[EBB Sightings] "Partial Albino" Golden-crowned Sparrow

Hi birders,

Today I saw an interesting  Golden-crowned Sparrow with aberrant plumage at 
the Quarry parking lot at Coyote  Hills RP.  The bird had large white wing 
patches (reminiscent of a Lark  Bunting).  It also appeared to have white 
streaking on the mantle and on  the uppertail coverts.  Unfortunately, the 
bird flushed and I was unable to  relocate it once I dug out my camera.

Later, at the Eden Landing  Ecological Reserve (ELER) in Union City, I saw 
two Lesser Yellowlegs and several  Cackling Geese in a large flock of Canada 
Geese.  Directions to ELER:   From Hesperian Blvd. in UC, go west on Eden 
Shores Blvd.  Continue west  through the roundabout and over the overpass.  
At the next roundabout, turn  right on Sandcreek, and then left on Dune.  You 
can park on the street or  in the parking lot of the community park.  One 
block north of the park,  there is a gated bridge over the channel.  The 
geese and yellowlegs were in  the pond just opposite the bridge.

Good birding,
Kathy  Robertson
Hayward, CA