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New Members
AnnM <annmcg@...>
Wow, I didn't make myself clear on the start date of the yahoo group. I was hoping that the start day would be on March 20th which would give people time to make the switch. But, thank you for your interest and jumping right in. The group is almost 200 members and that leaves about 700 more to make the change.
To address your concerns, I have changed all of the settings for the group and will be adding information to the footer of all messages. Please do not send out "test" messages. If you have an appropriate message, feel free to go ahead and use this group. Just remember it is reaching a much smaller number of people than the old list. When more people have moved to this list, I will send out the policies on messages, attachments, and photos. Currently, no attachments and that won't change. At this time, photos are to be approved by the moderator but that will probably change. Good Birding, Ann McGregor |
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Re: [EBB Sightings] Chestnut-backed Chickadee nesting
Jaan Lepson <lepson@...>
While I haven't yet seen our chickadees in the nest box, the male (I
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presume) has been battering his reflection in our windows for over a week, so the hormones are flowing. I keep chasing him off, but to no avail. I also have to put plastic bags over my truck's mirrors to ward off the California Towhee, who sometimes hassles the bumper as well. Jaan Lepson Livermore On Wed, March 10, 2010 5:16 pm, Judi Sierra wrote:
I had a Chickadee inspecting my box a month ago. Although calling away, --
Jaan Lepson University of California Space Sciences Laboratory 7 Gauss Way Berkeley, CA 94720-7451 |
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Test my EBB email
art.xenops <xenops@...>
Test my Yahoo! email
Art Edwards |
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Wild Turkey in Martinez
rosita94598
My wife met me at the Martinez Amtrak station when I returned from Reno this afternoon. While driving south on I-680, a Wild Turkey was spotted on the concrete railing adjacent to the freeway at the Arthur Road overpass. Not the usual place to see such a bird. I was just thankful it didn't try to fly across right in front of us.
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Lake Merritt Quartet
mjstanleypls <mjstanleypls@...>
We found the White-throated Sparrow on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the northwesterly corner of the Children's Fairyland. Actually, I had two of them in my field of view at the same time on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, we made the mad dash over to the Nature Center and found the Tufted Duck, the Ring-necked Duck, and the female Redhead amongst the feeding frenzy. Mike Stanley Napa, CA |
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Martinez Birds Friday
rosita94598
I went to Martinez this morning to see my friend drive the Reno Fun Train to Reno this morning, that was part of my attraction to go Tuesday and return yesterday. Because they were delayed by over an hour, I went to McNabney Marsh to see a few birds in the rain. Most of the birding was from the car, though I tried to stand under my umbrella at the viewing platform near the entrance to Mountain View Sanitary.
The highlight was the large number of swallows flying over the marsh, including Barn, Cliff and Tree. It is possible there were Northern Rough-winged and Violet-Greens, too, but the distance and rain, as well as the speed with which they flew, precluded positive IDs of these. There were also about 20 Wilson's Snipes visible from the entrance road leading to the sanitary plant, accessible from Arthur Road in Martinez. Hugh B. Harvey Walnut Creek |
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White Throated Sparrow - New Yard Bird
Cal Walters
So I have been reading some of the White Throated Sparrow sightings
recently, and this AM in my back yard in Piedmont I find I have a new yard bird. This is the 3rd new yard bird for me this year the others were a Nuttall¹s Woodpecker and a Yellow-Rumped Warbler. Cal Walters calw@... |
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Alameda Creek-Ring-necked Ducks
kathy jarrett
GGAS Bicycle Bird Trip Fremont BART to Coyote Hills, Sat Mar
