Today we went birding at high tide along the Emeryville Shoreline The high tide results in many shorebirds roosting on the rocks just south of the road and sidewalk. My guesses of about 110 Willets and 60 Marbled Godwits are probably pretty conservative. There were also about nine Whimbrel and five Black Turnstone We identified 13 species.
Of special interest today was a large number of terns, maybe 50 or more on a distant pier north of the road. It was a mixed group of Forster’s and Elegant Term. It was impossible at that distant and with their heads down to tell how many of each. Also seen were butterflies including Painted Lady, Skippers and Cabbage White.
click see more to see bird list
Emeryville shoreline and Marina Park Bird List September 17,2017
Emeryville shoreline–near fire station, Alameda, California, US Sep 17, 2017 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s)
Comments: High Tide, Sunny, High 60’s to low 70’s, light breeze
13 species (+1 other taxa)
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Egret 1
Whimbrel 9
Marbled Godwit 60
Black Turnstone 5
Willet 110
Western Gull 28
gull sp. X
Forster’s Tern X large number maybe 50 or more on pier north of Shoreline road mixed with Elegant Terns difficult to tell how many of each
Elegant Tern X large number maybe 50 or more on pier north of Shoreline road mixed with Forster’s Terns difficult to tell how many of each
Anna’s Hummingbird 2
Black Phoebe 1
American Crow 13
House Finch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39235480
Natural History Wanderings 
Leave a comment