American Coot – Viva Cesar Chavez Park

Coot Count Takes Off

American Coots — the plump black duck-like birds with bright white beaks — have been arriving in the North Basin

As a new graduate of the Burrowing Owl Docent Training Program, I knew that these unique birds are crepuscular (most

The male Scaup who did not join the migration north in April is still here, seen cruising busily in the

At first acquaintance, migratory birds seem to move in a solid mass, all for one and one for all. Closer

It was a minus 0.55 tide early Saturday morning, low enough to expose yards of mud all along the parkside

Feeling imprisoned by rainstorms, I took advantage of the lull this afternoon to walk in the park. Heavy clouds blocked

Thanks to a more experienced birder, I saw a new-to-me bird in the North Basin yesterday evening, as well as

Friday at midday I was back in the Marina to bask in the mellow weather and try to take more

Hundreds of Scaup hung out in the North Basin this morning, plus a handful of Coot, and one Bufflehead who

On a Sunday afternoon walk, I saw about a hundred birds in the water on the west side of the