This morning’s walk had a total of 11 birders join together for a warm and productive walk.

We had a total bird count of 42 species with 2 uncommon sightings.

Our first uncommon sighting was a Yellow Crowned Night Heron seen at a distance and then again as he flew by us. The second was a flock of White Faced Ibis numbering around 50-60 birds flying towards the east basins. I don’t think anyone present had seen such a large number at one time before.

Here is our list for the day:

Waterfowl:
Mallard

Cormorants and Pelicans:
Double Crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican

Herons, Ibis and Allies:
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
White-faced Ibis

Vultures & Hawks:
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk

Rails & Gallinules:
Ridgeway’s Rail

Shorebirds:
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew

Gulls, Terns & Skimmer:
Western Gull
Caspian Tern

Pigeons & Doves:
Mourning Dove

Swifts:
White-throated Swift

Hummingbirds:
Anna’s Hummingbird
Allens’s Hummingbird

Kingfisher:
Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers:
Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Falcons & Caracara:
American Kestrel

Tyrant Flycatchers, Pewees & Kingbirds:
Black Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird

Jays, Crows & Ravens:
California Scrub-jay
American Crow

Long-tailed Tits:
Bushtit

Wrens:
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick’s Wren

Gnatcatchers:
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

Wrentit:
Wrentit

Thrashers & Mockingbirds:
California Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird

Wood Warblers:
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat

Towhees & Sparrows:
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow

Finches & Allies:
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

Estrildids:
Scaly-breasted Munia

Leader: Dave Cowan