[EBB Sightings] Coyote Hills--Monday

Hi, all.
  This comes a bit late. I managed to spend time at
Coyote Hills RP both in the morning and late afternoon
last Monday. It was a great time and I added 2 birds
to my life list.
  Among those sighted:
Common moorhen,
Marsh wren (including nest),
Swallows--barn, possible cliff, & tree or blue-green,
Pied-billed grebe,
Cinnamon teal, 
Mallard,
Forster's tern,
Common yellowthroat,
Bullock's oriole,
California towhee,
Allen's hummingbird,
Scrub jay,
White-tailed kite,
Red-tail hawk,
House finch,
Song sparrow,
Blackbirds--redwing & Brewer's,
Killdeer,
Great blue heron,
various Egrets,
Lesser goldfinch,
Canada goose.
  I also just glimpsed an unidentified tiny something
entering its nest in the cattails right beside a trail
and heard what sounded like a pheasant. (Anything more
common in the area that sounds like one?) And I caught
a quick glimpse of what looked sort of like a winter
wren. I'm imagining it was another marsh wren, since
this doesn't seem like normal habitat for winters.
  I was impressed at how quiet, given the proximity of
traffic, the area around the main marsh is. A great
place!
Cheers,
Alan Howe
North Oakland

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