The Wed morning group went to Delta Ponds in the thick fog. We got birds, but
the river views were obscured until we returned to the cars, when we added
scaup and goldeneye. Numbers of waterfowl were generally lower than expected,
and so was the water level.
45 species
Cackling Goose small group
Canada Goose usual scattered clusters
Wood Duck a fair number
Northern Shoveler scattered
Gadwall small numbers scattered
American Wigeon "
Mallard "
Green-winged Teal fewer than mallards
Ring-necked Duck one small group
Lesser Scaup raft of 21 on river
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 2 on river
Hooded Merganser 5; one with fully spread hood
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Anna’s Hummingbird 2
American Coot some individuals
Long-billed Dowitcher 6 (a supprise)
Glaucous-winged Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Egret 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 adult
Belted Kingfisher a pair
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 6
Black Phoebe 1
California Scrub-Jay 10
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee scattered small groups
Bushtit 1 group of 35, counted
Brown Creeper 1
Pacific Wren 1
Bewick’s Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
American Robin 3
European Starling few in background
House Finch 2
Lesser Goldfinch maybe 15
American Goldfinch many at feeders
Spotted Towhee 7
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 10
Golden-crowned Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 (1 Myrtle and 1 with faint wash of yellow on
throat)
Dennis Arendt, Randy Sinnott, Judy Franzen, Scott McNeeley, Mark and Cindy
Armstrong, Ellen Cantor, Jim Regali, Tom Cable, Sylvia Maulding, Kit Larsen,
Nancy Clogston, Collin McElroy (new to group), and Larry McQueen
