Rhoda has been picking up some local birds in the East Bay. “I knew I could pick up a few new bird species in my walk around the Lafayette reservoir, even without binoculars. As expected, I saw one of the resident osprey, hunting in the distance, a give-away with its white crown and vertiginous dives. White pelicans have taken up residence there too, but I saw only one, settled on the water. Otherwise, the walk was rich with species we’ve already listed: double-crested cormorants hulking low in overhanging branches, a quiet bufflehead couple, a busy gaggle of killdeer, a red-tail hawk circling below turkey vultures, and a gang of wild turkeys. Of course there were the ones that got away too, most notably the multitude of swallows, swooping too fast for me to identify.”
And we have a domestic sighting from David, Jaci’s husband. Their pond in the mountains houses Roman Aqua Ducks, with names (Chief and Buck). “They are now chasing Mochie the dog by land, sea and air. And biting her on the butt. Must be spring friskiness.” Do we count those Roman Aquas as a new species? Probably not.
Total to 4/15: 67
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