BofS-Walks-Lake Lagunita

Walks: Lake Lagunita
Channel-fed Lake Lagunita is seasonal, drying up in summer when the inflow from San Francisquito Creek is blocked. In recent years the water level has remained low, often too low for diving ducks.
Lake Lagunita Bird List Lake Lagunita, literally, Lake Little Lake, is the former irrigation reservoir of the original Stanford stock farm. It has hosted a boat house (until its partial collapse in 1938 -- an event covered by Life magazine). It was the site of annual winter water carnivals. From 1898 to 1977 it was also the site of Big Game bonfires until ecological and public safety considerations made the tradition obsolete.	Ruddy, pencil drawing of a Ruddy Duck by Terry Miller
Birds to look for: When the lakebed contains water, aquatic species include: diving species in deeper portions dabbling, stalking and probing species along the shallow edge aerial forging species over water, especially towards the south which supports wetland vegetation Whether or not the lakebed contains water, species include: human commensals and species associated with human-built structures between the path and nearby buildings woodland species along the live oak-shaded shoreline other noted birds such as swallows, phoebes and Turkey Vultures and raptors including White-tailed Kite overhead toward the Dish When the lakebed is dry, species include: birds specified in the Stanford Notes such as American Pipit

Red-winged, Blackbird, Black Phoebe, Turkey Vulture and White-tailed Kite photos by Rohan Kamath

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