Glossy Ibis
Sun, 20 May 2001 15:32:38 -0700
From: Sheila Junge
A Glossy Ibis was seen around 10 AM today at Hayward Regional Shoreline by Peter Dramer, Bob Richmond and I. It was with a flock of White-faced Ibis. We initially saw 18 ibises circling the eastern end of the marsh (the same area where Peter saw 27 ibises on Thursday). They disappeared to the south. A few minutes later a group of ibis flew in and landed on one of the islands. A similar sized group landed about a minute later. I counted 30 ibis in all. The ibises flew south of Hwy 92 and were not seen again as of 1 PM. The area where the ibises landed is closed to the public and not visible from the public trail. The closest public access is the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center at the east end of the San Mateo Bridge (Clawiter exit from Hwy 92, then take Breakwater Ct & Breakwater Ave by the gas station to get to the frontage road on the north side of the freeway). The Interpretive Center has an observation deck that provides views both north and south.
Also seen today 20+ Brown Pelicans and 2 Black Skimmers.
Sheila Junge
Hayward, CA
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Briones Regional Park
Sun, 20 May 2001 16:42:21 -0700
From: Joseph Morlan
East Bay Birders,
I took my ornithology class to Briones Regional Park this morning. We added two new species to our cumulative list: Canada Goose and Red-shouldered Hawk. Both of these represent relatively recent range extensions, but are not really unexpected. Other highlights included an active Brown Creeper nest, Northern Orioles feeding two broods of young, and nesting Western Bluebirds.
The full list can be seen at:
Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044
Mt Diablo State Park
Sun, 20 May 2001 20:14:13 PDT
From: Jim Tietz
Hi-
Today, Lillian Fujii and Steve Hayashi and I led the Golden Gate Audubon trip to Mt Diablo. Despite the wind and heat we saw a few nice birds. Most notable were the pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches at the Blue Oak picnic site. These are currently shown only as possible breeders in this atlas block on the Contra Costa County Breeding Bird Atlas website and so it is unfortunate that we weren't able to confirm breeding status. Seen well by most birders today included Lazuli Bunting, Western Bluebird, Western Tanager, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-tailed Hawk, Hutton's Vireo, Ash-throated Flycatcher, and White-breasted Nuthatch. Other nice birds seen by only a few of us or heard but not seen included Yellow Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Sage Sparrow, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Warbling Vireo, Black-headed Grosbeak, and California Thrasher.
Jim Tietz
Hayward Regional Shoreline
Sun, 20 May 2001 21:50:20 PDT
From: Bob Richmond
During a Gull, Tern, and Skimmer survey for San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory the following was seen:
1 possible hybrid Arctic Tern X Forster's Tern - could not be confirmed, unfortunately.
Hundreds of Forster's Terns - more than last year, which was the highest number seen breeding here.
Black Skimmer - 2 (paired).
Glossy Ibis - 1 found by Peter Dramer and Sheila Junge - this is the first Alameda County record.
Good Birding
Bob
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