[EBB Sightings] Alameda Co. Red Phalaropes

My wife and I were at Hayward Regional Shoreline this afternoon and 
found one dead Red Phalarope (with adjacent scattered feathers) on the 
edge of the trail, far from the bay shore, 100 yards south of the trail 
junction at the SE corner of Mt Trashmore.  We also found a couple other 
feather piles which we suspected were also perished phalaropes.  Perhaps 
the recent storms are driving them into the bay, where they are 
unfamiliar with the local predators?

- Joel Herr

Bob Dunn wrote:

> Birded around Alameda County today.  Found a single Red Phalarope 
> right at the water's edge at the San Leandro marina at 8am.  The 2 
> male White-w. Scoters are still present there.
> At Arrowhead Marsh, in the last marsh before the last parking lot 
> there were many Cackling Geese, 3 Greater White-fronted Geese and a 
> Ross's Goose in with the Canada Geese.  Also a Peregrine Falcon was 
> sitting in the tall tree between the picnic area and the marsh.
> At Alameda Southshore at the west end of Park Street were 4 more Red 
> Phalropes.
> At the end of West Winton Av., at Hayward Landing, were 2 more Red 
> Phalaropes and the Surfbird count was up to 12 birds.  Also had a 
> flock of 6 Tree Swallows and 4 Barn Swallows there.
> Bob Dunn
> San Leandro
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