[EBB Sightings] Berkeley Marina

Hi abd Happy New Year, all.
  I too was down at Cesar Chavez Park (Berkeley
Marina) yesterday--around 4:30 or so.
  I spotted one of the burrowing owls (just south of
the northeast corner), who was hunkered down in the
frigid wind. I was a bit surprised at his (?) staying
put even when people, whether aware of him or not,
came fairly close.
  Just down from him were a number of willets, I
think--judging from size primarily, though they looked
more uniformly gray on their backs, wings, etc, than
Sibley would lead me to expect--and a few least
sandpipers, again, I think (they were a bit more
redish brown than the books show for winter). The
female long-tailed duck was swimming just off shore in
the same area, along with various others of the duck
persuasion.
  Over in the brushy/wooded area (on the west side,
just north of the kite-flying lawn and turnaround),
there was one fox sparrow among some golden-crowned
and probably others.
  Twas quite cold, but quite worth it!
Alan Howe
North Oakland


		
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