WBU Bird Walk
Lafayette Reservoir
Leader: Chuck Groff
The weather was sunny and mild. We were a small group of
six people, complete with beginners and experts, and
everyone enjoyed the walk. The usual large flocks of
cormorants, doves, and ducks were not present and the
total number of birds was only a fraction of what we've
seen in previous years. Even though we didn't see usually
common birds such as Robins, Juncos, Killdeer and
Mallards, we still saw a good number of species. So the
variety was good even if the numbers were not.
One highlight was a Cooper's Hawk who took exception to
a Red-tailed Hawk flying through it's territory. It dove and
harrassed the Red-tail not far above our heads and both
birds added their cries and screeches to the action.
New for this location for our bird walks were the Hairy
Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, Cackling Goose, and the
Lesser Goldfinch.
By request, I'll order my lists from now on using the
complete common names.
Total species: 36
American Coot
American Crow
Anna's Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Bufflehead
Bushtit
Cackling Goose
California Towhee
Canada Goose
Cedar Waxwing
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Common Raven
Cooper's Hawk
Double-crested Cormorant
Gadwall
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Hairy Woodpecker
Hermit Thrush
Lesser Goldfinch
Northern Flicker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Oak Titmouse
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Dove
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruddy Duck
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Steller's Jay
Turkey Vulture
Western Scrub-Jay
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-crowned Sparrow
Wrentit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
