Sunday field trip

We are still meeting at Bayshore Edison at 8:30 a.m. Sunday but will probably head west after scoping out the warm water outflow area and a few areas along the lake. 

I think Steve spelled his last name wrong in the email address above so it doesn't work.   
 



Edited by Sherrie - 17 January 2010 at 4:36pm

Highlight of our trip today was a Great Egret at the Bayshore Edison outflow with some Black-crowned Night Herons.  I am not sure if these guys have wintered around here before or if that is a record date? 

We also had an unusual singing Winter Wren on the bridge over the water along the railroad tracks on Lotus Drive.  It had that long melodious song but it wasn't the high pitched song that I have heard on tapes.  I don't have much experience hearing this bird sing in the spring unfortunately, but I definitely think they have one of the prettiest songs.

All and all, the dense fog made it hard to see distant birds, but it was nice to get outdoors anyways. 

It sounded like Tom was doing good on the river.  Next year we will meet at a 'To Be Announced' location depending on what the scouting yields the day before.



Edited by Sherrie - 17 January 2010 at 5:00pm

And it was still there today as well as 23 Black Crowned Night Herons...