff