[EBB Sightings] Harris's Sparrow still present

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Hi all,
This morning Frances Oliver and I saw the Harris's Sparrow at Sunol Regional 
Park. It took an hour in the rain to find it as the birds refused to come out 
of the bushes by the outhouse. Eventually, though, it did pop up right there 
so be patient. 
A trip up to Little Yosemite offered little in the way of birds but just 
amount of water rushing through there was worth getting soaked.
Some Harris's Sparrow trivia:
There was at least one previous Harris's Sparrow at Sunol Regional Park, way 
back in 1972. 
Surprisingly enough, there are probably close to 20 Alameda Co. records of 
Harris's Sparrow.
Finally, the first California record of Harris's Sparrow was in Alameda 
County. It was collected by Emerson at Hayward 10/28/1900. Because of the presence 
of so many collectors associated with UCB in the first half of the 20th 
Century, at least 4 of the first 10 for the state came from Ala. Co. 
Good birding,
Steve Glover

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=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Hi all,

This morning Frances Oliver and I saw the Harris's Sparrow at Sunol Regional=
 Park. It took an hour in the rain to find it as the birds refused to come o=
ut of the bushes by the outhouse. Eventually, though, it did pop up right th=
ere so be patient. 

A trip up to Little Yosemite offered little in the way of birds but just amo=
unt of water rushing through there was worth getting soaked.

Some Harris's Sparrow trivia:

There was at least one previous Harris's Sparrow at Sunol Regional Park, way=
 back in 1972. 

Surprisingly enough, there are probably close to 20 Alameda Co. records of H=
arris's Sparrow.

Finally, the first California record of Harris's Sparrow was in Alameda Coun=
ty. It was collected by Emerson at Hayward 10/28/1900. Because of the presen=
ce of so many collectors associated with UCB in the first half of the 20th C=
entury, at least 4 of the first 10 for the state came from Ala. Co. 

Good birding,

Steve Glover

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