Hi Friends,

This morning, Saturday July 2, thirty birders walked around Lake Murray. Several new faces in the group. The weather was overcast which allowed us to have a very enjoyable hike.  We found 45 bird species – a good mix of summer resident and migrating birds.

Here’s our list:

Canada Goose
Mallard
California Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Coot
Western Gull
Caspian Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick’s Wren
California Gnatcatcher
Western Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
California Towhee
Song Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Tri-colored Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Hooded Oriole
Bullock’s Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Scaly-breasted Munia

JIM BECKMAN, trip leader