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Re: Black and White warbler, Berkeley
Adrian Hinkle
Easily seen just now. Stays low in shrubs with juncos. Thanks, Sharon!
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The surrounding neighborhood seems promising for other wintering birds like Orioles or warblers. Might be worth a check. Adrian
On Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 12:17 PM Sharon Jue <sljue1@...> wrote:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tChcTrKN26aZa7CHA
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Re: Pileated Woodpecker, Redwood Regional Park
Aaron Maizlish
Two years ago (in March I believe) i was following up on a reported Pileated, and I spoke to a ranger at the Canyon Meadows Staging Area who said that one male had been there all winter. She seemed to know what she was talking about and pointed to the general area on the slope where it was seen or heard regularly. I never did find it.
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Aaron Maizlish
On Nov 6, 2019, at 8:53 AM, Joe Morlan <jmorlan@...> wrote:
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Re: Pileated Woodpecker, Redwood Regional Park
My impression is that past Pileated records in the East Bay could be
correlated with major wildfires which may have displaced them. On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 00:37:42 -0800, "Glen Tepke" <g.tepke@...> wrote: Thanks, John, for the historical records. EBird shows only nine records for Alameda County (including yours and mine). All but two are from Redwood RP.-- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA
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Re: Pileated Woodpecker, Redwood Regional Park
Glen Tepke
Thanks, John, for the historical records. EBird shows only nine records for Alameda County (including yours and mine). All but two are from Redwood RP.
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Photos of the aforementioned Pileated Woodpecker are now on eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61218909 Also, the "Pink-sided" Junco records from Canyon Meadow in the park a few days ago have now vanished from eBird, so that appears to have been a false alarm. Not the first for that often misidentified form. NB: I misspelled the name of the Bridle Trail in my original post. I guess the trail is for horses, though I'm sure brides are also welcome. Good birding, Glen Tepke Oakland/Santa Cruz
On 11/4/2019 6:43 PM, John Harris wrote:
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Black and White warbler, Berkeley
Sharon Jue
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tChcTrKN26aZa7CHA
Seen in shrubbery across from 2999 Regent st, Berkeley. 12:15pm.
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Red crossbills Albany
Richard Sintchak <rich815@...>
Was just doing some early morning watering in my rooftop garden in Albany on San Pablo Ave near Solano Ave and a calling flock of at least 60-80 crossbills just flew overhead heading west.
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Goldeneyes and Buffleheads - Antioch City Reservoir - 11/4
Paul Schorr
This morning we drove past the Antioch City Reservoir to check out new arrivals and saw eight Common Goldeneyes and ten Buffleheads. In addition, there were fourteen American White Pelicans.
Good birding, Paul Schorr Antioch
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Re: Pileated Woodpecker, Redwood Regional Park
John Harris
Glen and all,
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That is also my impression, that most sightings are in Contra Costa. When I lived in the Bay area, I had a couple sightings farther south. On April 3, 1988, my wife and I saw one while we were hiking along the Graham Trail. It was flying toward the West Ridge Trail, where it disappeared from view. In those days, there was no East Bay birding list serve, let alone Ebird. I believe I called a bird box, and also reported it to American Birds, the predecessor of North American Birds. I believe that the species was detected the following winter during the Oakland CBC. I also had one at the intersection of the Graham and Dunn trails. It was hammering on a dead tree there (which also had nesting Pygmy Nuthatch that year). John Harris Oakdale, formerly Oakland
On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 4:21 PM Glen Tepke <g.tepke@...> wrote:
There was a male Pileated Woodpecker in the Alameda County portion of
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Bar-Tailed Godwit Continues 4 November 2019
Swung by Emeryville Marina after a meeting at Golden Gate Audubon this
afternoon. Met Mark Rauzon who found the bird roosting in the usual place, the rip-rap on the south side of Powell. This appears to be the fifth Alameda County record. A few photos: https://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/Bar-tailedGodwitP1250955.htm -- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA
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Pileated Woodpecker, Redwood Regional Park
Glen Tepke
There was a male Pileated Woodpecker in the Alameda County portion of Redwood RP near Oakland around noon today. It was seen from the Orchard Trail, about half way between the junctions with the Bridal and French trails, working in a large madrone on the north side of the trail (the right side if you are going uphill). Note that this is a fairly steep trail. It was remarkably confiding, seemingly unperturbed and continuing to work on its excavation even when a very loud group of hikers stopped to admire it. This sighting was also unusual for its location near the southern end of the park; I believe most PIWO sightings in Redwood have been further north and higher on the west ridge, in the Contra Costa County part of the park. I will add some photos to an eBird checklist later on tonight.