13, 2010 Eight of us biked from Fremont BART to Coyote Hills on this cold, clear day with water rushing down Alameda Creek and found an explosion of Canada Geese, Mallards, Pigeons and Starlings. We saw a Red-shouldered Hawk near the freeway where we have seen them many times before. The Tree Swallows were swooping around the nesting boxes at Coyote Hills. At the EBRPD Visitor Center we did not see that many birds other than the explosion birds although we did find a Hermit Thrush there. It was only after we biked out on the part of Alameda Creek that extends beyond the park that we saw large numbers of birds which were mostly sheltering from the wind, and we saw the Chilean Flamingo that forages in the salt ponds. On the way back we found a group of Ring-necked Ducks just west of Decoto Rd. 56 species: Pied-billed Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Canada Goose Green-winged Teal Mallard Northern Shoveler Gadwall American Wigeon Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Scaup sp. Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Turkey Vulture Osprey White-tailed Kite Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel American Coot American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Willet Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Sandpiper sp. Dowitcher sp. Gull sp. Rock Dove (I) Mourning Dove Anna's Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker, red-shafted Black Phoebe Tree Swallow N. Rough-winged Swallow Western Scrub-Jay American Crow Common Raven Marsh Wren Hermit Thrush Northern Mockingbird European Starling (I) California Towhee Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird House Finch American Goldfinch Chilean Flamingo |
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Burrowing owl locations in Oakley/Brentwood
Sherrill Cook
I am a volunteer wildlife rehabilitator for Lindsay Wildlife Museum. I have an adult burrowing owl that has been in my care for two months and is now ready to release. If anyone knows of a BUOW colony near Oakley (the bird came from Neroly x Empire), please reply directly and let me know. This is fairly close to the Brentwood border so a Brentwood colony would be okay too. Thanks so much for your help! Sherrill Cook
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Cedar Waxwings
Steve Taylor
Today as we waited for a couple of hikers to arrive at our usual meeting
place of St. Timothy's church in Danville there were like a hundred of Cedar Waxwings in the large oak trees on the church's property. This place is a good place to see birds as many birds like the large old oak trees and other trees which surround the property. Steve San Ramon |
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Fremont Automall Parkway and Nobel Drive
Arthur Robinson
I sent this Monday via the old Sightings email address, but I'm
suspicious it never got beyond my computer, so here it is again to the new Yahoo groups address, just in case. Sorry if it's just a duplicate. Art ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arthur Robinson <lewie@...> Date: Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 10:56 AM Subject: Fremont Automall Parkway and Nobel Drive To: sightings@... Sunday morning was bright and sunny with no visitors but me at the wetland area behind the industrial park along Nobel Drive at the end of Automall Parkway in Fremont. Also, there is no parking issue on Sunday. Most of the reported species continued: Noteworthy in the pond closest to the pathway: American Bittern Common Moorhen Blue-winged teal Cinnamon teal There were several adult and immature Black-crowned Night Herons in the same pond and in the back pond, along with additional Moorhens and two pairs of Common Mergansers in the back pond. At the south east end of the path, where the Ferruginous Hawk had been seen in the past, there were three Burrowing Owls, two of which were sitting together, along with many, many ground squirrels. Green-wing Teals along with the other usual duck species were in the seasonal ponds in the field. The gulls seem to have mostly moved away from this particular area. In addition to the noises courtesy of the loud speakers, there was shooting not too far off, so I assume there is a firing range nearby. Art -- Arthur L. Robinson 247 4th Street, #201 Oakland, CA 94607 510-451-1094 lewie@... -- Arthur L. Robinson 247 4th Street, #201 Oakland, CA 94607 510-451-1094 lewie@... |
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Palm Warbler at Oakland Estuary
Arthur Robinson
The Palm Warbler seen many times earlier this winter along the estuary near the D'Anna Yacht Sales office is still there as of about 6 PM this evening. The bird was very active high in the trees and between trees and was not into showing itself for good looks or for long. Still, the yellow under the tail, the tail pumping, the eyeline and eyebrow, and lightly streaked breast were evident.
Art Arthur L. Robinson 247 4th Street, #201 Oakland, CA 94607 510-451-1094 lewie@... |
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Red-tailed Hawks and Golden Eagle clash at Coyote Hills
Charlotte Allen <c.allen@...>
This afternoon I saw a pair of Red-tailed Hawks stage an ariel attack
on a Golden Eagle and drive it away from the canyon they were hunting. This on the Bayview Trail just north of Glider Hill. I saw the Eagle again about a third of a mile further south on the trail, hunting another canyon. The Eagle looked to be about twice the size of the hawks, so I was impressed by their nerve in diving it from above, even though they did have it outnumbered. Charlotte Allen |
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Wild Turkey in the flats of Berkeley
rfs_berkeley
I now have Wild Turkey on my yard list; Or, more exactly, on my roof list.
