Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Walk
McNabney Marsh and Mt. View Sanitation Ponds
Leader: Chuck Groff
The sun came out early, but a few clouds and tiny
sprinkles joined us a few short times during the morning.
In all, the weather was good for birding. The only problem
was that there were not many birds around compared to
previous years. We saw no Red-tailed Hawks and no
Crows, and the usual juvenile Night-Herons were nowhere
to be seen either.
On the other hand, we did get a beautiful view of an adult
Red-shouldered Hawk, perched near the ground at a good
viewing distance, and American White Pelicans gave an
amazing aerial performance as they came in low, entered
an updraft, and spiraled upward into tiny specks with nary
a wing flap.
Total Species: 34
American Avocet
Red-winged Blackbird
American Coot
Double-crested Cormorant
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Dowitcher (sp.)
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
House Finch
Gadwall
Canada Goose
Great-tailed Grackle
Pied-billed Grebe
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Red-shouldered Hawk
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Anna's Hummingbird
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Belted Kingfisher
Mallard
Northern Mockingbird
American White Pelican
Black Phoebe
Common Raven
Northern Shoveler
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Black-necked Stilt
California Towhee
Turkey Vulture
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Great Blue Heron
