On 05/23/2021 11:30 AM Alan Howe <adhowe@...> wrote:

 

 

FWIW, there were certainly a great many spotted towhees @ Sibley on the day of the bird count (5/8). I've never seen or heard that many before up there. (I even had a "conversation" of sorts with 1 who moved on his branch to have a better view of me & responded to my English with his Towhee. He really seemed interested in me.)

Alan Howe

North Oakland

On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 9:27 AM don_quixote72 < dmsmith72@...> wrote:

Did the usual walk from the Valle Vista staging to the reservoir and beyond.  Many of the usual suspects of acorn woodpecker, western bluebird, chestnut backed chickadee,  3 or 4 red tailed hawks, red winged blackbird

I did count 4 spotted towhees and there were probably more I didn’t bother counting.  I have noticed a number of them in my yard as well.  I don’t remember hearing and seeing this many spotted towhees in the past.  Is this a big year for this bird?  Has anyone else noticed this in Contra Costa?