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I was hacked again...my apologies
leslie.koenig
Hi everyone, Looks as though my email was hacked again. Please don't click on the link in any recent emails that appear to be from me. Apologies! Leslie
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Rufus Hummingbird
Carol Haglund <carolhaglund@...>
It was a first for my backyard hummingbird feeder. A Rufus Hummingbird was sipping away. (or possibly an Allen’s). It didn’t stay long though.
Carol Haglund Martinez
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Re: Identify new bird call?
David Brostoff
On Mar 24, 2014, at 17:14 , Allison Kidder <agkidder@...> wrote:
Perhaps an oak titmouse? We live in the Berkeley Hills and have at least one that lives in our oak and other trees. Likes to sit at the top of the tree and sing.Thank you for the identification--that was exactly it. Plenty of oaks here too. David
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Re: Identify new bird call?
David Brostoff
On Mar 24, 2014, at 17:34 , Susan Greef <susan.greef@...> wrote:
A good mystery! Quite probably Wilson's Warbler, or possibly Oak Titmouse. Check them out on this website:Thank you for both tips. I am fairly certain it was an Oak Titmouse, one of which I saw here for the first time a few months ago or so. The three or four notes from about 00:58 to 1:07 of the Oak Titmouse Catalog #118639 at <http://macaulaylibrary.org/> seem to be just what I heard, followed by a fifth, higher one at the end. (The Wilson's Warbler call is higher and wispier.) I now realize I was wrong to call them staccato. David
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Identify new bird call?
David Brostoff
This afternoon on the lower part of Panoramic Hill I heard a new bird call, one I don't remember hearing before, at least not for this location. (I wouldn't have noticed it if it wasn't different from the usual ones.) I couldn't see the bird itself.
There were three or four staccato notes all on the same pitch, not too fast, followed by a single one on a higher pitch. Any ideas? Thank you, David
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Richmond - Bay Trail Extension allowing good viewing to Brooks Island
j.chiropolos@...
I birded the bay trail by bike on Saturday from Emeryville to Miller Knox. The most exciting part of the ride was finding an extension of the bay trail in Richmond that allows decent binocular views to Brooks Island - and possibly the caspian tern colony that I believe nests there - check it out! I believe this area of the bay trail can also be accessed from Canel Blvd. or the Shipyard 3 Trail by car, but not sure. No rare birds, but a turkey in Berkeley Meadows next to the ocean - they have now completed their westward range expansion to the ocean. An European wigeon in Miller-Knox and surfbirds between University and Point Emery (there are not as many wintering surfbirds this year as the last several years, - I think my high count is three this year compared to 8 or 9 plus previous years). And many caspian terns on Brooks Island..... 82 species total in three hours. Good Birding, Jim Chiropolos, Berkeley
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City of Alameda
chrisbard@...
Today during the Golden Gate Audubon's Birdathon we spotted a male Eurasian Wigeon at the foot of Broadway by Elsie Roemer Santuary. Also, a Hooded Oriole was found by the pond at Crab Cove. Two Cackling Geese were on the grass at Crown Beach. We had a total of 77 species in 5 hours.
Chris Bard Alameda
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House Finch, Yellow Variant
Anne Krysiak
I have a yellow variant House Finch eating at my feeders in Castro Valley. Has anyone else seen these in the area?
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Nesting Barn swallows at Lake Anza
Pam Young
Lake Anza has 4 active barn swallow nests in the gazebo near the restrooms - very photogenic!
good birding, Pam Young Berkeley
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Tropical Kingbird
rfs_berkeley
I post this for Wendy Beers as her posts to EBB are not working.
Yesterday (3/21) Wendy photographed a Tropical Kingbird at the West County Wastewater District Plant;2377 Garden Tract Rd,just off the Richmond Parkway. The bird was flying back and forth across the road just on the other side of the entrance gate to the plant. She got two good shots photos. Wendy is from Albany, CA Rusty Scalf Berkeley
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Tropical Kingbird at Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant
wendy beers
Saw a Tropical Kingbird today at the West County Wastewater District Plant.
street address 2377 Garden Tract Rd, just off the Richmond Parkway. The bird was flying back and forth across the road just on the other side of the entrance gate to the plant. I got a few photos and sent to Rusty Scalf who confirmed it was a tropical kingbird. I was just driving around looking for different access sites to the bay trail, so I don't know if this is a regular hangout for this bird or not. Wendy Beers
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Barn Swallows in Walnut Creek March 21 evening
rosita94598
I was riding my bike about 5:30 to see if the Tropical Kingbird was active.. Flying over the Contra Costa Canal just north of the dog park section of Heather Farm, was a single Barn Swallow. I crossed the footbridge, stopped and called Jean Richmond to let her know what I was seeing.
