[EBB Sightings] Pectoral Sandpiper / Common Tern San Leandro Marina

Hi all:

Scouting a few locations today, I went to San Leandro
Marina at about 4 p.m.  No sign of the Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper, but there was a PECTORAL SANDPIPER and two
COMMON TERNS on the island Bob Richmond described. 
Marina Blvd. west to the Marina and head south to the
last parking area.  Walk west around the lagoon and
then north along the par course.  The island is
generally obvious, but is between stations 13 and 14,
for your sit-ups and back-arches respectively.

At Tassajara Creek, at least one of the BLACK THROATED
GRAY WARBLERS cont'd, along with a WESTERN FLYCATCHER.
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and YELLOW WARBLER.  Go ahead
and try to get directions via Google.  Dare ya.  I was
there for the white-eyed vireo a few years ago, so
generally knew the location, but spent considerable
time on the web last night to no avail.  Head north on
Tassajara off of 580 in Dublin.  Go about a mile and
watch carefully for a park sign on the left (west
side).  If you get past the developments you've gone
1/4 mile too far. 

Found a nice field of BURROWING OWLS on Raymond Rd. in
north Livermore.  1/2-way from either direction on the
north side of the road. My count was 6 in various
locations in this very large field.   When I stopped
and looked down the row of telephone poles and saw a
gargantuan raptor, I thought.... uhhm, you'r e a LOT
bigger than a Red-tail!  An adult Golden Eagle. 
They're big. Large. Sizable. Cool.  

Good birding
Bob Power
Oakland, CA