[EBB Sightings] Slate-colored Junco, Whimbrel, Surfbird

Hi all:

We've had a Slate-colored Junco in the neighborhood
stopping off at the feeder for the last 3 weeks. Amy
finally got to see it this a.m. Life sub-species for
her. Cool-looking bird. 

Yesterday (12-11), I walked from 80/Powell west to
Waterfront Park at high tide. Halfway out, there were
approx. 250 shorebirds huddled in a 400 sq-ft area,
consisting of approx. 200 Willets, 20 Marbled
Godwits,6 Black Turnstones, 9 Whimbrel, and one
Surfbird.  A Spotted Sandpiper worked the exposed sand
adjacent to Chevy's. "Guac this way" isn't really
doing it for me. Maybe it works for them? (Chevy's,
not the Sandpiper).

Good birding,

Bob Power
Oakland, CA