The date: 10/7/2026
The week number: 41

The walk number: 1891
The weather: 94 F; sunny

The walkers: Alan Cummings, Viveca Sapin-Areeda, Chip O’Connor,

Kevin Kan, Ellen Yu, Wan-Ying Kan, Andrew Guerra

The birds (25)

No. First Name Last Name Prob

1	Western	Bluebird	0.38
3	Red-whiskered	Bulbul	0.50
11		Bushtit	0.62
1	American	Crow	1
2	Mourning	Dove	0.88
6	House	Finch	0.88
6	Lesser	Goldfinch	0.88
1	Red-tailed	Hawk	0.75
1	Anna’s	Hummingbird	1
2	Selasphorus	Hummingbird	0.62
1	Dark-eyed	Junco	0.62
1	Ruby-crowned	Kinglet	0.25
1	Black	Phoebe	1
1	Say’s	Phoebe	0.62
1	Band-tailed	Pigeon	0.75
2	Common	Raven	0.75
2	American	Robin	0
2	California	Towhee	0.75
1	Spotted	Towhee	0
1	Turkey	Vulture	0.62
1	Orange-crowned	Warbler	0.38
1	Townsend’s	Warbler	0.50
7	Yellow-rumped	Warbler	0.88
6	Acorn	Woodpecker	1
2	Bewick’s	Wren	0.50

Walk lasted between 12:00 and 13:59

Another hot one, both temperature-wise and bird wise. We observed 25 species, beating the prediction by 3.7 species. We were only 3 short of the record for the week. On a 94F day, that’s not bad. Good birds were the Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin (x2), Spotted Towhee, and Say’s Phoebe. We should keep our eyes peeled for a Western Meadowlark on the South athletic field. They were 38% probable today (and 38% probable last week) and at first I thought that might be what we were seeing at a distance. But, apparently that became the Say’s Phoebe. Meadowlarks are on the list for the next few weeks but only at 12% probability. Still, worth a look. Good walk.

Alan,

10/9/2026