[EBB Sightings] GGAS at Lake Merritt Today

It turned from gray to a beautiful morning just as the trip started - 
with a very small but delighted group (including one first-time birder 
whom Travis converted on the spot after watching him photograph first a 
Black-Crowned Night Heron and then a Muscovy Duck with equal interest; 
spare binocs come in handy!) enjoying good, clear sightings of the 
relatively few birds in residence.

One of the Cooper's Hawk juveniles put on a great show, alternating 
between ogling the contents of the geodesic cage and buzzing the 
freshwater ponds, but not managing to catch anything.

Besides the regulars and a glimpse of a Red-Tailed Hawk flying high, we 
saw some Cedar Waxwings, including a youngster just barely old enough to 
have a crest but still all brown and cream stripes, sitting and posing 
for several minutes on a bare branch.

And next month, some of the migrants will probably be back. Fourth 
Wednesday, seeya there....

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