Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Walk
Big Break Trail, Oakley, CA
Leader: Chuck Groff
The day started overcast about 52 degrees with a cold wind
greeting us as we arrived. The sun came out later and
temperatures climbed to 63. The area has many habitats:
marsh, river, pond, and plowed fields. The treatment ponds
were full of gulls, almost all Bonapart's and a few
Ring-billed. At first we only saw the females of some birds
such as the Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye and Ruddy
Duck. But the males showed up and were appropriately
complimented on their attire. We never did see the male
Red-winged Blackbirds, adding a little mystery to the
identification process.
Total species: 41
American Bittern
Red-winged Blackbird
Bufflehead
American Coot
American Crow
Rock Dove
Ruddy Duck
Great Egret
Northern Flicker
Common Goldeneye
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Horned Grebe
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Anna's Hummingbird
Dark-eyed Junco
White-tailed Kite
Mallard
Northern Mockingbird
Common Moorhen
Black-crowned Night-Heron
American White Pelican
Black Phoebe
American Pipit
Common Raven
Lesser Scaup
Western Scrub-Jay
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
House Sparrow
Black-necked Stilt
Tree Swallow
Spotted Towhee
Turkey Vulture
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Marsh Wren
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Common Goldeneye
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