[EBB Sightings] Black Skimmers, Clapper Rail

As Dave Quady reported, 2 BLACK SKIMMERS continue along the Richmond 
shoreline between the 51st St trail and Meeker Slough, seen by us 
from about 9:30 to 10:45 this morning (Sun, July 29).  They were 
actively skimming up and down the channels, later roosting as the 
tide rose.  The only terns were Caspian and Forster's.

A Clapper Rail was seen swimming across Meeker Slough just upstream 
from the footbridge about 10:30 am.

A raft of about 30-40 American White Pelicans was seen on the Bay off 
Albany mudflats.  Assumably the same group flew over I-80 near 
Berkeley a few minutes later.

Good birding,
--
Laura Look
Pinole, CA