Beginner’s Bird Walk at Hooker Oak. While we were waiting for the beginners to show up, an Orange Crowned Warbler was calling and showing itself off. Western Scrub Jays, Crows and Euro-trash (starlings) were on the Ball Fields.

No sooner had we gotten into the brush when up popped 3 Phainopeplas. Walking on the path we had a Turkey Vulture sitting in a Gray Pine and 4 Lark Sparrows sat a top a mulberry bush. Further along lesser Goldfinches revealed themselves and a Red-tail whirled above us in the morning sun. Walking through the oak woodland provided us with White-breasted Nuthatches, Mourning Doves, Spotted and Cal Towhees, Cal Quail and a Golden-crowned Sparrow. Bushtits, Oak Titmice, Nuttal’s and Acorn woodpeckers finished the wooded area. Along Big Chico Creek we had Western Tanager and Yellow Warbler.

Point Reyes and Environs. 3 Altacalers attended for Saturday and two for Sunday. We had 105 Species in Marin County. We first went to the lighthouse, where White-crowned ,Golden-crowned and Song Sparrows scurried around the Lupine that edges the road. The stunted Cypress had lots of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and a few Golden-crowned Kinglets. Cassin’s Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Hermit and Swainson's Thrush were in the first set of trees. The second group had Hutton's Vireo, Nashville Warbler, Yellow Warbler and Northern Flicker. As we continued towards the light house a pair of Peregrine Falcons cavorted above us. The Ocean and Rocks off the Point Gave us Western Grebe, Common Murre, Western Gull and Black Oystercatcher.

As we were walking back towards the car, another birder informed us that a Golden-winged Warbler was at Nunes Ranch. We hastened to the ranch and saw lots of Yellow, Orange-crowned and Wilson's warblers as they scurried about. The Golden-winged had been seen just before our arrival. Our fifteen-minute wait was finally rewarded with a great look with the sun to our backs as the bird worked its way around a snag and then flew off. Back in the trees we had Willow, Pacfic-Slope and Hammond’s Flycatcher. We next went to the cattle trail side looking for sparrows, but alas all we got was House Finch, Yellow Warbler and another great look at the Golden-winged Warbler (a life bird for the leader).

We then went to the Fish Docks in search of a Magnolia Warbler. A Common Loon was our first bird along with Surf Scoters. We failed to find the warbler, but added Great-horned Owl, Western Tanager, Wilson's Warbler and Say's Phoebe. While we were lunching, Bill And Maureen Hart from South Lake Tahoe ran up and said they had the warbler. We hastened down to the tree where it was gleaning. Mountain and Chesnut-backed Chickadees rounded out that area. New Willows gave us Black-throated Gray Warbler and Sharp Shinned Hawk.

Olema Marsh was a waste as it is being choked out by cattails. We did add Coots, Mallards, Gadwall, White-tailed Kite and Red-shouldered Hawk.

The next day we birded Bolinas Lagoon. We added Great and Snowy Egret, Great-blue Heron, Long-billed Curlew, Avocet, Least and Western Sandpipers, Semipalmated and Black-bellied Plovers, Black Turnstones, Long and Short-billed Dowitchers, and Willets. Ducks included American Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail, and Green -winged Teal. Elegant and Forester’s Terns were the rest of the highlights.

The Bear Valley Earthquake trail added Townsend’s Warblers and Winter Wrens.

 -  Richard Redmond