Date: 2/3/26 9:32 pm From: Melanie Barnett via groups.io <mjb2024...> Subject: Mosquito treatments in Palo Alto baylands area tomorrow - Re: [southbaybirds] American Bittern at Terminal Blvd/Shoreline, Mtn View
Hello all, Reading Dorothy's email (thank you, Dorothy!) reminded me that there will be helicopters spraying for mosquitoes tomorrow. And some roads/trails will be closed temporarily.
On Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 at 9:11 PM, Dorothy Johnson via groups.io <dfj6281...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone, > > Sorry for the late report. > > Earlier today I was birding the Terminal Blvd, Shoreline Lake area, at the end of San Antonio Rd. I saw an AMERICAN BITTERN in the channel next to Terminal Blvd parking. I was standing on the car bridge looking east. The bird was in the reeds at the back of the channel. I saw it 1st around 11:35am and again in the same place around 12:40pm. > > Happy birding > Dorothy Johnson > San Jose >
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