[EBB Sightings] Red-necked Phalaropes, and Sobrante Ridge Warblers

I squeezed some birding between errands in the East Bay today.  There were
at least seven RED-NECKED PHALAROPES in the ponds to the south of SR92 just
oevr the Hayward Bridge on the Hayward side.  It was difficult to get a more
accurate count at 55 MPH.  But I clearly saw the black cap and narrow bill
on these small, swimming shorebirds.

I took a noontime walk along the Ridge Trail at Sobrante Ridge Regional
Park, from the Conestoga Entrance to the summit.  Nothing all that unusual
for California oak habitat.  Oddly, I had no Black-throated Gray Warblers,
but I had two WILSON'S WARBLERS, one ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and a singing
MacGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER.  Pretty little park, too - the views are
spectacular.  I kept hoping that the sun would burn through the overcast,
and that the trees would be alive with singing birds.  But alas, that's not
what happened.  

Good birding - 

Jennifer Rycenga
Half Moon Bay, CA