[EBB Sightings] Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek

Fred Safier wrote me yesterday about seeing a Killdeer family in the area of 
the soon-to-be dog park at the north end of Heather Farm Park in Walnut 
Creek.  They were there again today.  This area is behind a chain link fence 
north of the large pond in the park.  Some areas of the pavement have been 
excavated for the dog park.  Apparently, due to a long pause in construction 
and without much disturbance, the Killdeer nested in this area.  They have 
two chicks.

Also in the park today, the two Common Moorhens continue to make themselves 
visible in the morning at the north end of the large pond.  The nesting 
Nuttall's Woodpeckers changed places at their nest hole near the southwest 
corner of the large pond.  From the walking path, look to the west across 
the small canal and find the dead snag which leans slightly to the left  The 
hole is about half-way up the snag.  The first Canada Goose gosling has 
hatched, and on Sunday, the first Mallard family appeared.  !3 ducklings 
were with Mom this morning.

Hugh B. Harvey