[EBB Sightings] Wintering Warblers at Lake Temescal, Oakland

Hi all;

A quick look around Lake Temescal in Oakland between downpours this morning:

An Orange-crowned Warbler working in the blackberries along the lawn on the east side of the lake. The chip note gave him away.

A striking male Townsend's Warbler.  Could he be the same bird who comes to my feeders?  It's only about 1/2 mile as the crow flies.

Several Yellow-rumped Warblers, all of the Audubon variety

A Common Yellowthroat, most likely probably a resident bird

A Belted Kingfisher

Only Ruddy Ducks, Coots, Mallards, and Pied-billed Grebes on the water

Directions:  From Berkeley, take Tunnel Road south toward Hwy 13; when merging, stay right and take the first exit, Broadway Terrace; turn left, then immediately right into the Temescal parking lot.  From points south, take Hwy 13 toward Berkeley; take the Broadway Terrace exit, go left; go under the old rail trestle and take a right into the Temescal parking lot.

Good birding,

Pat Bacchetti
Oakland