[EBB Sightings] Groundhog day birds

Today, Vern Bothwell and I birded various locations in Livermore Valley.

For details of locations an bird statuses in Livermore Valley, see:


We saw the following birds:

Greater White-fronted Goose       7 on Jack London Blvd, W of Isabel Ave.
Cackling Goose                              2 on Jack London Blvd, W of Isabel Ave.
"Aleutian" Cackling Goose           1 on Jack London Blvd, W of Isabel Ave.
Canada Goose                               40+ on Jack London Blvd, W of Isabel Ave.
Gadwall                                            8+ on Wente Pond on Arroyo Road.
Eurasian Wigeon                           3 males at Las Positas Golf Course, seen
                                                           from intersection of Clubhouse Drive
                                                           and Terminal Circle, off Airport Way.
American Wigeon                           80+ at Las Positas Gold Course/
                                                           12 at Wente pond.
Mallard                                              +++ Springtown, Shadow Cliffs. Frick Lake.
Blue-winged Teal                            Pr at Saddleback Pond, Dalton and Ames.
Cinnamon Teal                                8 at Springtown Creek, 
Northern Shoveler                            Pr at Saddleback Pond.
Green-winged Teal                         2 males at Frick Lake, Laughlin Ave.
Canvasback                                     3 in gravel pit, off El Charro Road.
Lesser Scaup                                  4+ at Shadow Cliffs, Stanley Blvd.
Bufflehead                                        +++ Springtown, Shadow Cliffs, Wente pond.
Common Goldeneye                      4 males at Shadow Cliffs
Hooded Merganser                         Pr at Shadow Cliffs, at creek footbridge.
Common Merganser                      8+ at Shadow Cliffs, Wente pond.
Ruddy Duck                                     +++ in gravel pits, in Shadow Cliffs.
Wild Turkey                                      3 at Veteran's Hospital.
Pied-billed Grebe                           3+ at Shadow Cliffs
Horned Grebe                                 3 in gravel pit off El Charro Road.
Western Grebe                               12 in gravel pit off El Charro Road.
American White Pelican                1 at Shadow Cliffs.
Double-crested Cormorant          16 at Shadow Cliffs.
Great Blue Heron                            4 at Shadow Cliffs.
Great Egret                                       1 in gravel pit off El Charro Road,
                                                            1 in Wente Pond.
Green Heron                                    1 at pond on Bluebell Ave, Springtown.
Turkey Vulture                                  +++ at Shadow Cliffs, Veteran's Park.
White-tailed Kite                              2 at Springtown, 1 on Chelsea Way.
Northern Harrier                              1 at Hartford and Lorraine Aves.
Red-tailed Hawk                              6+ in Springtown, ... 
American Kestrel                             4+ on Dagnino Road, May School Road, ...
Common Moorhen                         1 at Shadow Cliffs, at creek footbridge.
American Coot                                 +++ at Springtown, Shadow Cliffs, ...
Killdeer                                             1 at Shadow Cliffs.
Black-necked Stilt                           4 at Springtown Creek,
American Avocet                             2 at Springtown Creek.j
Greater Yellowlegs                         5 on El Charro Road.
Ring-billed Gull                               +++ at Shadow Cliffs, ...
California Gull                                 2000+ at Frick Lake on Laughlin Road.
Herring Gull                                     ++ at Frick Lake on Laughlin Road.
Thayer's Gull                                   ++ at Frick Lake on Laughlin Road.
Western Gull                                   2 at Frick Lake on Laughlin Road.
                                                          (I had only seen 1 before in Livemore
                                                          valley, at Frick Lake on Dec 28 1995).
Glaucous-winged Gull                 3+ Adults,1 immature at Frick Lake.
Forster's Tern                                4+ at gravel pit off El Charro Road.
Rock Pigeon                                  +++ on Tesla Road.
Mourning Dove                              8+ in Springtown and on Laughline Road.
White-throated Swift                     4+ at gravel pit off El Charro Road.
Acorn Woodpecker                         2 at Veteran's Park on Arroyo Road.
Nuttall's Woodpecker                  1 on Davis Way at Tyler Ave.
Northern Flicker                            3 on Laughlin Road, ...
Black Phoebe
Loggerhead Shrike                      2+ at Springtown Creek.
American Crow                             ++ on Laughlin Road, Springtown, ...
Common Raven                          4+ on Dagnino Rd. and Hartford Ave.
Bushtit                                           1+ at Springtown Creek.
Marsh Wren                                  1 in Spingtown on Golf Ave.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet                1 at Shadow Cliffs Park.
Northern Mockingbird                 1 at Veteran's Hospital.
European Starling                       ++ at varios locations.
Yellow-rumped Warbler             ++ at Springtown Creek, Kent Winery.
Savannah Sparrow                       2 at Springtown Creek.
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow             30+ at Springtown Creek, ...
Golden-crowned Sparrow           2+ at Springtown Creek.
Red-winged Blackbird                 ++ on Laughlin Road, ...
Western Meadowlark                   2+ n Laughlin Road, Dagninio Road, ...
Brewer's Blackbird                       +++ on Laughlin Road, ...
House Finch                                  2+ at Shadow Cliffs, ...
Lesser Goldfinch                         12+ at Springtown Creek, ....
House Sparrow                            1+ at Springtown Creek, ....   



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