[EBB Sightings] Budgerigar Parakeet

>From my notes of the Sunday, September 21, 2003, GGAS
bicycle birding trip from the San Leandro Marina to
the Hayward Shoreline: As we started at 9:15 we saw a
number of feral cats near the bridge and noted that
one had a dead parakeet. These cats are being fed by
some misled do-gooder, a phenomenon I have also noted
at Lake Temescal. 
directions:
>From 880 in San Leandro, take the Marina Blvd. exit
west 1.4 mi. and turn left onto Monarch Bay Dr. This
road ends in 1 mile at the park. bridge south to SF
Bay Trail is where the bird was seen. kathy
--- MrBit at aol.com wrote:

> About 4PM on Sunday at the North end of the Hayward
> Regional Shoreline, Cathy 
> and I were quite surprise when a bright green
> Budgerigar Parakeet suddenly 
> rose up from the dirt trail directly in front of us,
> circled once, then landed 
> again almost in the same spot only 5 feet away from
> where we were standing. Can 
> anyone clue me in on how common parakeet sightings
> are in the bay area?
> 
> To go to the location of this sighting, enter the
> Hayward Regional Shoreline 
> at the North end via Grant Avenue. Walk from the
> parking lot out to the trail 
> that runs along the bay, turn right (north) on this
> trail and proceed across 
> the San Lorenzo Creek bridge, then take a left
> followed by a quick right and 
> start looking as soon as you enter the marsh.  
> 
> Good luck!
> Roger Polk
> MrBit at AOL.com

 


kathy jarrett
kathy_jarrett at yahoo.com


		
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