The date: 10/28/2026
The week number: 44

The walk number: 1894
The weather: 73 F; sunny

The walkers: Alan Cummings, Viveca Sapin-Areeda,

Chip O’Connor, Kevin Kan, Ellen Yu

The birds (26)

No. First Name Last Name Prob

4	Western	Bluebird	0.38
1	Red-whiskered	Bulbul	0.50
51		Bushtit	0.88
4	American	Crow	0.88
16	Mourning	Dove	0.50
1	House	Finch	0.88
4	Lesser	Goldfinch	0.62
1	Cooper’s	Hawk	0.25
3	Red-tailed	Hawk	0.75
2	Anna’s	Hummingbird	1
3	Selasphorus	Hummingbird	0.88
4	Dark-eyed	Junco	0.88
2	Ruby-crowned	Kinglet	0.88
2	Northern	Mockingbird	0.88
3	White-breasted	Nuthatch	0
2	Black	Phoebe	1
4	Common	Raven	0.88
1	Hermit	Thrush	0.12
1	California	Towhee	0.75
1	Turkey	Vulture	0.25
1	Black-throated_Gray	Warbler	0.38
1	Orange-crowned	Warbler	0.50
4	Yellow-rumped	Warbler	1
5	Acorn	Woodpecker	1
1	Nuttall’s	Woodpecker	0.38
2	Bewick’s	Wren	0.62

Walk lasted between 12:00 and 14:07

It was a great walk. WE observed 26 species, 4.4 more than the prediction and just 3 short of the record for the week. But, even more interesting than the count were the “quality” of birds. We had a Hermit Thrush, three White–breasted Nuthatches, and three warblers, including a Black-throated Gray. This week I accidentally found a letter to my brother David, written in 1986, that proved that October 15, 1986 was the date of the first bird walk. I did not recall I had such proof and from time to time I have worried about whether that was really the date or not. Below I show the letter. NO longer need to worry and also apparently I haven’t gotten bored with the walks!

Alan,

10/30/2026