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Alameda Creek, Coyote Hills, Quarry Lakes (Fremont)
Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:22:56 -0800 (PST)
From: kathy jarrett

Sunday, February 29, four participants and I enjoyed a cool but rewarding day along the Alameda Creek Regional Trail, Coyote Hills Regional Park, and Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont. A nesting Great Horned Owl and two Red-tailed Hawks building a nest were the high points of a great birding day.

61 species of birds:

• Pied-billed Grebe
• Eared Grebe
• American White Pelican
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Great Blue Heron
• Great Egret
• Snowy Egret
• Black-crowned Night-Heron
• Canada Goose
• Mallard
• Northern Pintail
• Northern Shoveler
• Gadwall
• Canvasback
• Greater Scaup
• Bufflehead
• Hooded Merganser
• Ruddy Duck
• Turkey Vulture
• White-tailed Kite
• Northern Harrier
• Red-tailed Hawk
• American Kestrel
• Peregrine Falcon
• Ring-necked Pheasant (introduced species)
• Clapper Rail
• American Coot
• Killdeer
• Greater Yellowlegs
• Long-billed Dowitcher
• Ring-billed Gull
• Forster's Tern
• Rock Pigeon (introduced species)
• Mourning Dove
• Great Horned Owl
• Anna's Hummingbird
• Belted Kingfisher
• Northern Flicker, red-shafted
• Black Phoebe
• Tree Swallow
• Western Scrub-Jay
• American Crow
• Bushtit
• Marsh Wren
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• American Robin
• Northern Mockingbird
• Cedar Waxwing
• European Starling (introduced species)
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Spotted Towhee
• California Towhee
• Savannah Sparrow
• Song Sparrow
• Golden-crowned Sparrow
• White-crowned Sparrow
• Dark-eyed Junco
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Western Meadowlark
• House Finch
• Lesser Goldfinch

kathy jarrett

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Re: Snow Bunting at Clifton Court Forebay
Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:30:52 -0800
From: Akira So

Hi everyone,

The Snow Bunting continued today (February 29) at Clifton Court Forebay near Byron.

I was told that the bird was seen well this morning in the grassy area near the gravel parking lot, as well as on the levee nearby. I'm told that the bird was seen until around noon, at which time it flew away toward the inaccessible restricted area on the south side of Clifton Court Rd.

The bird was later re-found by Joanne from Lodi at around 1:30 PM as we walked on the paved levee. (I got there at around 12:30 PM.) I was able to take some additional photos of the bird. I just uploaded one of the photos from this afternoon:

http://home.earthlink.net/~akira_s/Temp/SnowBunting.htm

I was glad to see that many people had good view of the bird today (and yesterday), as well as being able to see it again myself. I never got a very satisfying look on the first day, so I was glad for the second chance.  :)

Good birding,
Akira
Pleasanton, CA

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