[EBB Sightings] Hooded Mergansers in Walnut Creek

Yesterday on my long (calorie-burning) bike ride around Mt Diablo I spotted 
a pair of Hooded Mergansers in the pond at the Equestrian Center off 
Arbolado Drive (adjacent to the Rancho Paraiso development). And towards the 
end of the ride, I observed a moderate sized covey of California Quail 
foraging around the southern entrance to Mt Diablo. (I have not seen quail 
in awhile. Also last week I saw a flock of turkeys on Northgate Rd, Walnut 
Creek.)

Bob Hislop
Walnut Creek

----- Original Message ----- 
rom: "Hugh and Rosita Harvey" 
To: "sightings" 
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:32 PM
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Hooded Merganser in Downtown Walnut Creek


> This morning I rode my bike downtown.  I searched a number of creek areas
> including by Civic Park, the library, south of Macy's and near Trader 
> Joe's.
> The only creek with a duck was next to Trader Joe's on California 
> Boulevard.
> The creek east  of the street had 7 Mallards, but the creek west of the
> street had a male Hooded Merganserand another Mallard.
> While collecting the Audubon mail at the Locust Street Post Office, about 
> a
> dozen Cedar Waxwings left the trees there and flew more or less to the 
> west.
> There were also some Waxwings in a tree over the creek on the north side 
> of
> Lincoln, adjacent to the library construction site.
> Hugh B. Harvey
> Walnut Creek
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