Frank's Dump (PAAS field trip report 09-14-19)
I led my Palo Alto Adult School birding class to the Winton access of Hayward Shoreline yesterday. We walked along the north edge of Mount Trashmore before heading north to Frank’s Dump. We ended the tour with 61 species but we were primarily focused on Shorebirds.
Highlights of the trip were numerous, including: Vaux’s Swift White-throated Swift — several of both species above the Winton Access parking lot Black Oystercatcher (2) — Hayward’s Landing Barn Owl (1) — Large eucalyptus by trail head. Snowy Plover (7) Red-necked Phalarope (1) Ruddy Turnstone (1) Red Knot (12) Sanderling (1) Peregrine Falcon (1) — flying over channel toward radio towers Say’s Phoebe (2) — along Channel and on Trashmore. FOS for several people.. Horned Lark (1 im) — Mount Trashmore White-crowend Sparrow (4) — scattered. These were FOS for several people. Yellow Warbler (6) — several in fennel hillside bordering Trashmore https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59799206 Matthew Dodder Executive Director Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society 22221 McClellan Rd. Cupertino, CA 95014 408-252-3748 director@... scvas.org
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