[EBB Sightings] White-winged Dove at BRRP

Birders,

A WHITE-WINGED DOVE flushed ahead of me on Red Tail Hawk Trail at 
Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve (BRRP) this morning. After circling once 
the dove headed first west and then south until it disappeared behind a 
distant ridge.

Also along Red Tail Hawk Trail I scoped 3 singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS 
at least one of which appeared to have attracted a mate. Several LAZULI 
BUNTING were also singing on territory and one of them chased away 
trespassing finches. On the spur trail just northwest of the hill with 
the solar panel (left at the fork) I had 3 male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS 
in a thistle patch, watched an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER steal a worm 
from a WESTERN BLUEBIRD, and almost stumbled over a skunk and its 
pint-sized young.

While walking down Stream View Trail and the hikers-only alternate 
route back to the staging area I had a fly-over RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 
trailing a snake, 7+ ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, HUTTON'S VIREO, and 
WARBLING VIREO. I saw one BULLOCK'S ORIOLE from the staging area and 
another part way up Grayfox Trail.

Directions and map - http://www.ebparks.org/parks/bishop.htm

Dennis Braddy
San Ramon