P.A.Kelly 1985 Journal Jan 25 Berkeley Aquatic Park, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California. First 107 fieldtrip of 1985. Led by Ned Johnson, Claudia lube, Beth Baker, Jeff Groth and Myself. We met about 1/2 the class at 8 am at the Park and split them up into four groups of about ten each. Ned came along with my group since I do not yet know all the American birds. It was fairly overcast all morning and temps didn't rise above 50°F. Despite the close proximity of Interstate 80 there were still a lot of birds to be seen but mainly ducks & waders of course. Most of the students had never been bird-watching before so I had no problem teaching them. We saw Eared Grebe, Red Billed Grebe (many), Black-crowned Night Heron, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Mallard (few), American Widgeon, Northern Pintail, Ruddy Duck, Canvasback, Redhead, Greater Scaup, Surf Scoter, Common goldeneye, Bufflehead, Red Breasted Merganser, American Coot (many), American Avocet, Killdeer, Black-bellied Plover, Willet, Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Herring gull, Forsters Tern, American Kestrel, Mourning dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Bushtit. Returned to campus at noon.