P. DeBeveduli 1964 21 Aug Bay Bridge Toll Plaza, Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif. black below. 1 Ruddy Turnstone - molting 6 Black Turnstone 30 long billed Curlew 6 Whimbrel 400+ Wilets 283 Greater Yellowlegs (2 together, 1 alone) summer 1 Knot - molting but still good plumage. 2 Baird's Sandpiper - with Western, much larger, more belly. no wing strip 2, "creet" note. very light bird. At end of shell mound, and did not associate with oiled perch as is typical of this species. 10+ Least Sandpiper. 175+ Short-billed Dowitcher - most (75%) in winter plumage. all id'd by call. 1600+ Western Sandpipers - about a dozen still with fair breeding plumage of 250 seen at close range, rest in winter plumage. 100 Marbled Godwit 300 Avocets 100 West, Calif., + R. B Gulls (least order of abundance). 150-175 Forster's Terns - killed 3 dozen gold adults. 6+ Elegant Terns 10-12 Caspian Terns.