[EBB Sightings] Contra Costa County Little Blue Heron (not Reddish Egret)

Hi all,
I believe there are two previous records of Little
Blue Heron for  Contra Costa COunty. I don't have the
data handy but Scott Terrill had the first one at the
north end of the Albany mudflats in fall over 10 years
ago (when the Bar-tailed Godwit was in nearby Alameda
County)and Steve Rottenborn had one flying east along
the shore at the Concord Naval Weapons Station,
probably about 8 years ago or so. 
Steve Glover
Dublin, CA

--- Mike Feighner 
wrote:

> EBB:
> 
> James Holmes sent me a correction on behalf of Greg
> T. Scyphers.  The
> reported bird of April 26th was in fact a Little
> Blue Heron and not a
> Reddish Egret as originally posted.
> 
> Still a Little Blue Heron is a good bird for Contra
> Costa County.  I
> encourage others to seek out and report success or
> lack of success in
> tracking down the Antioch Little Blue Heron.
> 
> Over the years I do not recall having ever heard a
> report of a Little Blue
> Heron in Contra Costa County.  I have seen a Little
> Blue Heron only once in
> neighboring Alameda County (5 August 1999).  Just
> how many previous records
> of Little Blue Heron are there for Contra Costa
> County? 
> 
> Correction posted to Northern California BirdBox:
> 
> Contra Costa Co.-CORRECTION
> ----------------
> 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
> LITTLE BLUE HERON flew over the road into the Dow
> Wetlands area. The Dow
> Wetlands is right at the boarder of Antioch and
> Pittsburg. (Greg T.
> Scyphers)
> 
> 
> --
> Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA, Alameda County
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Holmes Jr [mailto:jfholmes at ucdavis.edu] 
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:18 AM
> To: feinerVogel94551 at comcast.net
> Subject: RE: Little Blue Heron [not Reddish Egret]
> 
> 
> Mike,
> Thanks, can you send out another email and state
> that it is a LITTLE BLUE
> HERON and not a REDDISH EGRET.
> 
> Greg accidentally sent it to me as a REDDISH EGRET
> as he was working on a
> REDDISH EGRET submission for the Nevada Rare birds
> commiteee.
> 
> Thanks and sorry for the confusion.
> 
> Jim
> 
> > James:
> > 
> > Actually, Pittsburg and Antioch are two well-known
> 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.
> > ----------------
> > 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 [Little Blue Heron] 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 [Little Blue Heron] 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 [Little Blue
> Heron] 
> > >flew over the road into the Dow Wetlands area.  I
> know [Little Blue
> Heron] 
> > >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
> 
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