Date: 3/1/26 7:51 am From: Ronald- Thorn via groups.io <Tronthorn...> Subject: [pen-bird] Recent sightings in February
On the 23rd, while scoping Bair Island from the levee at the end of Radio Road late morning, I watched a Short-eared Owl flushed up, as a Northern Harrier passed low overhead.Bair Island is a known location for wintering Short-eared Owls. The 26th, I did a seawatch from Moss Beach. Very low numbers of birds on the ocean except for a number ofCommon Murres passing by. A single Rhinoceros Auklet trailing Common Murres. The first arrival I have noted was a Pigeon Guillemot flying south. During a low tide at CoyotePoint County Park, a high for the point were ( 64 ) Red Knots. Out on the bay, there were ( 16 ) Red-throated Loons. The average number for Red-throated Loons for this time of the year moving into the bay off of Coyote Point. Early arrivals along the bayside were Orange-crowned Warblers on the 20th and Rough-winged Swallows the 24th.
Ron Thorn
