[EBB Sightings] Bluebird family at Pt Pinole

Both this morning (Wed, July 23) and last Tues (July 15), a Western 
Bluebird family was hanging out in the main picnic area at Pt Pinole 
Regional Shoreline in Richmond.  I only report this because I see 
that the CC County breeding bird atlas does not show nesting in this 
square ( http://www.flyingemu.com/ccosta/webl.html ).

Today, I saw at least an adult male, adult female, and 4 spotty 
juveniles.  They were seen mostly near the north end of the picnic 
area near the volleyball? nets and later at the south end, closer to 
the bridge over the railroad tracks.  One of the juveniles was seen a 
quarter-mile away in eucalyptus near the junction of the Giant 
Station Trail and Cook's Point Trail.  Either this was a lost toddler 
or (more intriguingly) may represent a second family.

Other notes:

Returning shorebirds have included 160 Sanderlings (alternate 
plumage), 1 Black-bellied Plover, about 10 Semipalmated Plovers, 
about 20 Western Sandpipers.

2 Osprey hunting near the pier area.

There appears to be a dead Barn Owl in the first of the 2 palm trees 
in the picnic area.

Good birding,
--
Laura Look
Pinole, CA