Date: 10/22/25 3:21 pm From: Melissa Johnson via groups.io <mitzimelissa...> Subject: [southbaybirds] SCVBA William St Park trip report
Today, Ray Trent and I led a first ever SCVBA trip in William St Park/Olinder Park with 14 intrepid birders. As hoped for, the park's winter-resident MERLIN zipped overhead and later perched with the morning's catch with long-looks for all. Northern Flickers, Acorn, Nuttall's and a single Hairy Woodpecker were in attendance along with some of the usual suspects for a total of 29 species. There were a few 'normal' birds that we were surprised were missing -- possibly due to the presence of the Merlin, a Red-Tailed Hawk and 2 Red-Shouldered Hawks. We hope to run this trip again! Our checklist is below: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280853747
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