[EBB Sightings] Contra Costa County Little Blue Heron (not Reddish Egret)

EBB:

James Holmes sent me a correction on behalf of Greg T. Scyphers.  The
reported bird of April 26th was in fact a Little Blue Heron and not a
Reddish Egret as originally posted.

Still a Little Blue Heron is a good bird for Contra Costa County.  I
encourage others to seek out and report success or lack of success in
tracking down the Antioch Little Blue Heron.

Over the years I do not recall having ever heard a report of a Little Blue
Heron in Contra Costa County.  I have seen a Little Blue Heron only once in
neighboring Alameda County (5 August 1999).  Just how many previous records
of Little Blue Heron are there for Contra Costa County? 

Correction posted to Northern California BirdBox:

Contra Costa Co.-CORRECTION
----------------
On Apr 26, while driving to a training exercise in Antioch/Pittsburg at the
sewage treatment plant off 10th Street, while on 10th, an alternate plumaged
LITTLE BLUE HERON flew over the road into the Dow Wetlands area. The Dow
Wetlands is right at the boarder of Antioch and Pittsburg. (Greg T.
Scyphers)


--
Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA, Alameda County

-----Original Message-----
From: James Holmes Jr [mailto:jfholmes at ucdavis.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:18 AM
To: feinerVogel94551 at comcast.net
Subject: RE: Little Blue Heron [not Reddish Egret]


Mike,
Thanks, can you send out another email and state that it is a LITTLE BLUE
HERON and not a REDDISH EGRET.

Greg accidentally sent it to me as a REDDISH EGRET as he was working on a
REDDISH EGRET submission for the Nevada Rare birds commiteee.

Thanks and sorry for the confusion.

Jim

> James:
> 
> Actually, Pittsburg and Antioch are two well-known Contra Costa Counties.
> Therefore, I am including East Bay Birds listserv
> (http://www.diabloaudubon.com/mailman2/listinfo/sightings) which 
> covers both Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.  Sorry, North Bay Birds 
> recipients, you received the original email in error and will have to 
> turn your RADAR about 80 miles east to north-eastern Contra Costa 
> County.  This may in fact be a first for Contra Costa County?
> 
> From the Northern California BirdBox transcript:
> 
> Contra Costa Co.
> ----------------
> On Apr 26, while driving to a training exercise in Antioch/Pittsburg 
> at the sewage treatment plant off 10th Street, while on 10th, an 
> alternate plumaged [Little Blue Heron] flew over the road into the Dow 
> Wetlands area.
> The Dow Wetlands is right at the border of Antioch and Pittsburg. 
> (Greg T. Scyphers)
> 
> --
> Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA, Alameda County
>  
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: northbaybirds at yahoogroups.com
> >[mailto:northbaybirds at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Holmes Jr
> >Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 4:23 AM
> >To: northbaybirds at yahoogroups.com
> >Cc: calbirds at yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [NBB] FWD: Reddish Egret
> >
> >
> >I was sent this info on a [Little Blue Heron] in Northern Cal by a very 
> >good Nevada birder.
> >
> >Good luck,
> >
> >
> >Jim,
> >
> > 
> >
> >I don't know how rare this is in the bay area, but I thought I would 
> >let you know.  If it is a significant sighting feel free to pass it 
> >on to the pertinent list serve.  Today, I was driving to a training 
> >exercise in Antioch/Pittsburg at the sewage treatment plant off 10th 
> >Street.  While driving down 10th, an alternate plumaged [Little Blue
Heron] 
> >flew over the road into the Dow Wetlands area.  I know [Little Blue
Heron] 
> >is regularly seen in Southern California, but I didn't know how good 
> >this record is for the bay
> >area.   The Dow Wetlands is right at the boarder of Antioch 
> >and Pittsburg as
> >best as I could tell.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Greg T. Scyphers