[EBB Sightings] Hayward Shoreline

Today the following was seen at the shoreline

Stilt Sandpiper - 1 juv. in the Ora Loma sludge ponds. This area is reached from Grant Ave. From 
   the EBRPD parking area, a paved trail goes north to San Lorenzo Creek and turns west along the 
   creek to the bay. The trail then turns to gravel as it goes to the south. On your left is a 
   pond that had 10 Lesser Yellowlegs a few days ago (a Ruff wintered here in the late 1980's). 
   After that on your left is Ora Loma Sewage Treatment Plant. The trail then goes over a foot 
   bridge that crosses Bockman Channel. The pond the Stilt Sandpiper was in is just to the south 
   of Bockman Channel. These ponds are private property, but fortunately it was in the pond 
   closest to the public trail. The other ponds may be dry.

Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 in the same pond as the Stilt Sandpiper.

Lesser Yellowlegs - 8. 3 in the same pond as the Stilt Sandpiper, 3 at Frank's Dump West, 2 in 
   the same pond that had 10 several days ago.

Plegadis sp. Ibis - 4 in the same pond as the Stilt Sandpiper. Probably White-faced but not 
   identifiable to species.

Least Tern - 3 at the mouth of San Lorenzo Creek.


Good birding

Bob