Field notes, v1378
Page 321
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R.E.Johnson 1968 Journal Nov.30 Berkeley Aquatic Park, Alameda Co., Caly. Merganser - several, fleeting glance Coot - 9 Killdeer -13 Avocet -2 (flying) Ring-billed Gull -1 Bonaparte Gull -7 (species account) Gull-other (Immra) - several Kingfisher -1 (flying with fish in beak) Morning Dove - 4 (feed on ground, 1 on rooftop) Water Pipit - 1 bathe in mud puddle, feed among Meadowlarks Western Meadowlark -7 feed in weedy flats Brown Towhee -3 (species account) Fox Sparrow -1 Song Sparrow-2 White-crowned Sparrow -4 {species account} Golden-crowned Sparrow - 1 Sandpipers, sp? - several South of the main lake are 2 other smaller lakes, the southernmost being the best for birds (less disturbance, more surrounding vegetation than the other 2 lakes, considerable mud flats) and having the greatest bird density. Species: Black-crowned Night Heron - 2 Immra. Amer.(Common) Egret -8 Pintail -110?,7? Common Goldeneye 10?, 2? Coot 30