[EBB Sightings] No Red-faced Warbler at Del Valle RP on Monday

Birders:

Yesterday, Monday Sept 12, a number of birders spent much of the day at 
Del Valle RP but failed to find the male Red-faced Warbler that Steve 
Huckabone reported on Sunday.

I met John Luther at about 11 am as I drove into the park, and we 
hooked up with Jim White, who had been there since about 7:30 am.  We 
attracted one large flock near where Steve reported the bird, but 
Western Tanager was the only migrant that joined that flock.  I left 
about 1:00 pm, when Mike Rogers and another birder whose name I didn't 
learn joined John (and Jim?) for another round of searching.  Other 
migrants found included "Western" Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo and Yellow 
Warbler; a Townsend's Warbler was the only other warbler reported.

Steve's directions on the Northern California RBA and in his EBB worked 
fine; Jim had been working the right spot, as John had on Sunday night 
after Steve left.  The GPS coordinates that Steve sent me (Elev: 837ft, 
  N37,34.631,  W121,41.856) helped us ensure we were in the right spot.  
We searched more widely, as well, but . . . . .

Apologies for this late post; my ISP has been balky.  And good luck to 
any others who search for this bird.

Dave Quady
Berkeley, California
davequady at att.net