[EBB Sightings] Palm Warbler continues in Oakland.

Birders:

The Palm Warbler that Denise Wight and others found on Saturday morning 
continues at the end of Fifth AVENUE in west Oakland.

Jean Richmond and friends arrived at about 9:00 am, and they and I 
remained until about 10:45 am, with other birders coming and going in 
the interim.  The Palm Warbler first appeared shortly after 10:00 am, 
was observed off and on for about 10 minutes, then did not reappear 
again by the time we left.  It seemed to arrive from across the open 
field on the south side of Fifth Avenue, then flew into the front yard 
of the last house on that street (which is opposite a large mailbox on 
which remnants of the letters that used to spell "10 FIFTH AVE" can 
still be found).  There it worked the leafless tree that Denise 
described, the tomato plant in front of the house, the small redwood 
there, and other spots in the yard.  Other nearby attractions for 
warblers (a Yellow-rump was present also) include deciduous trees 
further back on Fifth Ave and weeds that line the field opposite the 
house, in addition to the leafless tree further up the alley behind 
Fifth Ave that Kay Loughman described.

Good luck to others who look for this bird . . . . and please post to 
EBB if you find it.  We hope it will persist, and will be found during 
the Oakland Christmas Bird Count on Sunday Dec 18 . . . . any other 
time during count week (this Thursday through next Wednesday) would be 
good, too.

Dave Quady
Berkeley, California
davequady at att.net