[EBB Sightings] White-throated Sparrow - ALA

Hi birders,

This afternoon, while birding  on my lunch hour, I found a WHITE-THROATED 
SPARROW at the Lake Chabot Marina  (accessed from L. Chabot Rd. in Castro 
Valley).  The bird was on the lawn  south of the snack bar, near the wooden fence, 
with a large flock of  Golden-crowned Sparrows.  When I came back by later, they 
had moved  elsewhere.  So just look for the GCSPs, who are usually found in 
the  general vicinity of the wooden foot-bridge and the adjacent picnic  areas.

Also of interest:  A park employee told me that a few days  ago he saw an 
"all-white bird" that was foraging on the ground with the other  birds (sparrows, 
juncos??).  He said it was a little bigger than the other  birds, but he 
couldn't tell me if it was pure snow white or had some other color  on it.  My 
first thought was an albino or leucistic bird, but I must admit  Snow Bunting (it 
IS the perfect time of year) also crossed my mind.  So any  of you looking 
for the WTSP, keep an eye out for a white bird.  (Of course,  anything that 
stands out like that is a target for the nasty feral cats who  frequent the area.)

Good birding,
Kathy Robertson
Hayward, CA  




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