Twenty-five birders joined the walk. The day was a lull in Santa Ann conditions, so the weather was warm, with clear sky and occasional light wind. The low vegetation was brown and very dry. Hopefully this area won’t catch fire when the wind picks up Monday. The number of birds was down from previous years. We ended the day with 44 species seen, which better than our low of 39 seen in 2016.

Species 44
American Wigeon
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
California Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark’s Grebe
White-throated Swift
Anna’s Hummingbird
American Coot
gull sp.
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Hutton’s Vireo
American Crow
Tree Swallow
swallow sp.
Bushtit
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
California Gnatcatcher
Wrentit
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Leader: Jeff Ebright