While projects are at the draft proposal stage, many other people may need to ask questions before forming opinions. We assure you that all of the comments we receive at the workshops are fully considered, whether they are spoken, recorded on a flip chart, or written on a comment sheet. If you attended any of the workshops, we would like to thank you for participating. The environmental assessment will be much improved as a result of your comments. In April, diving waterfowl such as scaup and scoter are still numerous in the open waters of South San Diego Bay.
Grebes are very abundant now.
Many gulls and terns that nest in South Bay have returned, and can be spotted in the open waters and in the salt ponds. A large flock of dabbling ducks, including shovelers and pintails, is still present in the salt ponds. Some biologists use the term more specifically to refer to any of five species of sandpiper that belong to the genus Calidris . Many shorebird species are difficult to name at long distances because they are small, they move quickly, and they appear very similar. All peeps have a name, and if we can get close enough we can identify them.