Hi Everyone,

The cool and cloudy day seemed to limit the number of birds seen though we heard plenty. We started out with a group of 28 people that dwindled to 8 or 9 by the half way mark.A total of 48 species were seen and/or heard.  Here is the list.

Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher (h)
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (h)
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin’s Kingbird
Hutton’s Vireo (h)
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
House Wren
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Wrentit (h)
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat (h)
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Hooded Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Lawrence’s Goldfinch

Leader:  Steve Ellis