Date: 11/28/25 7:39 pm From: Zac Denning via groups.io <zdenning1...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Local interest: Lark Sparrow at Landfill loop
Apologies- my info on the wintering range of Lark Sparrows was totally
incorrect. I should have checked that before posting. They winter pretty
widely in California (though less so in bayside side / coastal areas.
Still, a neat bird for Landfill Loop.
Zac
On Fri, Nov 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM Zac Denning <zdenning1...> wrote:
> Birding Landfill Loop today with Nat Smale, we had a nice adult (or barely
> subadult) Lesser Black-backed Gull, standing cooperatively in the shallows
> close to the trail at (37.9715485, -122.3850165) from about 1:30-2:15pm,
> beautifully lit.
>
> While technically, Lesser Black-backed Gull is rare, the most surprising
> bird of the day - and more unusual for this location and date - was a very
> cooperative Lark Sparrow, which was foraging in the shallow drainage
> channel that borders the parking lot and the entrance drive to the landfill
> at about (37.9684635, -122.3797040). Western Lark Sparrows generally
> winter in far southeast CA, SW Arizona and Mexico, so this is a pretty late
> lingering bird.
>
> Zac Denning
> Albany
>
