Date: 5/13/26 5:25 pm From: Karen DeMello via groups.io <karen.demello...> Subject: [southbaybirds] Joseph D Grant County Park ~ Highlights from Today
Inspired by Eve's "Run for the Hills" birdathon report 2 weeks ago, 3 of us
headed to Joseph Grant Ranch County Park today (5/13/2026). What a
GORGEOUS day to be there!
Our first stop (approx 10:20 AM) was at the entrance station to pay the
parking fee. We immediately saw a *Western Kingbird* and several *Lawrence's
Goldfinch* ~ I couldn't believe it!
Other highlights: good looks at a perched *Lazuli Bunting, *great looks at
several *Western Bluebirds, *a *Bald Eagle *being mobbed by crows as it
perched at Grant Lake, a *Green Heron* flying along the shore and then over
Grant Lake, and another *Western Kingbird *and *2 Lawrence's Goldfinch* seen
from the Grant Lake parking lot.
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