Date: 2/7/26 3:06 pm From: Lisa Myers via groups.io <lisa...> Subject: [southbaybirds] A morning at Coyote Lake County Park
Hi all -
I led a walk today over at Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear County Park. We
started our birding at the boat ramp after entering from the Roop Road
entrance. Here are some hi-lights.
We walked down the boat ramp to the waters edge and started observing
the *WESTERN & CLARK'S GREBES*. An adult *BALD EAGLE* flew into view
from the north and landed on the ground as if it was hunting. After it
flew off the grebes started swimming our direction. We watched several
pairs rushing and they were easy to count at over 200. South of us and
along the shore a *SNOW GOOSE *was a scope view away in the midst of a
flock of *CANADA GEESE. *We watched a crow was harassing a *WHITE-TAILED
KITE.
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The dam was our next stop where we found 2 adult *BALD EAGLES*, *WESTERN
BLUEBIRDS*, a single *RUFOUS CROWNED SPARROW*, and both *SAY'S & BLACK
PHOEBES*. A *WRENTIT* could be heard from the east side of the lake. We
observed two *WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS *that appeared to emerge from the
cliff located on the north/west side of the rocky dam. THAT was cool.
We ended our morning amongst a meet-up of Airstream campers at the
Lakeview Campground. (If you are thinking about buying an Airstream -
that's the place to go this weekend.) Here we had a pair of
*RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS*. A male *NORTHERN FLICKER* was preening and a
*RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER* was in the pepper tree located at the entrance
of the amphitheater.
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