[EBB Sightings] RE: Reddish Egret

James:

Actually Pittsburg and Antioch are two well-know Contra Costa Counties.
Therefore, I am including East Bay Birds listserv
(http://www.diabloaudubon.com/mailman2/listinfo/sightings) which covers both
Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.  Sorry, North Bay Birds recipients, you
received the original email in error and will have to turn your RADAR about
80 miles east to north-eastern Contra Costa County.  This may in fact be a
first for Contra Costa County?

>From the Northern California BirdBox transcript:

Contra Costa Co.
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On Apr 26, while driving to a training exercise in Antioch/Pittsburg at the
sewage treatment plant off 10th Street, while on 10th, an alternate plumaged
REDDISH EGRET flew over the road into the Dow Wetlands area. 
The Dow Wetlands is right at the border of Antioch and Pittsburg. 
(Greg T. Scyphers) 

--
Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA, Alameda County
 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: northbaybirds at yahoogroups.com 
>[mailto:northbaybirds at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Holmes Jr
>Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 4:23 AM
>To: northbaybirds at yahoogroups.com
>Cc: calbirds at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [NBB] FWD: Reddish Egret
>I was sent this info on a Reddish Egret in Northern Cal by a 
>very good Nevada birder.
>Good luck,
>Jim,
> 
>I don't know how rare this is in the bay area, but I thought I 
>would let you know.  If it is a significant sighting feel free 
>to pass it on to the pertinent list serve.  Today, I was 
>driving to a training exercise in Antioch/Pittsburg at the 
>sewage treatment plant off 10th Street.  While driving down 
>10th, an alternate plumaged Reddish Egret flew over the road 
>into the Dow Wetlands area.  I know Reddish Egret is regularly 
>seen in Southern California, but I didn't know how good this 
>record is for the bay
>area.   The Dow Wetlands is right at the boarder of Antioch 
>and Pittsburg as
>best as I could tell.
> 
> 
>Thanks,
> 
>Greg T. Scyphers