The date: 11/19/2025
The week number: 47

The walk number: 1846
The weather: 60 F; partly cloudy

The walkers: Alan Cummings, Viveca Sapin-Areeda, Chip O’Connor, John Beckett, Ellen Yu,

Kevin Kan, Wan-Ying Kan, Calvin Kan, Annette Kapple, Eric Warren

The birds (21)

No. First Name Last Name Prob

8		Bushtit	0.75
2	American	Crow	1
4	Mourning	Dove	0.62
1	House	Finch	1
20	Lesser	Goldfinch	1
1	Red-shouldered	Hawk	0.12
1	Red-tailed	Hawk	0.75
1	Anna’s	Hummingbird	1
1	Selasphorus	Hummingbird	0.62
13	Dark-eyed	Junco	0.88
1	Cassin’s	Kingbird	0
2	Ruby-crowned	Kinglet	0.88
1	Black	Phoebe	0.88
3	Common	Raven	1
1	Red-naped	Sapsucker	0
1	California	Towhee	0.50
2	Turkey	Vulture	0.25
1	Townsend’s	Warbler	0.50
16	Yellow-rumped	Warbler	1
9	Acorn	Woodpecker	1
1	Nuttall’s	Woodpecker	0.88

Walk lasted between 12:00 and 13:52

OK, after two record-setting weeks in a row, we came back down to Earth. We only observed 21 species, 1.1 short of the prediction and 6 short of the record for the week. The highlight bird was a Red-naped Sapsucker that was only seen by Viveca on her walk through Tournament Park on the way to the walk. Last week, I reported that Annette really wanted to see and photograph a Red-naped Sapsucker but failed to do so during the walk. I am happy to report that she returned to Tournament Park after the walk and accomplished the deed. So, all is well on that front. In a late reporting, Calvin identified a Cassin’s Kingbird on his way back to his station after the walk today. His identification was aided by Merlin. That brought us up to 21 species. On the disappointment front, I was disappointed not to see a Snowy Egret, because Katie Chiu sent me a photo of one that she saw two days after last week’s walk. Maybe next week. It was on today’s list at 12% probability but it’s not on next week’s.

Alan,

11/19/2025