[EBB Sightings] Valle Vista; Sat. a.m.

Hi all:

Valle Vista staging area and trails continue to be a
favorite. Never disappointing. Always like visiting
with an old friend. No big surprises this a.m., just
plenty of birds and activity.  Best birds were a fly
over Caspian Tern and this year's crop of 2
Red-shouldered Hawks standing on a nest looking ready
to terrorize frogs up and down the creek.

Valle Vista, western edge of Moraga, is an EBMUD
staging area. A trail permit, available from EBMUD, is
required.

I usually walk halfway up the hill 1/4 mile south of
the corral, in order to scope the red-tailed Hawk
nest.  I decided I could find it from the flats.  I
had no success. It's been in a big Madrone the last
two years, at least. Does anyone know if the Red-tails
nested there again this year, and my angle was just
wrong (and I shouldn't be so lazy next time)?

Good Birding,
Bob Power
Oakland, CA

this started out with some kind of order in mind, then
rapidly disintegrated.
Great egret
Snowy Egret
Pied-billed Grebe
Killdeer
American Coot
Double-crested Cormorant
Gadwall
Mallard
Wood Duck
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Downy Wodopecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western wood-peewee
Pacific Slope Flycatcher
House Finch
Purple Finch
European Starling
TV
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Black-headed Grosbeak
Orange-crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Bushtit
chestnut-backed chickadee
House Wren
Bewick's Wren
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Song Sparrow
Western Bluebird
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Wrentit
Lazuli Bunting
Mourning Dove