[EBB Sightings] Ohlone Audubon Tri-Valley birding trip today 3-8-8

This morning 17 birders from around the bay area assembled in good weather
to bird the Livermore valley.

Highlighted species only.
Our first stop:
1.) >Pleasanton Water Dentition pond on Valley Ave .
3 Snipe in the open feeding
Lest Sandpiper
Northern Rough-winged Swallows

2.)> Zone 7 - Bernal Creek walk way.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Oak Titmouse
Northern Flicker
Yellow-rump Warbler
American Kestrel

3.)> EBRP Pleasanton Ridge Parking lot
California Thrasher in the open singing
White Breasted Nuthatch
Steller Jay
Kingfisher
Acorn Woodpecker
Red-tailed Hawks
Peregrine Falcon

4.)> El Charro  at  HY580 north to Fallon Rd. and Croak Rd meadows.
2 Snowy Egret
White-tailed Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
36 Long-billed Curlews
25 American Wigeon
Gadwall
Brewers Black Birds
Loggerhead Shrike

5.)> Livermore Rd. to Hartford Rd "region".
Golden Eagle sitting on the ground.
Ferruginous Hawk sitting on the ground
14+ Long-billed Curlews
11 + White-throated Swifts
Ravens
Burrowing Owl
Meadow Larks
Blue-winged Teal

6.) > Freck Lake ( we missed the morning mega-gull assembly)
2 Juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull 
California Gull
Green Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Shover
Black-necked Stilt
2 Barn Swallows

7.)>  Brushy Peak -parking lot.
Say's Phobe
Red-winded Black Bird
Tri-color Black Bird
Pair of bonding American Kestrels
Golden Eagle
Airborne Gulls appeared to give us a maybe a Thayer's Gull but Glaucous
Gull seem more likely, a consensus on ID seems to be reach for Glaucous
Gull.

There were many other species of birds that we all see daily I did not
include.

Anyone interested in writing a letter supporting Burrowing Owl habitat
preserve in Camp Parks, please e mail separately.
rscimino at earthlink.net

Everyone have a great weekend.
Rich Cimino
Ohlone Audubon Conservation Chair













Richard Cimino
Pleasanton, Alameda County, Cal.