[EBB Sightings] Martinez sightings

Hi all:

Also significantly belated:   I had 3 female-type
Great-tailed Grackles in the cattails at the entrance
to waterbird park.  This was a week ago, so they've
been seen recently and are likely there regularly.
While not "birdy", the fenceline behind the treeline
(old olive trees?) above and to the north of the
parking area for Waterbird Park is always worth
checking.  A bucketload of yellowrumps could have
harbored something else, and a lone Lincoln's Sparrow
was a treat.  If you have a scope, you can scan the
fenced off pond that David mentions below, w/out fear
of life and limb, by going to the east edge of the
trees above the parking area where the two fencelines
meet. Two Wilson's Snipe were seen foraging in the
pond from that vantage point.

All of this, of course begs the question: When will
Waterbird pond fill again?  Is this going to be a
natural wet/dry cycle, or will water be pumped in? I
remember a report some time ago (same time last
fall?), but I'm sure many of us would appreciate an
update. 

Good birding,
Bob Power
Oakland, CA 

--- David Diller wrote:
  
> Also (a litttle belatedly) on Saturday,  I  birded
> Waterfont Road between 5:45 pm and dusk in the
> vicinity of Pt Edith State Wildlife Area(no access)
> and the fenced off pond near the dump
> ( very limited parking best very early am or late
> outside dump operating hours):

>  
> Waterbird Reg Park is dry and virtually birdless, no
> sign of Great-tailed Grackles
> that used to hang out here
>  
>  
>