[EBB Sightings] Lapland Longspur in Berkeley

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EastBayBirders,

The continuing Caesar Chavez Park LAPLAND LONGSPUR circled us four times at
9:30 this morning before landing a few feet away. We must have been standing
in its spot.

Dennis and Patricia Braddy
San Ramon


On 9/23/04 7:52 PM, "Denise Wight"  wrote:

> Hi E.B. Birders,
>  
> This evening at about 5:30 pm, there was a Lapland Longspur at the southeast
> corner of Berkeley's Caesar Chavez park.  It was foraging in the mowed grass.
> About five  Savannah Sparrows were nearby.  I watched it through my scope and
> showed it to curious hikers for about 45 minutes.
>  
> From the 90 degree bend in the road that heads out to the bay, (Yahoo maps
> calls these "Unnamed Street" and Virginia Street) park and walk north along
> the paved trail about 20 yards. The longspur was on a grassy mound, just west
> of the trail and about 10 yards north of a small, red fire hydrant.
>  
> All the Best Birding,
>  
> Denise Wight
> Moraga, CA  
> 



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The continuing Caesar Chavez Park LAPLAND LONGSPUR circled us four times at=
 9:30 this morning before landing a few feet away. We must have been standin=
g in its spot.

Dennis and Patricia Braddy

San Ramon

On 9/23/04 7:52 PM, "Denise Wight" <blkittiwake at yahoo.com> =
wrote:

x'>Hi E.B. Birders,

 

This evening at about 5:30 pm, there was a Lapland Longspur at the southeas=
t corner of Berkeley's Caesar Chavez park.  It was foraging in the mowe=
d grass. About five  Savannah Sparrows were nearby.  I watched it =
through my scope and showed it to curious hikers for about 45 minutes.

 

>From the 90 degree bend in the road that heads out to the bay, (Yahoo maps =
calls these "Unnamed Street" and Virginia Street) park and walk no=
rth along the paved trail about 20 yards. The longspur was on a grassy mound=
, just west of the trail and about 10 yards north of a small, red fire hydra=
nt. 

 

All the Best Birding,

 

Denise Wight

Moraga, CA  

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