[EBB Sightings] White-throated Sparrow - Contra Loma RP, East Contra Costa Co.

Greetings EBB'ers,
 
On our Thursday walk (Acalanes Adult School "FLATLANDERS" Class), yesterday  
morning, I found a White-throated Sparrow in Contra Loma Regional Park,  
Antioch.  It was along the west shore trail walking north  from the Parking Area 
(near the Lupine Rocks Picnic Site. It was  about 1/5 the distance toward the 
Swim Lagoon.  The Tan Striped WCSp  was in a small, leafless lawn tree with 5 
White-crowned and 1 Golden-crowned  Sparrows.  They all flew off within 4 - 5 
minutes to nearby brushy  refuges.
 
Noteworthy (at least to us) of the 38 species found were: four Grebes  
(Pied-billed, Eared, Western and Clark's); Am. White Pelicans (15 +/-) and  
Double-crested Cormorants (10+/-); 1/2 lb. Rainbow Trout (caught by a boater -  of the 
500 lbs. of Trout planted this week; 1 Coyote walking near the  entrance 
bumps; 1 Green Heron; Common Goldeneye pair, Common Merganser  (female - the male 
was there the day before); 1 Common Yellowthroat called;  included among the 5 
sparrow spp. were also Savannah & Song.
 
Also, later in the PM at Clifton Court (Forebay) Rd., near the turn off  from 
Byron Hwy, 211 Long-billed Curlews were in the south side field  and 28 were 
on the north side.  Among the 10 Ring-billed Gulls in the  fishing gravel 
parking area was an adult Western Gull and a first  year Glaucous-winged Gull.
 
Happy Birding,
Phil E. Gordon,
Hayward, ALA Co.
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