The date: 8/19/2026
The week number: 34

The walk number: 1884
The weather: 94 F; sunny

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

Kevin Kan, Ellen Yu, John Beckett, Eric Warren, Geoffrey Mo

The birds (19)

No. First Name Last Name Prob

1	Western	Bluebird	0.62
3	Red-whiskered	Bulbul	0.75
4		Bushtit	0.75
1	American	Crow	0.75
1	Mourning	Dove	0.88
3	House	Finch	0.50
2	Lesser	Goldfinch	0.88
1	Anna’s	Hummingbird	1
2	Selasphorus	Hummingbird	0.62
5	Dark-eyed	Junco	0.88
1	White-breasted	Nuthatch	0.12
1	Band-tailed	Pigeon	0.75
2	Common	Raven	0.75
2	California	Towhee	0.50
1	Turkey	Vulture	0.12
1	Orange-crowned	Warbler	0.12
14	Acorn	Woodpecker	1
2	Nuttall’s	Woodpecker	0.25
1	Bewick’s	Wren	0.38

Walk lasted between 12:00 and 13:45

Last week we observed 5 zero-probability birds and this time none. It seems it has been a while since we had no zero-probability birds. Wan-Ying? So, all the birds we saw we expected to see to at least some degree. And then there were those we expected to see and we didn’t, such as the Black Phoebe (88%) and the House Sparrow (75%). But, the House Sparrow has been affected by the sealing off of the attic space they occupied on one of the Polytechnic buildings on the west side of Wilson. I guess I can’t blame them for sealing off the attic, but it is hurting our bird totals. Looking at the list, I would name White-breasted Nuthatch as best bird. It was good walk, although a bit on the hot side, temperature-wise.

Alan,

8/24/2026