Today I went birding at Eastshore State Park with friends to do a bird count for World Shorebirds Day. We went from Gilman Street to Virginia Street Extension to Marina Blvd.
Although we started about a half hour after high tide it was not a very busy day for shorebirds. We did see Spotted Sandpiper, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Western Sandpiper, Willet and a Snow Egret. Highlights included watching Forster’s Terns and Brown Pelicans fishing and a Belted Kingfisher. Twenty-two bird species were seen in all. To see full list of birds seen go to Eastshore State Park Bird list 9/6/14.
Butterflies were limited to Cabbage White and one Anise Swallowtail. Gumplants are still in bloom.
If you wish to take part in World Shorebirds Day you can still post lists through tomorrow as well as learn more about World Shorebirds day at World Shorebirds Day.
Slideshow of Wildlife seen in the Berkeley section of Eastshore State Park over the last few years.
Natural History Wanderings 
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