Date: 1/20/25 2:23 pm From: Eve Meier via groups.io <eve.m.meier...> Subject: [southbaybirds] Santa Clara Valley Water District - Common Loon
Hi Everyone!
Today, Jennifer Oliver and I checked out Santa Clara Valley Water District. The best moments were seeing a *Common Loon* fly in from the north to land in the main pond. We also spotted a very dark *Merlin* (tiaga subspecies? - we have a photo in the ebird report). The pond was relatively quiet - a couple *Common Mergansers*,*Common Goldeneyes,* *Gadwalls*, several *Ring-necked Ducks* but mostly *Ruddy Ducks*, *American Coots* and *Pied-billed Grebes*.
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