Date: 7/4/25 10:43 am From: Juliana Manoliu via groups.io <manojuli...> Subject: [southbaybirds] Coast Casey Mountain View
Happy 4th of July!
The parking area for Charleston Slough is closed all day so I parked in
a private parking lot nearby- only dared because of the holiday.
Only birded the pond near the dirt trail. Ebird told me that my bird of
the day was */Common gallinule /*and saw 2 right away when I got there.
There was a yellowlegs as well but it flew away before i could ID it. It
came back about half hour later and it was a */Lesser yellowlegs/*.
Still sporting some breeding plumage. The best bird was a very drab
looking */Virginial rail-/*was happy to see it so early in the season.
No Sora materialized.
Other birds of interest: several */Marsh wren /*and a pair of */Cinnamon
teal/*- the male molting into winter plumage.
Do not disclose information that identifies the location of nesting birds of any species, to minimize stress on the nesting birds and the risk of vandalism or abuse.