Later in my hike I heard another (or the same) Pileated Woodpecker calling from the slope of the east ridge just north of the playground. I briefly looked for the "Pink-sided" Dark-eyed Junco that has been reported a couple times on eBird from Canyon Meadow (next to the main parking lot at the end of the southern entrance road) but did not see it. Good birding Glen Tepke Oakland/Santa Cruz
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Red Crossbills
Neil Burmester
* A pair of Red Crossbills made a brief appearance at my house around
4pm Sunday 11/3. I live in the north Berkeley Hills above Wildcat Cyn Rd near the Canon Dr entrance to Tilden Park. This is close to the Tilden Nature Center where a flock of Red Crossbills were seen in the tops of some redwood trees for several days in 2015. Perhaps I'll hang out there and hope for a return engagement.
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Bar-Tailed Godwit Continues 11/2/19
Our best friend juvy BTGO seems to be spending another day on the wrong side of the Pacific. I arrived at the Emeryville Marina today at about 1:30. On the south side of the peninsulla, across Powell from Trader Vic's and the Yacht Harbor there was a "flock" of birders honed in on a feathery friend. The Bar-tailed godwit stood out, standing on some rocks amidst marbled goddys and willets, distinctly smaller than its marbled counterparts. The bird was pretty active, shaking around, preening, dancing, having fun. Preening exposed black-and-white barred tail and black primaries fringed with white. The bird's white undersides, little black streaks in the rear flanks, and strongly patterned gray and white speckled back.
A large raft of buffleheads offshore was also a great sighting. Here's my ebird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61124806 Happy birding!
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Continuing Bar-tailed Godwit
rosita94598
After Aaron left, we re-found the continuing Bar-tailed Godwit, but it took about an hour. Aaron, it was re-found about 2 minutes after you drove away.
Many birders were able to view it, and some of us stayed an hour or so watching it snooze and eventually preen. It is a pretty cool bird to see. Some of the passers-by wanted to know if it would stick around--the $64,000 question. My money says it will keep going south, but then, I am not an ornithologist. Hugh B. HarveyWalnut Creek
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Bar-tailed Godwit in Emeryville
Aaron Maizlish
Folks,
The young Bar-tailed Godwit found yesterday afternoon by Sharon Jue is back at the high-tide roost today. A few words about the location: this shorebird high-tide roost is a special location for those of us who bird here regularly. In the fall and winter months, upwards of 1000 birds congregate on the riprap at the south end side of Powell Street across from the Emeryville Marina. It is a good location, because the birds are right up against a fairly busy public sidewalk, and often will allow viewing as close as 10 to 15 feet. This is across the street from 3300 Powell St. for reference. At the moment there are great numbers of Willits, Marbled Godwits, dowitchers, Whimbrels, Western Sandpipers and smaller numbers of Surfbirds, Turnstones, and Plovers. Normally the birds don’t spook if you stand on the sidewalk and are even OK if you walk slowly and calmly up onto a rock to look down on the flock. When they do scatter it isn’t very far. I would ask that if there are a lot of birders today, to stay on the sidewalk and not chase the flocks up and down the shoreline. As the tides go out, birds are more likely to cross the bay to the mudflats near the Bay Bridge entrance, where they are out of view. High tide is around 2:30 today and it should be good for a few hours thereafter. Also present, a locally rare Redhead is back about 100 yards offshore. Good luck, Aaron Maizlish San Francisco (by night), Emeryville (by day).
