[EBB Sightings] White-throated Sparrow and Band Tail Pigeons a tally

Rich et al.
I had a White-throated Sparrow in my yard Jan. 7, which you may have 
gotten from this list already.
Just to add to the Band-tailed Pigeon discussion, I've had them once as a 
flyover at my house in Oakland, which is right along Highway 13 near the 
intersection of Monterey and Lincoln.  I see them with some regularity, 
however, in Redwood Regional Park along the Dunn Trail (near the old park 
headquarters) and in Redwood 
Canyon. I've seen them feeding on madrone berries, and I'm sure they also 
take advantage of acorns and maybe bay nuts(?).
John Harris, Oakland

John H. Harris
Professor of Biology
Mills College
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94613
(510) 430-2027
johnh at mills.edu


On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Richard Cimino wrote:

> Just for fun no real scientific  purpose intended.
> Another 4 east bay birders posters have respond with 9 more White -throated Sparrows:
> Both Pat Gordon records keeper for Alameda CBC and Jim Edger of Contra Costa  CBC respond too.
> Alameda CBC had four WTSP on the count. Contra Costa CBC had a total of three.
> The total is 23 east bay White throated Sparrows this winter.
> The Band Tail Pigeons folks all twelve of them  - have posted accumlative sightings of 58 Band Tail Pigeons.
> Some mentioned sighting's going back into last summer.
> It seem that all the sightings are located close to the ridgeline which devides the eastern county from the western county. Of course this is where the Oak Forest Habitat is.
> Recent sightings 2005-2006  are at 11birds.
> Richard Cimino
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