[EBB Sightings] Arrowhead Marsh

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During a cold, wet and brief visit to Arrowhead marsh today we were treated to the following:
 
The pond accross from the Garetson Point parking lot is FULL of
Shovler
Wigeon
Pintail
Gadwall
Stilt
Avocet
Willet
(amongst others) 
the canal to the north was filled with Canvasback (all listed above were VERY close - almost didn't need binos)
On the way to the pier:
One lone loon (Pacific)
Lots of Common goldeneye
A lone Black turnstone amongst many sleeping shorebirds of modest variety
At the pier I found myself searching for the Nelson's Sharp-tailed sparrow along with Patrick King,
unfortunately to no avail, but, we were treated to close looks of about
10 Clapper rail (at least 30 were heard calling) and one Sora
10 Greater white-fronted geese
Several Pipits
The Merlin was not to be found but there were about
20 - 30 White-throated swifts circling above the trail to the east of the pier
 
Along the Emeryville shoreline just north of the Ashby exit, of note were about
20 - 30 Redheads in a mixed raft with Scaup, Rudys and others - very close to the shoreline
and a single Red-breasted merganser
 
Happy new year of birding
 
Pamela Llewellyn

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