Coyote Hills Regional Park, Alameda Co., Calif found it flooded See map: MARSH PARKING There were fewer ducks present than on our last visit, and the birds of prey weren't as plentiful. Golden and White- crowned Sparrows were feeding on the dirt road ahead of us as we walked. Meadowlarks are common, occasionally singing. Two Snowy Egrets were seen in the field standing in the mud. We saw a Loggerhead Shrike near the base of the hills, perched on small Helianthus sprigs. On the way out we saw two Burrowing Owls in a fallow field on the north side of the road, quite near a house. They appeared to be mating. Species Seen: Snowy Egret Say's Phoebe Mallard Mockingbird Godwail Water Pipit Kentail Yellowthroat Common Teal Long-billed Marsh Wren Ruddy Duck Audubon's Warbler Red Heeled Grebe Western Meadowlark White-tailed Kite Red-winged Blackbird Sharp-Shinned Hawk Lesser Goldfinch Red tailed Hawk Song Sparrow Marsh Hawk White-crowned Sparrow American Crow Black-crowned Tyranon Killdeer Loggerhead Shrike Whimbrel Black Phoebe Burrowing Owl