September 18, 2026: City of Menlo Park Bedwell Bayfront Park Bird Walk No. 8

It was a beautiful morning with wonderful weather for our 8th City of Menlo Park Bird walk at Bedwell Bayfront Park in Menlo Park, CA.

I was joined by Eileen, Lynn, Mike and Rachel.

High tide already happened at 7:30am with low tide at 12:3opm. We started at 9am and finished around 10:45am.

Birds were aplenty and included Mallard ducks, Great and Snowy Egrets, Western Sandpipers, Black-knecked Stilts, White Pelicans, Greater Yellowlegs, Anna's hummingirds, a Red-tailed Hawk and even one of the resident coyotes!

Black Pheobe taking flight

Mallard ducks

Juvenile Snowy Egret as evidenced by yellow and the black legs. Adults have full black legs.

A very large group of White Pelicans feeding on a school of fish and a small group of opportunistic Cormorants trying to get some .

Adult Snowy Egret (all black legs)

Nice catch!!

Female Anna's Hummingbird

Female Anna's Hummingbird eating bugs out of the air

Black Pheobe taking flight

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

Coyote

Squirrel hides in tree from coyote!

Squirrels looking out for the coyote!