[EBB Sightings] White-winged Scoters in San Leandro--AlaCo

At noon today, high tide, I saw 1 white-winged scoter near the western point of the rocky island. The oiled scoter was still on the rocks, so I called OWCN & luckily got through to qualified people who took my report. I Headed back to my car and ran into two OWCN rescuers with big nets responding to Kathy's original report.  I showed them the scoter. They were going to get a Zodiac and collect the duck. Would have loved to watch but had to get to work. 

Stephanie Floyd
Fremont

KatBirdCA at aol.com wrote: 
> Hi birders,
> I spent several hours birding  the San Leandro Marina area today.  I had a 
> total of 62 species over a  period of 4 hrs. or so.  The best bird was 
> (annual return of) WHITE-WINGED  SCOTER.  I found two males south of the 
> breakwater, seen from the parcourse  area.  I also had a MERLIN flying over the 
> parking area at the south end of  Monarch Bay Dr.  On the small, rocky island 
> (at lowish tide) southeast of  the breakwater, there were many Black and few 
> RUDDY TURNSTONES and several  SURFBIRDS.  Unexpected, in an area with few 
> oaks, was an Oak Titmouse near  Horatio's restaurant.
> A disappointing note:  On the small, rocky  island (noted above), I spotted 
> a clearly oiled male Surf Scoter.  The bird  had beached itself (I've never 
> before seen a SUSC on land!), and it was preening  furiously.  I called the 
> OWCN (Oiled Wildlife Care Network) to report this  bird, and after a 
> nightmare of voicemail choices, I was provided with a phone  number to call to 
> report the bird.  Directions to the bird were a bit  complicated, so I left my 
> name and cell phone number, and have still yet to  receive a return call (I 
> left a voicemail message at approximately 2pm, and it  is now after 8pm as I 
> write this message).  If any of you folks on this  list are hooked up with 
> bird rescue operations, please contact me ASAP, so I can  provide directions 
> to the bird.
> Good birding
> Kathy  Robertson
> Hayward, CA  
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