[EBB Sightings] Tilden RP 5-12-05

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Hello Birders,
 
This afternoon I went up to Tilden RP and hiked up the Arroyo Trail at Big Springs.  The hike up at 2pm was rather slow (hiking uphill & bird wise). 
 
While hiking back down around 4pm I tried to induce some birds by pishing and tooting (owl type tooting).  This produced some good fortune.  
 
First up was a Chestnut-backed Chickadee feeding a begging fledging.  This produced a nice flock of Wilson's Warbler (2), Townsend's Warbler (3), Orange-crowned Warbler (2), Hutton's Vireo (1), Warbling Vireo (3), Cassin's Vireo (1) and Red-breasted Nuthatch (2).  
 
Mostly I was pishing, but occasionally I would do my own impersonation of Northern Pygmy-Owl.  This would eventually result in either a Steller's Jay or Western Scrub-Jay coming to investigate.  My migrant flock had moved away from the trail, so I continued down the hill.  I then heard a soft "echo" of my "toot".  The corvids were becoming vocal, so I started scanning the general area and whistling my owl toot.  I continued to hear an "echo" reply.  Now about 5-6 Jays were in the area and they flushed a Northern Pygmy-Owl.  It went back up the trail, but lit in dense foliage.  The Jays followed and shortly the N. Pygmy-Owl flushed again and flew farther up the canyon.  I tried calling again, but got no reply this time.  
 
Down at the Botanical Gardens was a calling Olive-sided Flycatcher, which I couldn't get a visual on and a calling Pacific-slope Flycatcher, which I did see.  Also of interest was a Hutton's Vireo and a pair of Orange-crowned Warblers.
 
Turned out to be a nice afternoon.
 
Randy Little, Milpitas


		
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