I live in south Berkeley, near the Ashby/Sacramento intersection; The San Pablo Park area. Very urban. If they can happen here, then they can happen anywhere. Rusty Scalf |
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Re: Extreme dates for Rough-legged and Swainson's Hawks in Alameda Co.
art_edwards_xenops <xenops@...>
Rich Cimino and Jeff Mille reported a Rough-legged Hawk near the intesection of Patterson amd Midway Roads on March 16.
My latest Spring sighting in Alameda Co. was March 17, 1974, on Flynn Road. They also reported three Swainson's Hawks near the intersection of Mountain HOuse and Kelso Roads on March 16. My Earliest Spring sighting in Alameda Co. was on March 6, 1994, on Bruns road It will be interesting to look forany trends in migration dates that might be ascribed to global warming. Art Edwards, Liverore |
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Walnut Creek Birds
rosita94598
The Snowy Egret, which has been in Heather Farm Park for several weeks, contiues to be seen regularly. Though I was there after 10 AM, the White-throated Sparrow came out of the Coyote Bushes when I threw a little seed. It was in the company of White-crowneds, Jays, a female House Finch and an Oak Titmouse. Buffleheads continue to be present in varying numbers. Late yesterday I saw two females, this morning it was a male/female pair. I heard no woodpeckers. The Double-crested Cormorants have been showing their double crests for a couple of weeks. In the garden area, two young Anna's Hummingbirds are close to outgrowing their nest, maybe 15 feet over the sign for the Stroll Garden.
In our patio north of the park and Contra Costa Canal, the Chestnut-backed Chickadees continue to be active around the bird house. We continue to have White-crowned Sparrows come for seed as well as an Oak Titmouse pair. I learned that last week a young Cooper's Hawk emptied the patio while it checked from the roof edges overlooking our little space. This is not the first time for this species to be here. Hugh B. Harvey Walnut Creek |
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Killdeer chicks
Jay
I heard a bit of a racket went I went out at lunch to take a walk. In addition to their presumptive mother, I saw 3 mini-Killdeer sprinting around a gravelled area next to the parking lot. This is perhaps the same Killdeer family that nested last summer. Seems early for actual babies, but given the very different month (still winter, or it was until 10 minutes ago), I'm guessing they have 2 broods a year. Anyway, it was delightful reminder of the change of seasons. I work at the Kaiser Permanente facility in Pinole at Pinole Valley Road and I 80. Also, I've noticed the return of White Throated Swifts to the overpass; they nested here last spring/summer as well. No Cliff Swallows yet, but I expect them soon.
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Warbling Vireos, Morgan Territory and birds around the house
Denise Wight
Hi E.B. Birders,
This morning I birded Morgan Territory (hadn't been there in over twenty years!). First of season birds for me included at least six singing Warbling Vireos at the pull out where the Mollok trail crosses Morgan Territory Road, two Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, and a House Wren. While recording an odd sounding Brown Creeper song, I also recorded a pair of Prairie Falcons calling in the distance. Later, I recorded Cedar Waxwings while a calling Cooper's Hawk flew over. Golden Eagle and three accipiters in the sky at one time was nice see, too. Friday evening Cliff Swallows returned to an old nest outside my front door. Late this afternoon, on my back deck, Chestnut-backed Chickadees repeatedly attacked a Nuttall's Woodpecker when it got too close to their nest box. The call the chickadee makes during these attacks is soft, but harsh and raspy sounding. Each time, the Nuttall's Woodpecker flew off without a fight. All the Best Birding, Denise Wight Moraga, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Wild Turkey continues in Berkeley
loveandrevolution <loveandrevolution@...>
The wild turkeys have made it to our roof tops now. We live near Sacramento and University. Two of them hung out on the roof for a while, then flew across the street to hang out on another roof.
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Blue-winged teal at Garretson Point
mksetter@ymail.com <msetter@...>
Our teen bird club ventured to Garretson Point this morning. These budding birders tallied 39 species in two hours, all within a short distance of the parking lot.
A highlight was a foursome of BLUE-WINGED TEAL. The teal, along w/7 other duck species, were located at the pond across from the parking lot. CLAPPER RAIL was also reported in this area, but we did not find it... Michele Setter Lindsay Wildlife Museum |
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