[EBB Sightings] Fox sparrow - and more - at Lake Merritt

Alan Krakauer wrote:

> This morning  we had the first fox sparrow of the
> season at our feeder in Richmond View (El Cerrito
> Hills N of El Cerrito)....

We saw three of 'em, also the sooty variety, this morning on the Golden 
Gate Audubon monthly trip - two in the fenced garden and one under the 
oaks across the street, between the garden center and the bandstand. And 
32 other species - not a lot, for Lake M. and environs, but some really 
good views of some really enjoyable birds. Highlights (aside from the 
usual suspects):

Horned and Pied-billed Grebes and a flock of early Ruddy Ducks
Glaucous-winged Gulls
Belted Kingfisher, with fish
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Warbling Vireo
Bewick's Wren - posing for us
Townsend's Warblers of assorted age and sex

All told, another happy 4th Wednesday for 11 birders. Seeya October 26, 
9:30 am between the nature center and the lake....

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