[EBB Sightings] Little Blue Heron continues

Hi all,

I was there with Sarah Hawley looking for the same a little later in
the morning, and we found it right by the Old Canyon Rd. bridge.  We
never would have seen it if we hadn't spooked it while looking at
something else.  Here's a geotagged pic if you want to check out
exactly where it was:

http://flickr.com/photos/ken-ichi/2769541274/ (click the "map" link in
the lower right)

We had a pretty good day besides, including Wood Ducks, Common
Mergansers, Greater Yellowlegs, a Nuttall's Woodpecker or two, and
plenty more.  It was my first time birding that area, and now I'll
definitely go back.  You don't even have to drive there! BART and
bikes worked really well.

-Ken-ichi


On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Leslie Flint  wrote:
> Today, at 9 a.m. Irene Contreras and I went to Alameda Creek to see if we
> could find the Little Blue Heron.  We parked just south of the Mission Blvd.
> bridge over the creek and walked east along the south side of the creek to
> check there first.  We were very lucky to see the bird fly in with a group
> of 3 snowy egrets.  It fished along the south edge for at least 30 minutes
> when we finally walked away from it.  We felt fortunate to see it so
> quickly.
> Good birding,
> Leslie Flint
> San Mateo
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