[EBB Sightings] Summer camp birds

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Monday brought us an experience of the Wild Turkey expansion with six female 
or young birds crossing the road near the pony rides in Tilden.   Townsend's 
Warblers were scattered throughout Tilden all week.   
On Tuesday, we found an Ash-throated Flycatcher at the Albany Waterfront, 
which helped make up for the unusual lack of variety on the mudflats, this week 
especially, but also throughout the summer.   Just as I was despairing of 
seeing any rockbirds this season, a Wandering Tattler wove its way between us and 
several large dogs near the tip of the bulb.   No turnstones at all yet.   
Forty Am White Pelicans flew south along the shoreline at noon.
Wednesday filled in some blanks on our raptor checklist, as three 
White-tailed Kites flew south along the ridge near Vollmer Peak in Tilden, and a juvenile 
Sharp-shinned Hawk was down near South Park Drive.   A male Yellow Warbler 
flew westward over the hills toward the coast around mid-morning, and a few 
Hermit Warblers were in the ridgetop pines.   
On Thursday, my youngest participant (6 years old) spotted the first Western 
Kingbird we've ever seen in nine summers in Berkeley, at Cesar Chavez Park, 
and today we found a Cassin's Vireo in a mixed flock on the slightly clearer 
east side of Vollmer.

Brian Fitch & crew

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eva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2">Monday brought us an experience of the=20=
Wild Turkey expansion with six female or young birds crossing the road near=20=
the pony rides in Tilden.   Townsend's Warblers were scattered througho=
ut Tilden all week.   

On Tuesday, we found an Ash-throated Flycatcher at the Albany Waterfront, wh=
ich helped make up for the unusual lack of variety on the mudflats, this wee=
k especially, but also throughout the summer.   Just as I was despairin=
g of seeing any rockbirds this season, a Wandering Tattler wove its way betw=
een us and several large dogs near the tip of the bulb.   No turnstones=
 at all yet.   Forty Am White Pelicans flew south along the shoreline a=
t noon.

Wednesday filled in some blanks on our raptor checklist, as three White-tail=
ed Kites flew south along the ridge near Vollmer Peak in Tilden, and a juven=
ile Sharp-shinned Hawk was down near South Park Drive.   A male Yellow=20=
Warbler flew westward over the hills toward the coast around mid-morning, an=
d a few Hermit Warblers were in the ridgetop pines.   

On Thursday, my youngest participant (6 years old) spotted the first Western=
 Kingbird we've ever seen in nine summers in Berkeley, at Cesar Chavez Park,=
 and today we found a Cassin's Vireo in a mixed flock on the slightly cleare=
r east side of Vollmer.

Brian Fitch & crew

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