[EBB Sightings] Shadow Cliffs 3-12-05

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Hi Birders,

Yesterday afternoon (3/12/05) was very birdy at Shadow Cliffs in Pleasanton.  
I found 51 species in about 2.5 hours.  Among the small number of continuing 
wintering waterfowl on the main lake, I saw not one, but TWO Common Loons.  
There has been one COLO there since around mid-December, and I was quite 
surprised to see a second one today.  The two birds were sticking quite close 
together during my observations.

Not much in the way of spring arrivals yet, although four species of swallows 
were present -- Tree, Violet-green, Barn, and N. Rough-winged.  They were all 
easy to observe close up, flying low over the east end of the levee trail 
near the heronry.

Good birding,
Kathy Robertson
Hayward, CA

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

Yesterday afternoon (3/12/05) was very birdy at Shadow Cliffs in Pleasanton.=
  I found 51 species in about 2.5 hours.  Among the small number o=
f continuing wintering waterfowl on the main lake, I saw not one, but TWO Co=
mmon Loons.  There has been one COLO there since around mid-December, a=
nd I was quite surprised to see a second one today.  The two birds were=
 sticking quite close together during my observations.

Not much in the way of spring arrivals yet, although four species of swallow=
s were present -- Tree, Violet-green, Barn, and N. Rough-winged.  They=20=
were all easy to observe close up, flying low over the east end of the levee=
 trail near the heronry.

Good birding,

Kathy Robertson

Hayward, CA

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