Twenty-five birders enjoyed a sunny day along the river. Instead of birding at Famosa Slough, we continued west of the bridge to look for a Tropical Kingbird that had been spotted earlier. No luck, but did find several Cassin’s Kingbirds.  Jack Friery  left the group and went down to Robb Field, and saw more Snowy Plovers in one bunch than he had ever seen before.  That, plus he saw dozens of Brant.

Saw 60 Species:

Brant
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ridgway’s Rail
Sora
American Coot
Black-necked Stilt
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Western Gull
Forster’s Tern
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
American Kestrel
Black Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Cassin’s Kingbird
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
House Wren
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
House Finch

Trip Leader:  Jeff Ebright