Fwd: [EBB Sightings] Fwd: oiled birds in Lake Merritt!!!!!

Forwarding a GOOD NEWS from Stephanie Benavidez, Supervising
Naturalist at Lake Merrit, saying that the earlier report about the
oiled birds at Lake Merritt was greatly exaggerated.

(I received this message earlier and replied to her, but didn't
realize that it hadn't been sent to the EBB list. Sorry for the delay
in passing along the good news.)

Akira So
Pleasanton/Emeryville
Alameda Co.

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From: Benavidez, Stephanie 
Date: Nov 16, 2007 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: [EBB Sightings] Fwd: oiled birds in Lake Merritt!!!!!
To: Akira S 


I have left a phone message for Mr. McRae with a call back number. I am
letting everyone know that their is no oil from the accident in Lake
Merrittt. Second the lake is not teeming with oiled birds. To date we have
rescued 6 diving birds species(grebes,goldeneye,greater scaup and ruddy
duck)A call to Oakland Police by a citizen reported 100 oiled cormorants
which is not true. People who are not experienced birders may not understand
what to look for. Cormorants sit low in the water to begin with and because
of their dark colors may appear to an inexperence person to be oiled. The
person saw a dead cormorant and may have thought it too be a victim of the
spill. Because it is migration time we tend to pick up dead birds from time
to time that the migration is too much especially if they are older birds.
The Rotary nature Center is open 7 days a week holidays included to moniter
the lake and respond to calls. The Lake Merritt Sailboat House staff, the
Lake Merritt Institute volunteers and Public Work Agency have every area
covered to protect the Lake and its inhabitants. This also speaks to why we
can not do boat rescues any where near the large rafts of migrants. We do
not want to scatter them out of the lake and into any areas still with oil.
Please feel free to pass this information on as needed. If the public sees
any birds dead, struggling or in need of help call the Rotary Nature Center
at 238-6645

Stephanie Benavidez
Supervising Naturalist
sbenavidez at oaklandnet.com
510 867-0669

-----Original Message-----
From: sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com
[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com]On Behalf Of Akira S
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:23 PM
To: sightings at diabloaudubon.com
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Fwd: oiled birds in Lake Merritt!!!!!


Forwarding at the request of Mr. George Mc Rae, who is having a
problem posting to the list.

Akira So
Pleasanton/Emeryville
Alameda Co.

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Hi everyone on the list,

Lake Merritt, in Oakland,  is also, according to a phone conversation
with a rescuer, teeming with oiled birds. Lake Merritt for those not
familiar is a tidally fed lake, attached to the Oakland/Alameda
slough. According to my source the oil boom didn't go up in place
until Saturday, November 10, four days after the spill.  Please pass
on accordingly. Here is the oldest bird sanctuary in the United
States, apparently completely neglected.

George Mc Rae
5810 Barrett Ave.
El Cerrito, Ca. 94530-1411
home phone: 510-233-7374
cell:510-406-4054
url: Voicewhiz.com
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