[EBB Sightings] East Contra Costa birds on 9 Dec 2004

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Hi all,
This morning I birded east Contra Costa County with Frances Oliver until 8 am 
when we met up with Jimm Edgar and Don Lewis to do some CBC scouting. 
At Marsh Creek Res. there was an Osprey (surprisingly unusual there) and four 
Tree Swallows, along with many Common Moorhens and Common Goldeneyes. 
On Creek Rd. off of Concord Ave. were two Black-throated Gray Warblers and a 
Chipping Sparrow, each very rare in the county in winter (though each has 
wintered at this spot at least once before.
Two Caspian Terns were at Holland Tract early in the morning. I don't believe 
that there were any previous December records for the county, or November for 
that matter. Most are gone by Ootober. Several Cattle Egrets were flyovers 
there as well.
At Clifton Court Forebay there were thousands of birds but a foggy haze 
hampered visibility. We did pick out 9+ Redheads and a female Red-breasted 
Merganser.
Good birding,
Steve GLover
Dublin

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=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Hi all,

This morning I birded east Contra Costa County with Frances Oliver until 8 a=
m when we met up with Jimm Edgar and Don Lewis to do some CBC scouting. 

At Marsh Creek Res. there was an Osprey (surprisingly unusual there) and fou=
r Tree Swallows, along with many Common Moorhens and Common Goldeneyes. 

On Creek Rd. off of Concord Ave. were two Black-throated Gray Warblers and a=
 Chipping Sparrow, each very rare in the county in winter (though each has w=
intered at this spot at least once before.

Two Caspian Terns were at Holland Tract early in the morning. I don't believ=
e that there were any previous December records for the county, or November=20=
for that matter. Most are gone by Ootober. Several Cattle Egrets were flyove=
rs there as well.

At Clifton Court Forebay there were thousands of birds but a foggy haze hamp=
ered visibility. We did pick out 9+ Redheads and a female Red-breasted Merga=
nser.

Good birding,

Steve GLover

Dublin

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