Field Trip Report

Garin Park, Hayward
Saturday, May 7, 2011, 8:00 - 11:30am

Windy, overcast conditions today did not keep the birds or birders down. The park was full of birdsong and we saw many birds entering nests or carrying food.

Highlights include many colorful birds: Lazuli Bunting, Bullock's Oriole, Black Headed Grosbeak, Wilson's Warbler and many others.

Flycatchers were everywhere: Western Kingbird, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, Olive-Sided Flycatcher, Black Phoebe and Pacific-slope Flycatcher. Wild Turkeys offered comic relief and some participants saw a skunk.

1. Wild Turkey
2. California Quail- heard only
3. Double-crested Cormorant
4. Turkey Vulture
5. unidentified accipiter sp
6. Red-shouldered Hawk
7. Red Tailed Hawk - plus nest
8. American Kestrel
9. American Coot
10. Rock Pigeon
11. Mourning Dove
12. Anna's Hummingbird
13. Allen's Hummingbird
14. Nuttall's Woodpecker
15. Downy Woodpecker - heard only
16. Olive-sided Flycatcher
17. Pacific-slope Flycatcher
18. Black Phoebe
19. Ash-throated Flycatcher
20. Western Kingbird
21. Hutton's Vireo - heard only
22. Warbling Vireo
23. Steller's Jay
24. Western Scrub-jay
25. Tree Swallow
26. Cliff Swallow
27. Barn Swallow
28. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
29. Bushtit
30. Bewick's Wren
31. House Wren
32. Western Bluebird
33. American Robin
34. Northern Mockingbird
35. European Starling
36. Cedar Waxwing
37. Orange-crowned Warbler
38. Yellow Warbler - heard only
39. Wilson's Warbler
40. Spotted Towhee
41. California Towhee
42. Song Sparrow
43. Dark-eyed Junco - heard only

—Ginny Marshall, Trip Leader