[EBB Sightings] Lewis Woodpeckers continue

[EBB Sightings] Lewis Woodpeckers continue

J Cooper
Thu Oct 20 17:56:08 PDT 2005
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    Today a group of  5 friends (led by Bingham Gibbs) headed to east county =
    and had an absolutely beautiful day as follows:
    
    First stop was Round Valley Reg. Pk. (east of Clayton on Marsh Creek =
    Rd.).  In no particular order we saw: Great Horned Owl, Says Phoebe, =
    PHAINOPEPLA (1 male), Hermit Thrush (lots), Bewick's Wren, Bushtit, Blue =
    Bird, Cooper Hawk, White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows, =
    Yellow-rumped Warbler, Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Morning Dove, =
    Shrike, Mockingbird, Red-winged Blkbrd, Anna's Hummer, Starling, Scrub =
    and Stellar's Jay, Spotted Towhee, Crow, Nuttal's Wdpkr, Flicker and =
    Red-breasted Sapsucker.
    
    Second stop: Los Vaqueros Reservoir  (same area): Merlin, Kestrel, =
    Meadowlark, Barn Owl (in the big red barn at headquarters), White and =
    Golden-crowned Sparrows, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, House Finch, =
    Shrike, Says Phoebe, LEWIS WOODPECKER (approx. 17 between headquarters =
    and Interpretive Center), Lesser Goldfinch, Osprey, Rock Wren (3 around =
    bathroom at Interpretive Center), Song Sparrow, Red-shouldered Hawk, =
    March Wren, Ruby-cr. Kinglet, Says Phoebe, Black Phoebe, Scrub Jay, =
    Crow, Flicker.
    
    Third stop: Clifton Court Forebay (SE of Byron off J4): Tree Swallow, =
    Kingfisher, Gr. Blue Heron, Gr. Egret, Pied-billed Grebe, Coot, House =
    Sparrow, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Clark's Grebe (with very young which =
    seemed strange), Western Grebe, Gr. Scaup, White Pelican, DC Cormorant, =
    Ring-billed Gull, Calif. Gull, Eared Grebe.
    
    Fourth stop:  Holey Road (SW of Clifton Court Forebay off J4): =
    Long-billed Curlew (about 15 in field), Pipit (lots), Cowbird, Starling, =
    Shrike, Burrowing Owl (1), FERRUGINOUS HAWK (1).
    
    Fifth stop:  Marsh Creek Reservoir (NW of Byron, off Marsh Creek Rd.):  =
    White Pelican (1), Canada Goose, Cackling Goose, Pied-billed Grebe, =
    Moorhen (9), Coot, Black-necked Stilt, Gr. Yellowlegs, Long-billed =
    Dowitcher, Killdeer, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered =
    Hawk.
    
    We ended the day with lots of White-throated Swifts flying overhead at =
    Rudgear Road overpass in Walnut Creek.
    
    Judi Cooper
    Moraga
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    Gibbs) headed to east county and had an absolutely beautiful day as=20
    follows:
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    Pk. (east of Clayton on Marsh Creek Rd.).  In no =
    particular=20
    order we saw: Great Horned Owl, Says Phoebe, PHAINOPEPLA=20
    Blue Bird,=20
    Cooper Hawk, White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows, Yellow-rumped =
    Warbler,=20
    Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Morning Dove, Shrike, Mockingbird, =
    Red-winged=20
    Blkbrd, Anna's Hummer, Starling, Scrub and Stellar's Jay, Spotted =
    Towhee, Crow,=20
    Nuttal's Wdpkr, Flicker and Red-breasted Sapsucker.
    Reservoir  (same area): Merlin, Kestrel, Meadowlark, =
    Barn Owl=20
    (in the big red barn at headquarters), White and Golden-crowned =
    Sparrows, Lark=20
    Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, House Finch, Shrike, Says Phoebe, =
    WOODPECKER (approx. 17 between headquarters and =
    Interpretive=20
    Center), Lesser Goldfinch, Osprey, Rock Wren (3 around bathroom at =
    Interpretive=20
    Center), Song Sparrow, Red-shouldered Hawk, March Wren, Ruby-cr. =
    Kinglet, Says=20
    Phoebe, Black Phoebe, Scrub Jay, Crow, Flicker.
    Forebay (SE of Byron off J4): Tree Swallow, Kingfisher, Gr. =
    Blue=20
    Heron, Gr. Egret, Pied-billed Grebe, Coot, House Sparrow, Bufflehead, =
    Ruddy=20
    Duck, Clark's Grebe (with very =
    young which=20
    seemed strange), Western Grebe, Gr. Scaup, White Pelican, DC Cormorant,=20
    Ring-billed Gull, Calif. Gull, Eared Grebe.
    Road=20
    (about 15=20
    in field), Pipit (lots), Cowbird, Starling, Shrike, Burrowing Owl=20
    (1), FERRUGINOUS =
    HAWK (1).
    Creek=20
    Reservoir (NW of Byron, off Marsh Creek Rd.):  White =
    Pelican=20
    (1), Canada Goose, Cackling Goose, Pied-billed Grebe, Moorhen (9), Coot, =
    
    Black-necked Stilt, Gr. Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, Killdeer, =
    Cooper's=20
    Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk.
    White-throated Swifts=20
    flying overhead at Rudgear Road overpass in Walnut Creek.
    
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