[EBB Sightings] Lake Merritt

There were more than 3000 water birds at Lake Merritt this morning
(7:30-8:30 am).

I only saw two obviously oiled birds (a badly oiled Western Grebe and a
Western Gull with some brown splotches). The Gull seemed to be holding it
own in a bread fight, but the Western Grebe was clearly struggling.

The Tufted Duck was associating with a dozen Canvasback Ducks near the
colonnade. I've seen the Tufted Duck in that general location almost every
day for the past week.

Canada Goose - 350
Surf Scoter - 1
Bufflehead - 50
Mallard - 120
Canvasback - 12
Common Goldeneye - 20
Barrow's Goldeneye - 3
Greater/Lesser Scaup - 1100
Tufted Duck - 1
Ruddy Duck - 180
Pied-billed Grebe - 20
Horned/Eared Grebe - 30
Western Grebe - 7
American White Pelican - 1 (rehab bird)
Cormorant - 100
Great Blue Heron - 3
Great Egret - 7
Snowy Egret - 11
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 4
American Coot - 530
Gulls - 500

Kristi Whitfield
Oakland, CA