Natural History Wanderings

I went to Aquatic Park in Berkeley, which is literally right next to interstate 80.  The freeway doesn’t seem to bother the birds.  I was able to identify 21 different birds. Nothing unusual but lots of good looks. The Peeps were across the way and too small to identify from the distance. There were also Monarch Butterflies.  Click Read More for today’s bird list.

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Bird list for Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA

Feb 3, 2012 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
18 species (+3 other taxa)

Mallard  X
Greater/Lesser Scaup  X
Bufflehead  X
Common Goldeneye  X
Red-breasted Merganser  X
Pied-billed Grebe  X
Western Grebe  X
Great Egret  X
Snowy Egret  X
Turkey Vulture  X
American Coot  X
American Avocet  X
peep sp.  X
Western Gull  X
gull sp.  X
Anna’s Hummingbird  X
Black Phoebe  X
American Crow  X
Yellow-rumped Warbler  X
Song Sparrow  X
White-crowned Sparrow  X