Date: 1/31/26 7:37 pm From: Derek via groups.io <dlheins...> Subject: [EBB-Sightings] Ruff at Big Break Regional Shoreline
This afternoon, while biking back from chilly Holland Tract to the Antioch BART station, I fortunately took a small detour to Big Break Regional Shoreline as I lucked into a Ruff that flew in and joined a mixed flock of Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs foraging in a flooded field. My guess is that this Ruff is wintering in the area, and hopefully that will be confirmed in the coming days. Details, including GPS, are in the linked eBird checklist below.
At Holland Tract, the handful of Tundra Swans I saw when the fog finally cleared represented the 295th species I've seen since starting a new eBird account, Green Wheeling Derek, last January. I only use this account when I use a combination of bike and public transportation to get around. Despite managing the Jan 3 Richmond CBC and rainy weather the first week of this year, today's cycling got me up to 500 miles for January. A big assist to BART for getting me to the outer reaches of Contra Costa and Alameda Counties and under the Bay to SF. I usually take advantage of great birds other people have found to chase, but today's exception was a nice way to end the month.
