[EBB Sightings] Little Blue Heron - Alameda Creek

Hi birders,

Based on a fourth-hand report  that I received yesterday, I went out to 
Alameda Creek in Fremont mid-day today  to look for a Little Blue Heron that was 
seen on 7/22 just west of the Sequoia  Bridge.  I birded up and down the creek 
between the bridge and the  Isherwood staging area (this section of the creek 
is adjacent to Quarry Lakes  Regional Park). When I was on the south side of 
the creek, about mid-way between  those two points, the bird flew past me up the 
creek (east).  As reported  by the original person, this was an adult bird.  
Unfortunately, with trees  in my way, I was unable to follow its progress up 
the creek to see where it  landed.

I continued east as far as the large spillway where the BART and  railroad 
tracks cross the creek, but I could not relocate the bird.   Looking for waders 
along most of this portion of the creek can be difficult  --  the tall, thick 
vegetation prevents one from seeing the near bank, and  sometimes obscures the 
entire creek where it's narrow, depending which side of  creek you're on.

This is the second Little Blue Heron I have seen on  Alameda Creek.  The 
other bird, also an adult, was present from July 10 to  at least July 23, 2001, in 
the area of Niles Community Park.

Good  birding,
Kathy Robertson
Hayward, CA  




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