Today I went birding in Aquatic Park in Berkeley, CA on a Golden Gate Audubon trip led by Rusty Scalf. We walked about three miles doing a loop around the lake and two southern ponds. The highlight of the trip was a Merlin sighting. Most abundant were American Coots and Double-crested Cormorants. There were also a number of Snowy Egrets and Pied-billed Grebes. We saw a total of 37 species.
There were also Monarch Butterflies but not in large number like last year (at least so far). See yesterday’s article on Monarchs in Berkeleyside Monarch butterflies and great ways we can help them and last year’s article when they were present in large numbers First time observed: Hundreds of monarch butterflies cluster in Berkeley’s Aquatic Park
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Berkeley Aquatic Park Bird List
Nov 11, 2016 8:50 AM – 11:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Golden Gate Audubon Field trip led by Rusty Scalf. Walked loop around Aquatic Park. Mostly sunny in 50’s and 60’s F. Minimal wind. Monarch Butterflies. Possible Nuttall’s Woodpecker.
37 species
Canada Goose X
Gadwall X
American Wigeon X
Mallard X
Greater Scaup X
Lesser Scaup X
Bufflehead X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Brown Pelican X
Great Blue Heron X
Great Egret X
Snowy Egret X
Black-crowned Night-Heron X
American Coot X
American Avocet X
Least Sandpiper X
Greater Yellowlegs X
Willet X
Ring-billed Gull X
Western Gull X
Glaucous-winged Gull X
Forster’s Tern X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Anna’s Hummingbird X
Belted Kingfisher X
Merlin X
Black Phoebe X
American Crow X
Chestnut-backed Chickadee X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Cedar Waxwing X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Townsend’s Warbler X
White-crowned Sparrow X
Golden-crowned Sparrow X
California Towhee X
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