[EBB Sightings] White-throated Sparrow

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Yesterday afternoon I hiked my usual route through the area between =
Veterans Park and Del Valle dam in Livermore. Of note was a Peregrine =
Falcon flyby, Pine Siskin and White-throated Sparrow.  The =
White-throated Sparrow was with a flock of Golden-crowned Sparrows and =
might be the same bird reported by Art Edwards. This location was about =
.5 miles upstream from the Veterans Park location reported by Art. This =
bird was a white-striped adult clearly showing the yellow lores. I found =
about 8 Pine Siskin's feeding on the hanging Sycamore seed heads. =20

A note about habitat in the riparian in this area. Over the last five =
years I seen a huge increase in the number of Palm trees growing along =
the creek. Should this infestation of palms be dealt with by EBRP and / =
or LARPD? I don't know what effect the palms will have on the riparian =
but I don't believe it will be for the better.
Good birding.


Steve Huckabone
Livermore, CA 94551
Alameda County
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route through=20
the area between Veterans Park and Del Valle dam in Livermore. Of note =
was a=20
Peregrine Falcon flyby, Pine Siskin and White-throated =
Sparrow. =20
The White-throated Sparrow was with a flock of Golden-crowned Sparrows=20
and might be the same bird reported by Art Edwards. This location =
was about=20
.5 miles upstream from the Veterans Park location reported by Art. This =
bird was=20
a white-striped adult clearly showing the yellow lores. I found about 8 =
Pine=20
Siskin's feeding on the hanging Sycamore seed heads.  
this area.=20
Over the last five years I seen a huge increase in the number of Palm =
trees=20
growing along the creek. Should this infestation of palms be dealt with =
by EBRP=20
and / or LARPD? I don't know what effect the palms will have on the =
riparian but=20
I don't believe it will be for the=20
better.
County

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