[EBB Sightings] Sat Feb 26 SF Bay Trail San Leandro to Hayward

Sat. Feb. 26 our Golden Gate Audubon Society trip had
a great day bicycling and birding on the S.F. Bay
Trail between San Leandro and the Hayward Shoreline
Interpretive Center. Although overcast, it was not too
cool or windy and many birds just posed for us really
close up: Anna�s Hummingbird, Great Blue Heron, Great
Egret and Snowy Egret. Wintering ducks were seen in
abundance, especially the Canvasback. Starting soon
after low tide, we were able to see many birds on the
shoreline. On our return the rising tide had flushed
them into ponds so we could marvel at their number.
One of the highlights of the day was the large number
of Marsh Wrens to be seen instead of just being heard,
as is usually the case. 
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Willet
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Black Turnstone
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Rock Dove (I)
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Barn Swallow
American Crow
Marsh Wren
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling (I)
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
House Finch
House Sparrow (I)


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kathy jarrett
kathy_jarrett at yahoo.com


		
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