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Re: Emeryville Marina, possible Bar-tailed godwit
judisierra
From Jim Chiroplps' ebird report
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... Bird located on godwit/willet roost on breakwater about 150 yards west of police/fore station.(South side.) This is a high tide location only so time your visit to high tide as they spread out on the mudflats at low tide. If birders are well behaved, they can watch this bird from12 feet away if it stays. https://ebird.org/checklist/S61078480
On Thursday, October 31, 2019, 4:47:42 PM PDT, John Missing <johnmissing64@...> wrote:
Where at the Marina was it seen? On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 4:09 PM Megan Jankowski < mindfuldocumentation@...> wrote: I'm posting this for Sharon as she's having trouble sending it to theJohn 917-714-3386
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Re: Emeryville Marina, possible Bar-tailed godwit
Aaron Maizlish
I’m currently looking at it with Jim Chiropolos and Sharon Jue. Across Powell Street from the Emery Cove Yacht Harbor in the regular roost with about 700 Willets/Godwits. My best work-patch bird yet! Thanks, Sharon.
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On Oct 31, 2019, at 4:47 PM, John Missing <johnmissing64@...> wrote:
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Re: Emeryville Marina, possible Bar-tailed godwit
John Missing <johnmissing64@...>
Where at the Marina was it seen?
On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 4:09 PM Megan Jankowski < mindfuldocumentation@...> wrote: I'm posting this for Sharon as she's having trouble sending it to theJohn 917-714-3386
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Re: Emeryville Marina, possible Bar-tailed godwit
Alvaro Jaramillo
Wow, I would say that is a juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit even without seeing the bill. Great find!
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- long primaries -"striped look" to coverts, and scapulars. - barred tail with pale background, unlike cinnamon background on barred tail of Marbled. - tertials with white half circle markings, like a Whimbrel. - short legs. .... looks great to me. Alvaro Alvaro Jaramillo alvaro@... www.alvarosadventures.com
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From: EBB-Sightings@groups.io <EBB-Sightings@groups.io> On Behalf Of Megan Jankowski Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 4:10 PM To: EBB-Sightings@groups.io Subject: [EBB-Sightings] Emeryville Marina, possible Bar-tailed godwit I'm posting this for Sharon as she's having trouble sending it to the group for some reason. Her email is sljue1 at gmail.com .......... There's a decent candidate for a juvenile bar-tailed godwit at Emeryville Marina right now. Long black primaries, much more black and white overall than surrounding marbleds. Appreciate other opinions as I've never actually seen one. https://photos.app.goo.gl/5dcP4D68acuzUm1VA Sharon jue, Berkeley -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com
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Emeryville Marina, possible Bar-tailed godwit
Megan Jankowski
I'm posting this for Sharon as she's having trouble sending it to the group for some reason. Her email is sljue1 at gmail.com
.......... There's a decent candidate for a juvenile bar-tailed godwit at Emeryville Marina right now. Long black primaries, much more black and white overall than surrounding marbleds. Appreciate other opinions as I've never actually seen one. https://photos.app.goo.gl/5dcP4D68acuzUm1VA Sharon jue, Berkeley
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Tuesday October 29 Heather Farm Park Walnut Creek
rosita94598
It was cold today and the smoke was not as bad as yesterday. Two Ring-necked Ducks have decided to stick around, and today they were joined by two Double-crested Cormorants. The new community garden area continues to attract sparrows and finches. Yesterday afternoon a Lincoln's Sparrow was on the fence, but many White-crowned Sparrows are present along with Lesser and American Goldfinches.
A Belted Kingfisher is heard or seen almost every day, along with the expected Nuttall's and Downy Woodpeckers, and the occasional Northern Flicker. Today a Black-Crowned Night-Heron was in a tree, while a Snowy Egret was along the edge of the large, mostly natural pond. Another was at the pond next to the private Seven Hills School. A couple of Coots, Pied-billed Grebes and at least one Common Gallinule are also on the more natural pond. In addition to many Yellow-rumped Warblers, Saturday and again yesterday afternoon, an unusual Wilson's Warbler was present. Late in the day, more than 170 Canada Geese collect on the north ball fields. This is something which seems to happen every fall/winter. I have often wondered how many locales in the Central County they visit during the day. Hugh B. HarveyWalnut Creek
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