[EBB Sightings] Blue Grosbeak, Golden Eagle, Cassin's Kingbirds

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Today I had about 4 hours so I took a ride out Patterson Pass Rd in =
Livermore.  At about 3 miles (from intersection of  Patterson Pass and =
Greenville Rd. there was a lively tree on the right with Hooded Oriole, =
Western Tanager and Western Kingbirds.  And sure enough - at mile marker =
6.21 there was a male Blue Grosbeak calling from a tree on the right =
side of the road.  Then it flew across the road and up into the grass =
and then back down to the fence.=20

On down the road I pulled over as I saw some other birders and there was =
a large parking area.  We saw Yellow Warbler, Orange-crowned and =
Wilson's Warbler there. I want to apologize to the three men I met there =
as I thought the Cassin's Kingbird nest was on Patterson Pass Road and =
when I reread the e-mail I realized it is on Corral Hollow Road.  ( I =
hope you figured it out).

After not finding any nest I rereading the e-mail, I proceeded to 580 =
and then south to Corral Hollow Road.=20
About 2 miles down the road I noticed a large bird on a telephone wire =
post and of course assumed it was a Red-tail.  However, it just got =
bigger and bigger and it turned out to be a Golden Eagle.  It sat =
patiently while I stopped and had a good look out my car window and then =
flew (of course I didn't have my camera).

Having never been on that road I was quite amazed at the huge facility =
for dirt biking at CSVRA.  Shortly thereafter is the Alameda/San Joaquin =
county line and I tried in vain to find a nest being built on a power =
tower or pole.  I even went down the road and came back so I could look =
from a different angle.  Then I just pulled over, got out and watched.  =
Sure enough a pair of Cassin's Kingbirds flew around and one landed on =
the telephone wire and then followed the other up to the grass on the =
upper side of the road.  They never went near a pole so I still don't =
know where they are nesting.

I drove back to Livermore via Corral Hollow which connects with Tesla. =
There were Magpies along this area.  It is a really nice drive and =
probably much better on a week day.  Next time I will find Kiln Canyon =
also, as I didn't see a sign, but that is what happens when you are =
focused on looking for birds.

Good birding,

Judi Cooper
Moraga 
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ride out=20
Patterson Pass Rd in Livermore.  At about 3 miles (from =
intersection=20
of  Patterson Pass and Greenville Rd. there was a lively tree =
on the=20
right with Hooded Oriole, Western Tanager and Western Kingbirds.  =
And sure=20
enough - at mile marker 6.21 there was a male Blue Grosbeak calling from =
a tree=20
on the right side of the road.  Then it flew across the road and up =
into=20
the grass and then back down to the fence. 
some other=20
birders and there was a large parking area.  We saw Yellow Warbler, =

Orange-crowned and Wilson's Warbler there. I want to apologize to the =
three men=20
I met there as I thought the Cassin's Kingbird nest was =
on Patterson Pass=20
Road and when I reread the e-mail I realized it is on Corral =
Hollow=20
Road.  ( I hope you figured it out).
the e-mail,=20
I proceeded to 580 and then south to Corral Hollow Road. =
large bird=20
on a telephone wire post and of course assumed it was a Red-tail.  =
However,=20
it just got bigger and bigger and it turned out to be a Golden =
Eagle.  It=20
sat patiently while I stopped and had a good look out my car window and =
then=20
flew (of course I didn't have my camera).
quite amazed=20
at the huge facility for dirt biking at CSVRA.  Shortly thereafter =
is the=20
Alameda/San Joaquin county line and I tried in vain to find a nest being =
built=20
on a power tower or pole.  I even went down the road and came =
back so=20
I could look from a different angle.  Then I just pulled over, got =
out and=20
watched.  Sure enough a pair of Cassin's Kingbirds flew around and =
one=20
landed on the telephone wire and then followed the other up to the grass =
on the=20
upper side of the road.  They never went near a pole so I still =
don't know=20
where they are nesting.
Hollow which connects with Tesla. There were Magpies along =
this area.=20
 It is a really nice drive and probably much better on a week =
day. =20
Next time I will find Kiln Canyon also, as I didn't see a sign, but that =
is what=20
happens when you are focused on looking for birds.

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