[EBB Sightings] Northern Shrike & White-throated Sparrow

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Birders:

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The Northern Shrike was readily seen yesterday (Monday, Jan 9) from 2:15 =
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2:30 p.m. along Pleasants Valley Road in Solano County just south of the
large white barn on the east side of the road.  It was perched on the =
lowest
of the wires for at least 10 minutes before flying off across the road =
to
the west.  On our return trip from the dam and Lake Solano we again =
found
the shrike on the upper wires in the same spot from 3:30 p.m. until 3:40
p.m.  We observed the shrike making a quick dive down to the ground =
where it
caught a small shrew-like mammal.  It returned to its perch, juggling =
the
mammal before flying off across the road to the pines.  We couldn't tell =
if
it quickly ate the rodent or dropped it, because when it flew away from =
the
pines further west it was not carrying it.  Before it caught the rodent =
it
called several times quietly.  Note:  This is only about 100 yards from =
the
intersection of Putah Creek Rd and Pleasants Valley Rd.

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We also found the White-throated Sparrow in the brush along the =
black-topped
path next to the creek/lake in Solano County Park.  It was in with a =
couple
of Golden-crowned Sparrows about two-thirds of the way beyond the first
bathroom towards the second bathroom.  =20

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Eugenia and Gary Larson

San Ramon


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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Northern Shrike was readily seen yesterday =
(Monday, Jan
9) from 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. along =
Pleasants
Valley Road in Solano County just south of the large white barn on the =
east
side of the road.  It was perched on the lowest of the wires for at =
least
10 minutes before flying off across the road to the west.  On our =
return
trip from the dam and Lake =
  size=3D2 face=3DArial>Solano we again
found the shrike on the upper wires in the same spot from =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3:30 =
p.m. until 3:40 =
p.m.  We
observed the shrike making a quick dive down to the ground where it =
caught a
small shrew-like mammal.  It returned to its perch, juggling the =
mammal
before flying off across the road to the pines.  We couldn’t =
tell if
it quickly ate the rodent or dropped it, because when it flew away from =
the
pines further west it was not carrying it.  Before it caught the =
rodent it
called several times quietly.  Note:  This is only about 100 =
yards
from the intersection of Putah Creek =
Rd and Pleasants
  Valley Rd.


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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We also found the White-throated Sparrow in the brush =
along
the black-topped path next to the creek/lake in Solano County Park.  It
was in with a couple of Golden-crowned Sparrows about two-thirds of the =
way beyond
the first bathroom towards the second bathroom.  =
 


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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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