[EBB Sightings] Point Pinole Wed Oct 31

During an afternoon walk on Wednesday (with no binocs) in Point Pinole
Regional Park, I bumped in to Dennis Rhodes. He had a long list of birds
from his visit. Next time I will go early (or mid afternoon), take my
binoculars (and look at the website bird list)! Seeing the blue birds and
the meadowlarks there was new to me. I also did not know about the Northern
Harriers or the possibility of a White-tailed Kite. 

http://www.ebparks.org/parks/pt_pinole

The walk through the center of the park out to the pier is about ? mile on a
paved, mostly level road. The other trails are gravel or dirt

Dennis told me he saw the following along the pier and the west side of the
park on/along the bay:
lots of Double-crested Cormorants
4 Black Turnstones
5 Black Oystercatchers
some Clark?s Grebes
quite a few Black-bellied Plovers
1 Spotted Sandpiper
Masses of Willets and Marble Godwits
40-50 Scaup 
2 Surf Scoters
Mallards
Lots of American Coots
White Pelican

In the inland areas in both the Eucalyptus groves and meadows 
 (no monarch butterflies yet)
I also saw most of these too in a very short time.
California Towhees (throughout the park) 
Hummingbirds
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Western Scrub Jays
White and Gold Crowned sparrows (throughout the park)
Nuttall?s Woodpecker
Red-shouldered Hawk (iw)
Probably a Red-tailed Hawk  (iw)
Possible Cooper?s Hawk
Yellow-rumped Warbler

At or near the pond (I saw all of these except the Harrier in five minutes
when I was talking to Dennis) 
5-6 Western Bluebirds
4-5 Black Phoebes
Goldfinch
A lot of Juncos 
Lots of sparrows
Northern Harrier

Close to the main cross road ? Pinole Meadows on Pt Pinole map  
20-30 Western Meadow larks (these were all along the road)
Possibly a White Tailed Kite (iw)

Near the shore line just over the railraod bridge
Great Blue Heron
 (no egrets today)
Possibly an Osprey?Dennis went for a closer look as I was leaving.


Idell Weydemeyer 
El Sobrante