[EBB Sightings] Burrowing Owl in Berkeley

Nearby in the Berkeley Meadow today-- Northern harrier (I guess this bird is common there, but I hadn't seen it before so I was
pretty impressed!), flock of horned larks, golden crowned and Lincoln's (I think) sparrows, some doves, and what was either a
ruddy turnstone or a surfbird along the shoreline-- it had the "bib" of a ruddy turnstone but was more solid gray with a white
belly--has anyone seen this bird? Also, along the shoreline we saw a kingfisher, pelicans, Barrow's goldeneyes, Am coots, great
egret, great blue heron, and bufflheads (among others).

Lisa

Karen Rosenbaum wrote:

> This afternoon, on the east side of Caesar Chavez Park, a Burrowing Owl
> allowed us very long and close looks from a bench.
> We parked along the road (not in the parking lot) and walked
> north--counter clock-wise--on the asphalt path that circles the park.
> The owl was at the first rocky point, where a leg of the trail veers
> off toward the water.  The owl was not in the rocks; it was close to
> the Scotch Broom near the cleared area. We sat on the bench and watched
> it at 2:30 and then again when we retraced our steps at 3:30.
> Karen Rosenbaum
> 231 Stanford Avenue
> Kensington, CA 94708-1103
> (510) 526-6521
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