Natural History Wanderings

Bay Farm Egret Rookery and Garretson Pt. at Martin Luther King Junior Regional Shoreline

Today we went to see the Bay Farm Egret Rookery in Alameda, CA. There were many Great and Snow Egrets, building nests and sitting on nest. There was a lot of activity, bird interaction and more Egret sound than I have ever heard before. Below are a few photos.

Afterwards we did a short stop at Garretson Pt. at Martin Luther King Junior Regional Shoreline in Oakland. The seasonal pond is till there but is starting to dry up. Many less waterbirds. Did see a few American Wigeon, one Green-winged Teal and one Cinnamon Teal. There were many Dowitchers still around.

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Bay Farm Egret Rookery, Alameda, California, US Bird List
Apr 23, 2016 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
12 species:
Mallard  X
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  X
Snowy Egret  X
Ring-billed Gull  1
Anna’s Hummingbird  1
American Crow  X
Barn Swallow  5
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Dark-eyed Junco  3
House Finch  1

MLK Jr. Regional Shoreline–Garretson Pt., Alameda, California, US Bird List
Apr 23, 2016 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
16 species (+1 other taxa):
Canada Goose  X
American Wigeon  3
Mallard  X
Cinnamon Teal  1
Green-winged Teal  1
Greater Scaup  X
Snowy Egret  3
American Coot  X
Black-necked Stilt  X
American Avocet  2
Willet  X
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher  X
Eurasian Collared-Dove  1
Black Phoebe  1
American Crow  X
Northern Mockingbird  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1