Date: 9/28/25 7:06 pm From: Subha Mohan via groups.io <scuba_diver_4009...> Subject: [southbaybirds] Trip Report - SCVBA Social Slow Birding Field Trip to Lake Cunningham Regional Park 9.28.25
On this overcast, slightly chilly, yet entirely beautiful fall morning, 13 birders and 4 baby birders banded together for some “social slow birding” fun at Lake Cunningham Regional Park in East San Jose. 30 species delighted us with their presence along the short 0.5 mile round trip on this fully paved, entirely flat, lakeside trail that led us to the base of the park's native garden and back. Highlights included:
A Red-Tailed Hawk that posed extensively for our trip’s photographers
Two Green Herons flying low over the water
A Double-Crested Cormorant that made a splash landing
Several Ruddy Ducks, including a male and female that allowed for side-by-side comparison
A flock of Bushtits close enough to appreciate with the naked eye
A noisy collection of Great-Tailed Grackles up in a tree
Visitors that have officially arrived for the fall and winter season, such as the White-Crowned Sparrows and Yellow-Rumped Warblers
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