[EBB Sightings] Virginia Rails at Coyote Hills Regional Park

I birded a short loop at the park, starting early this morning at the  
visitor center and ambling along the grasslands and through the  
marsh. I heard the Virginia Rails in the dense reeds along the  
channel that flows into North Marsh. I kept moving my position to  
confirm that there were two birds. They vocalized off and on for  
nearly fifteen minutes.

I also heard and saw the Swainson's Thrush reported by Kathy  
Robertson on 9/5. It was in the plantings to the right of the entry.  
And like Stephanie Floyd, who reported for 9/4, I saw and heard  
numerous Killdeer on the mudflats.

Migrant activity was low, but I did end the morning with 44 species,  
including my FOS Cedar Waxwings, several individuals that flew over  
the visitor center, never to be seen again.

Judith Dunham
Berkeley