[EBB Sightings] Black & White and Northern Waterthrush

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On Jan 6, 2006, at 12:20 PM, J Cooper wrote:

> This morning I refound the Northern Waterthrush at Aquatic Park in  
> Berkeley.  It was still foraging on low hanging branches over the  
> water in the NE corner of the southern most pond.  I was able to  
> watch it from the road at the top of the middle path that has a  
> huge drop off.  The Waterthrush was easy to spot as it is  
> continually bobbing - finally a California bird for me.
> The Hooded Merganser couple was swimming in the middle pond.  Red- 
> breasted Mergansers were in the large, northern most pond.  I  
> watched a duck scoot a long distance across the water just like a  
> little boat and when it stopped I saw it was the beautiful male red- 
> breasted merganser.  I had never seen this behavior before - it was  
> really amusing.

Also, the drake Tufted Duck was in the northern pond at about 1:00  
this afternoon.

Kirk Swenson
Davis, CA



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On Jan 6, 2006, at =
12:20 PM, J Cooper wrote:

This morning I refound =
the Northern Waterthrush at Aquatic Park in Berkeley.=A0 It was still =
foraging on low hanging branches over the water in the NE corner of the =
southern most pond.=A0 I was able to watch it from the road at the top =
of the middle path that has a huge drop off.=A0 The Waterthrush was easy =
to spot as it is continually bobbing - finally a California bird for =
me.
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Kirk=
 Swenson
Davis, CA


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