Natural History Wanderings

 Updated 1/31/12

Today the Birding by Ear Class went to Coyote Hills Regional Park. It consists of  nearly 978 acres of marshland and grassland covered hills. The waters to the west and south of Coyote Hills are part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  We identified 63 species. Some of the highlights today were seeing a White-faced Ibis, which is  rare at this site, good looks at Lincoln’s Sparrow, seeing a Great Horned Owl, lots of waterbirds and a number of raptors.  Here are a few of my photos from today.

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More photos  from Saturday by Bob Stockstad:   http://www.jstokstad.com/BBE_2012_01_28

You can see more bird photos by Bob Stockstad at: http://www.jstokstad.com/Birding_Catalog.html

To see today’s bird list click read more

Coyote Hills Regional Park Birding Checklist for  Jan 28, 2012 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
63 species

Canada Goose  X
Gadwall  X
American Wigeon  X
Mallard  X
Cinnamon Teal  X
Northern Shoveler  X
Northern Pintail  X
Green-winged Teal  X
Ruddy Duck  X
Wild Turkey  X
Pied-billed Grebe  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Great Egret  X
Snowy Egret  X
White-faced Ibis  X
Northern Harrier  X
Sharp-shinned Hawk  X
Cooper’s Hawk  X
Red-shouldered Hawk  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
American Kestrel  X
American Coot  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Western Gull  X
California Gull  X
Glaucous-winged Gull  X
Forster’s Tern  X
Mourning Dove  X
Great Horned Owl  X
Anna’s Hummingbird  X
Nuttall’s Woodpecker  X
Northern Flicker  X
Black Phoebe  X
Say’s Phoebe  X
Loggerhead Shrike  X
Western Scrub-Jay  X
Common Raven  X
Tree Swallow  X
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  X
Bushtit  X
Bewick’s Wren  X
House Wren  X
Marsh Wren  X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  X
Hermit Thrush  X
American Robin  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
Orange-crowned Warbler  X
Yellow-rumped Warbler  X
Spotted Towhee  X
California Towhee  X
Fox Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Lincoln’s Sparrow  X
White-crowned Sparrow  X
Golden-crowned Sparrow  X
Dark-eyed Junco  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Western Meadowlark  X
House Finch  X
Lesser Goldfinch  X

Also seen were Monarch Butterflies.