[EBB Sightings] RE: Continuing presence - White-winged Scoters + Golden-crowned Kinglets

Greetings EBB'ers,

Birds:    *Red-throated Loon (1)         
             *White-winged Scoters (2)
             *Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
             *Golden-crowned Kinglet (2)
      
County: Alameda (ALA Co.)

Today, Thursday, 19 Nov. 2009; 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Account:  Together with my Acalanes Adult School Walking Class we found the 
above (and below) species at the San Leandro Marina. 

*The RTLo (1) flew into the Small Boat Lagoon (south), near 6+ Greater Scaup
*The WWSc's (2) were diving for mollusks with 6 - 8 Surf Scoters along the 
outer 
  bayshore levee of the north portion of Mulford Landing.
*The RBNu (1) was found by Barbara Jarred at eye level in a 6ft - 7ft pine 
"shrub  
  (Beech Pine?) on a pine cone.
*The GCKi's (2) were foraging and calling, loosely with Yellow-rumped 
Warblers in 
  large shrubs (American Beauty and Myoporum) along the north parking area 
  plantings of the access Rd. to Mulford Landing.

NOTE: Both Clark's and Western Grebes; as well as Brown-headed Cowbirds 
(8+/-) with the Red-winged Blackbird & European Starling flocks were also 
present. About a dozen Brown Pelicans were both flying and swimming and some 
perched along with Double-crested Cormorants on a double set of the oil boom 
pipes.  No spilled oil was seen by us.  One large, white-at-tail-base raptor 
flew by with heavy wing flaps looking a lot like Golden Eagle, but too far 
away for positive I.D.  39 species were found here this day.

Happy birding,

Phil E. Gordon
Hayward, ALA Co.
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