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74 Species at 4 Locations
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Canada Goose
CS
Gadwall
CS
Northern Pintail
FCRT
Canvasback
CS
Lesser Scaup
CS
Surf Scoter
CS
Bufflehead
CS
Ruddy Duck
CS
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Loons
Grebes
Horned Grebe
CS
Eared Grebe
CS
Pelicans
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
Great Egret
CS
Snowy Egret
CS
New World Vultures
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Plovers
Black-bellied Plover
FCRT
Killdeer
CS
Stilts and Avocets
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Willet
CS
Whimbrel
FCRT
Red Knot
FCRT
Sanderling
FCRT
Western Sandpiper
FCRT
Least Sandpiper
FCRT
Dunlin
FCRT
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Mew Gull
FCRT
Ring-billed Gull
CPM
California Gull
CPM
Forster's Tern
FCRT
Pigeons and Doves
Hummingbirds
Kingfishers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe
CS
Say's Phoebe
FCRT
Jays and Crows
Common Raven
PADP
Two ravens were sitting on the boardwalk near the Lucy Evans center; one was preening the other at length. Was this some kind of courtship behavior?
Bushtits
Bushtit
CS
Wrens
Marsh Wren
CS
Thrushes
Starlings
Wagtails and Pipits
Wood-Warblers
Common Yellowthroat
FCRT
Emberizids
Fox Sparrow
CS
Song Sparrow
CS
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
House Finch
CS
Old World Sparrows
Charleston Slough, CA = CS
Palo Alto Duck Pond, CA = PADP
Coyote Point Marina, CA = CPM
Foster City Radio Tower, CA = FCRT
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Trip Notes
Well, the Black Rail did not appear, disappointing approximately 80 birdwatchers in attendance for one of the highest high tides of the year. One couple we talked to had flown in from Minnesota to do some birdwatching, and scheduled their trip around this high tide.
Trip Map
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