[EBB Sightings] Yellow-shafted Flicker

[EBB Sightings] Yellow-shafted Flicker

Bob Battagin
Wed Oct 20 16:44:00 PDT 2004
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    Birders,
    
    This morning at the south end of S. 32nd St. in Richmond there was a =
    YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER.   It was foraging in a large Myoporum shrub at =
    the SE corner of the turn-around that is the southern terminus of S. =
    32nd. St.  (To reach this location from Oakland, exit Highway 580 at =
    Marina Bay Parkway in Richmond, turn left and follow Marina Bay Parkway =
    1/2 mile to Regatta Blvd., turn left on Regatta, go approx 1/2 mile to =
    S. 32nd. St. and turn right.  The end of S. 32nd St is only a couple =
    tenths of a mile from the junction with Regatta Blvd.)
    
    At the large vacant lot (this vacant lot has a large blue "Land for =
    Sale" sign and a single large Cottonwood tree on it - it is full of =
    Fennel)  located on Regatta Blvd. just a couple tenths of a mile east of =
    Marina Bay Parkway there were a large number of White-crowned Sparrows, =
    Golden-crowned Sparrows, and House Finches.  A NASHVILLE WARBLER was =
    with a small flock of Orange-crowned and Yellow-rumped Warblers.   I =
    counted over a dozen passerine species foraging here.  A Cooper's Hawk =
    observed from a not too distant Eucalyptus tree. =20
    
    Good birding,
    
    Bob Battagin
    Oakland, CA
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    Richmond there was a YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER.   It was foraging =
    in a=20
    large Myoporum shrub at the SE corner of the turn-around that is the =
    southern=20
    terminus of S. 32nd. St.  (To reach this location from Oakland, =
    exit=20
    Highway 580 at Marina Bay Parkway in Richmond, turn left and follow =
    Marina Bay=20
    Parkway 1/2 mile to Regatta Blvd., turn left on Regatta, go approx 1/2 =
    mile to=20
    S. 32nd. St. and turn right.  The end of S. 32nd St is only a =
    couple tenths=20
    of a mile from the junction with Regatta Blvd.)
    lot has a=20
    large blue "Land for Sale" sign and a single large Cottonwood tree on it =
    - it is=20
    full of Fennel)  located on Regatta Blvd. just a couple tenths of a =
    mile=20
    east of Marina Bay Parkway there were a large number of White-crowned =
    Sparrows,=20
    Golden-crowned Sparrows, and House Finches.  A NASHVILLE WARBLER =
    was with a=20
    small flock of Orange-crowned and Yellow-rumped Warblers.   I =
    counted=20
    over a dozen passerine species foraging here.  A Cooper's Hawk =
    observed=20
    from a not too distant Eucalyptus tree.  
    CA
    
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