Natural History Wanderings

Today we did a brief birding trip to Miller Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond, CA to see the Gull-a-palooza. We spent most of the time at Ferry Point with a quick look at the pond before leaving. We started just after two and feeding consisted mainly of numerous gulls, probably in the thousands. We saw many Western, Mew and Glaucous-winged Gulls; a few Herring and Ring-billed and one Heerman’s Gulls. There were large numbers of Scaup and Buffleheads further out in the bay. On the distant breakwater were large numbers of Brown Pelicans, Double-crested Cormorants, and more gulls. In the pond were Mallards, Coots, and American Wigeon.

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Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Bird List Jan 18, 2016 2:15 PM – 3:25 PM
19 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  4
American Wigeon  3
Mallard  4
Greater/Lesser Scaup  X
Bufflehead  X
Ruddy Duck  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Pelagic Cormorant  X
Brown Pelican  X
American Coot  X
Heermann’s Gull  1     distinctive red bill, darker body than other gulls present, confirmed by three other observers including an Audubon Instructor
Mew Gull  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Western Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Glaucous-winged Gull  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Anna’s Hummingbird  X
American Crow  X
White-crowned Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26987791