Before our conversation finished, three Barn Swallows were perched on the wires above the footbridge. I did not find the Tropical Kingbird, but did see some beautiful male Ring-necked Ducks, male Lesser Scaups and a Green Heron. Hugh B. Harvey Walnut Creek
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Vega Gull at San Leandro Marina
Noah Arthur
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Bald Eagle near Albany flats
Melani King
Yesterday around 5:20 pm I was driving home from work on I-580 and just after passing under I-80 a Bald Eagle flew from the Albany flats across the freeway heading east. It was flying low enough to be unmistakable.
Melani King Pt. Richmond
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26 Ring-necked Ducks in Fremont's Grau Pond
amhoch@aol.com
Yesterday (3/20) I saw 26 RING-NECKED DUCKS in Grau Pond. I saw 15 of them at 11AM from the parking lot adjacent to 470 School St, in the Niles area of Fremont. 26 of them were in view at 1:15 from the sidewalk which starts at your right (when viewing the pond from the parking lot) & goes behind the Niles (Community or) "Program" Center. Walk along that sidewalk to a small grassy area where's a break in the trees lining the pond. The viewpoint is just beyond the upstream end of Shinn Pond. Do NOT go on the dock near the viewpoint, as it isn't safe.
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Joaquin Miller seasonal firsts
Bob Power <rcpower@...>
Hi all, A hike through Joaquin Miller this morning had 30 species calling or singing. Seasonal firsts were Pacific-Slope Flycatcher (2 locations) and Wilson's Warbler in multiple locations. This was the first time I've heard Pacific Wren singing this year, although I've heard it call several times. Purple Finch(es) seems to be the most intriguing singer of the year; all over our Lincoln Heights neighborhood for the first time in 20 years, and singing in multiple locations in Joaquin Miller. I've criss-crossed a couple of different trails in Joaquin Miller and Redwood in the past 3 weeks looking and listening for signs of Pileated Woodpecker and have only negative data to report. Good birding, Bob Power Oakland, CA
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Heather Farms: beautiful male Hooded Oriole in trees by boat ramp of natural pond
Betty Lobos
Just wanted to let everyone know about the Hooded Oriole that my friends and I (and Jimm Edgar) saw this afternoon in the trees by the boat ramp of Heather Farms natural pond. First one of the season that I saw; I don't know if others have been seeing them. Also a note of thanks to Beth Branthaver for telling us about the walk this morning from Valle Vista staging area and thanks to all the birders who were so welcoming and helpful; my friends and I had a great time! Happy spring birding, Betty
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Valle Vista, Moraga, March 20
Donald Lewis
Twenty people spent a beautiful first day of spring morning at Valle Vista, Moraga, on a Mt. Diablo Audubon bird walk. 63 species seen or heard:
Canada Goose Wood Duck Gadwall Mallard Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Wild Turkey Calif Quail Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture White-tailed Kite Red-shouldered Hawk (on nest) Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Coot Killdeer Gull species Band-tailed Pigeon Mourning Dove Anna’s Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Allen’s Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Acorn Woodpecker Red-breasted Sapsucker Nuttall’s Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pacific–slope Flycatcher (heard, FOS) Black Phoebe Hutton’s Vireo Steller’s Jay W. Scrub-Jay Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Chestnut-backed Chickadee Oak Titmouse Bushtit (visiting nest) Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Bewick’s Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Western Bluebird Amer. Robin Wrentit Mockingbird California Thrasher Starling Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Spotted Towhee California Towhee Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Junco Purple Finch House Finch Lesser Goldfinch
On March 18 a small scout group saw an additional 9 species:
Great Egret Cooper’s Hawk Caspian tern Warbling Vireo (FOS) Crow Brown Creeper Hermit Thrush Townsend’s Warbler Red-winged Blackbird
Don Lewis Lafayette, CA
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Re: FOS Wilson's Warbler, Tilden
Jay
forgot to sign this one: Jay Dodge, Berkeley
On Mar 20, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Jay Dodge <saltdodge@...> wrote:
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Binoculars follow up
Jay
Sorry for late reply on binocular repair from 2 months ago. It took me a little while to get my act together, but I have them back safely in my hands. Thanks for all the suggestions from many, and many asked for follow up.
Ok, I'll start with the embarrassing part. They were Canon's not Nikon's. My back-up pair is (are?) Nikon's. Many stated that Nikon's will repair binoculars if you mail them into I believe Southern California factory even if they are out of warranty. It is recommended to call them of course. Hopefully this will be useful to people. I had a harder time contacting anybody from Canon, so I decided to have "Looking Glass" on Ashby in Berkeley deal with them for me, for a $25 fee. They turned them around in maybe 3 weeks time, and were very nice about it, definitely worth the convenience. Total for repair was $160. Wouldn't surprise me if there was a cheaper way if you have the time and energy to complain to Canon, in fact the repair seems maybe doable easily if you could get a hold of the part (lens cap), but these don't seem to be individually orderable on line. Anyway, they are in tip-top shape now. Jay Dodge Berkeley
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