[EBB Sightings] Livermore area bird sightings on Feb 24-25.

Following are the highlights from two good birding days,
February 24-25.

Friday, February 24:

White-fronted Geese:  2 on Jack London Blvd S of the
     Livermore airport at 8:20 am.

Eurasian Wigeon, male:  1 on Golf Club road, the entrance
     to the Las Positas Golf Course in Livermore at 8:10 am.

Red-necked Grebe:  1 at Shadow Cliffs Park on Stanley
      Blvd E of Pleasanton, in NW corner near the beach,
      at 9 am.

Bald Eagle, adult:  1 at Del Valle Park SE of Livermore,
     perched in a Gray Pine across the lake from the
     Hetch Hetchy picnic area, 11 am.

Common Moorhen:  1 adult in the creek just S of the
     water slide parking lot at Shadow Cliffs Park, at
     9:30 am.

Saturday, Feb. 25, with George Bing:

Costa's Hummingbird, male:  1 in Del Puerto Canyon,
     Stanislaus Co., at mp 3.4 (Owl Rocks), in the tree
     tobacco on the N side of the road.

Cliff Swallow:  several in Corral Hollow, San Joaquin Co.,
     just E of the Castle Rock Fire Station, (my year first).
    
Rock Wren:  2 in Del Puerto Canyon, at mp 2 and 7.4.

House Wren:  1 in Del Puerto Canyon at Owl Rock.

Rufous-crowned Sparrow:  2 in Del Puerto Canyon,
     at mp 7.4 and 7.8.

Sage Sparrow:  1 in San Antonio Valley, 0.7 mi N of
     the Junction Cafe, at the little creek just S of the
    cattle guard.

Art Edwards