Koll Wetlands

The image at right shows the parking lot. I will be parked in a green Subaru Crosstrek at the ponds edge. Lots of space here, I'll probably be outside the car with a camera or binocs when you arrive. During the season I visit Koill at least once a week. We will walk quite a way, move our cars about twice. This will be a familiarization

** Birds at Koll Center Wetlands (Latest Reports)**
Sources: eBird Hotspot data for Koll Center Wetlands Area
⭐ Newly Reported in the Last 48 Hours
These are the freshest additions to the hotspot list:

• Hermit Thrush — 1 (Feb 16)
• Glaucous-winged Gull — 1 (Feb 15)
• Pacific Wren — 1 (Feb 15)
• Brown Creeper — 1 (Feb 15)
• Townsend’s Warbler — 1 (Feb 15)

These are classic mid‑February woodland-edge birds showing up along the north and east margins.

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⭐ Most Recent Full Checklist (Feb 16, 2026)
Observer: Trista Newman
26 species recorded
Waterfowl (high activity right now)

• Cackling Goose — 23
• Canada Goose — 14
• Mallard — 24
• Northern Shoveler — 7
• Gadwall — 6
• Green-winged Teal — 15
• Ring-necked Duck — 2
• Bufflehead — 7
• American Coot — 15

Upland / Edge Birds

• Mourning Dove — 5
• Anna’s Hummingbird — 3
• Downy Woodpecker — 1
• Steller’s Jay — 1
• California Scrub-Jay — 1
• American Crow — 10

Songbirds

• Black-capped Chickadee — 3
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet — 3
• Hermit Thrush — 1
• American Robin — 5
• House Finch — 2
• Lesser Goldfinch — 2
• Fox Sparrow — 1
• Golden-crowned Sparrow — 2
• Song Sparrow — 1
• Yellow-rumped Warbler — 12
• Bushtit — 4

Other recent species (Feb 15)

• Ruddy Duck — 4
• Greater Yellowlegs — 1

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** What This Means for Fieldcraft at Koll Right Now**

• Waterfowl density is excellent — perfect for behavior shots (dabbling, pair-bonding, chases).
• Yellow-rumped Warblers are abundant — good for flight and foraging sequences.
• Edge passerines are active on the north treeline (kinglets, creepers, wrens).
• Gulls are moving through, including Glaucous-winged — worth scanning the rooftops and pond edges.
• Greater Yellowlegs suggests some early shorebird movement.