[EBB Sightings] Burrowing owls- Dublin

I saw two burrowing owls today in the field on the
northeast corner of Dublin/Tassajara.  They were VERY
skittish when I tried to approach for a shot.  I
immediately left when one flew off, and I don't plan
on going back for photos, since I know they're
somewhat threatened and it's nesting season.  If you
see them, please be aware of how skittish they are.  I
was a little surprised, since the ones in Cesar Chavez
park would probably let you pick them up if you tried!
 Are they known for being so shy?  Maybe it was my
tripod, since birds sometimes get scared by it.

No luck along the Iron Horse Parkway or by Sybase,
must have been the clouds and wind keeping them in
their burrows.

--- Dennis Braddy  wrote:
> EastBayBirders,
> 
> On our bike ride today we checked out the Dublin
> locations mentioned in 
> recent Burrowing Owl reports. We spotted 5 or 6
> BURROWING OWLS along 
> the drainage ditch between the bike path and the
> Camp Parks fence near 
> Dublin Blvd and Arnold Rd. We flushed another 5 owls
> as we rode along 
> Northside Dr, a dead-end frontage road off of
> Tassajara Rd one block 
> south of Dublin Blvd.
> 
> Dennis and Patricia Braddy
> San Ramon
> 
> On Mar 26, 2005, at 4:27 PM, aquila2 at comcast.net
> wrote:
> 
> > Today at 3:30 PM there were 3 (perhaps 4)
> Burrowing owls on the fence 
> > lines surrounding the large, overgrown field
> located due west of the 
> > Sybase building in Dublin (Dublin blvd and Arnold
> road).   In recent 
> > weeks I have seen owls in the fields southwest and
> southeast of the 
> > intersection of Tassajara and Dublin blvd.
> >
> > David Bowden
> > Dublin
> 
> On Mar 27, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Cris & Derek Heins
> wrote:
> 
> > Multiple times in the past two weeks I�ve observed
> a pair of Burrowing 
> > Owls on Dublin Blvd just 50 yards east of Iron
> Horse Parkway, which is 
> > right at the Dublin BART station on HW580.  The
> pair each time has 
> > been on the ground along the drainage ditch
> between the Park military 
> > base fence and the bikepath.
> >
> > Derek Heins
> > Piedmont
> 
> 
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