Date: 11/4/25 10:43 am From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> Subject: [pen-bird] coastal notes from 11/3/25
spent the day birding along the San Mateo County coast yesterday from south of Half Moon Bay to near the county line.
Some observation of interest to me include:
White-winged Scoter - solo bird flew by north past Pomponio Creek Beach during a brief seawatch
Common Goldeneye - the first arrival I noted this fall was at Lake Lucerne of Bean Hollow Rd. This bird arrived at least the day before per eBird checklist from Alane Gray
Bald Eagles - a very vocal pair was kicking up the waterfowl on Pescadero Marsh near sunset and perching together in one of the big blue gum eucalyptus at the north edge of the marsh
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE - in the coastal prairie zone west of HWY 1 between Whitehouse and Cascade Creeks in the morning. Appeared to move off - possibly east of the highway where this species is somewhat regular in recent years outside the breeding season
Tricolored Blackbirds - good numbers encountered throughout the day including 2200+ on both sides of HWY 1 in the area of Bob's Pumpkin Patch/Verde Rd/Cowell-Purisima trail. smaller flocks also present in the ag land south of Pigeon Point to Cascade Ranch. In total well over 3000 on the day.
PALM WARBLER - one was associating with a mixed sparrow flock just off HWY 1 near Cascade Ranch.
Despite making a number of stops in appropriate habitat I was unable to find very many American Pipits yesterday. American Goldfinches were also oddly scarce.
