The date: 12/23/2024
The week number: 52

The walk number: 1793
The weather: 63 F; partly cloudy

The walkers: Alan Cummings, Viveca Sapin-Areeda,

Chris Moreno, Heather Moreno, Chip O’Connor

The birds (28)

No. First Name Last Name Prob

2	Western	Bluebird	0.62
2	Red-whiskered	Bulbul	0.50
41		Bushtit	1
4	American	Crow	1
7	Mourning	Dove	0.75
1	Snowy	Egret	0.12
3	House	Finch	0.88
1	American	Goldfinch	0.38
4	Lesser	Goldfinch	1
1	Red-tailed	Hawk	0.50
2	Anna’s	Hummingbird	0.88
2	Selasphorus	Hummingbird	0.62
2	Dark-eyed	Junco	0.88
4	Cassin’s	Kingbird	0
8	Ruby-crowned	Kinglet	1
1	Northern	Mockingbird	0.88
1	Black	Phoebe	1
1	Say’s	Phoebe	0.50
3	Band-tailed	Pigeon	1
4	Common	Raven	1
2	California	Scrub-Jay	0.12
2	House	Sparrow	0.62
1	Hermit	Thrush	0
1	Oak	Titmouse	0
1	Orange-crowned	Warbler	0.38
11	Yellow-rumped	Warbler	1
10	Cedar	Waxwing	0.62
11	Acorn	Woodpecker	1

Walk lasted between 12:00 and 14:15

Wow what a walk the last walk of 2024 was! We tied the record for the week with 28 observed species. And we had a very interesting event. Viveca to the rescue. See left picture below. Chip noticed a hummingbird inside a mesh tent over some plants in the community garden on Wilson. It’s feet were latched onto the mesh and it looked to be dead. But Viveca lifted up the mesh at the bottom and grabbed it and brought it out. It was alive, but only barely. Being alive, of course it counted! She spent quite a bit of time trying to get water down it to revive it. And maybe that helped as it got more movement going as she carried it the rest of the way. She released it by the turtle pond and hopefully it makes a comeback. We were one short of the record when we approached the Ramo ponds and hooray, there was a Snowy Egret in the East-most pond. See right picture below. So, that put us at 28, tying the record for the week. Incredible way to end the year!

Alan,

12/23/2024