Date: 6/22/25 4:53 pm From: Vicki Silvas-Young via groups.io <mrnngwrblr...> Subject: [southbaybirds] First of Day of Summer Field Trip to Lake Cunningham, 6-22-2025
To all Summer birders, Well, what a turnout we had today! Thirty-one attendees showed up to explore the area in and around Lake Cunningham. Sarah Chan from SCVBird Alliance and Ashok Jethanandani from California Native Plants and Open Space Authority along with myself were on hand to guide everyone to see the amazing birds of Lake Cunningham. This is the season of tired-looking adult birds and fluffy, bright-eyed juvenile birds. American Coots with their squawking teen-agers, Ruddy Ducks with their tiny, serious little ones following and diving with the female adult, Green Herons showing their offspring how to stand stately, and juvenile Pied-billed Grebes showing off their independence demonstrated the season. Thirty-five species were seen with some delightful surprises, i.e. Western Kingbird and Bullock's Oriole. We watched while juvenile Tree Swallows hung out in a tree to be fed by the adults. And we all learned a lot about native plants and how they maintain biodiversity by providing shelter and food for birds. Here is the eBird list graciously kept by Sarah Chan. https://ebird.org/checklist/S253238470 It was a gorgeous beginning of the summer day, Vicki
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