[EBB Sightings] Downtown Walnut Creek, Arrowhead Marsh

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Most likely a recording. They do the same thing at Bishop Ranch 16 in =
San Ramon. Very disconcerting to birders, at least until you recognize =
what is going on. I have heard the Walnut Creek one when parking at the =
Olympic Place garage on the top level. Better would be for them to get =
Peregrine Falcons to swoop down on the Rock Doves.

On another note, I was at Arrowhead Marsh at high tide today (about =
11:25 am). I went out on the wooden walkway that goes out over the marsh =
a shortways. Saw 6 different Clapper Rails, several very close to the =
walkway. I saw two swimming from one clump of grasses to another, =
looking like a kind of strange grebe. Always only saw them walking in =
the grasses before that, never swimming around. Also, nice views of =
green-winged teal and cinnamon teal not far out. Many, many other birds =
there also.

Scott R

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Hillary Heard=20
  To: Sightings at diabloaudubon.com=20
  Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 10:55 AM
  Subject: [EBB Sightings] Downtown Walnut Creek


  Thanks to all for the replies to my original message!

  After spending some time yesterday afternoon wandering around the =
office complex at S.California & Mt. Diablo I have reached the =
conclusion that this has GOT to be a recording of a falcon. When you =
stop and listen it is the same vocalization repeated several times, =
didn't bother with timing the interval but suffice it to say I =
considered leaving a nasty note on the property managers door. What a =
tease! I don't even think the darn recording works as there were a ton =
of pigeons all around the area (I think I even saw one of them yawn =
after the recording went off, clearly it was unconcerned by the =
imaginary falcon). What a strange way to try & scare off birds...about =
as effective as the plastic owls, when will people learn birds aren't =
dumb?

  I did console my self after this realization in knowing that I =
actually saw some LIVE birds during a mid-morning walk in Briones, the =
Ridge Trail (?) across the street from Acalanes H.S. on P.H. Road in =
Lafayette. A pair of Kestral's were vocalizing at the top of the first =
ridge behind the old horse stables and then a Prairie Falcon flew =
overhead, perhaps the instigator of the Kestrels noise. No Black =
Shouldered Kites but many other birds & who can complain about hiking in =
a t-shirt in February?

  -Hillary

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same thing at=20
Bishop Ranch 16 in San Ramon. Very disconcerting to birders, at least =
until you=20
recognize what is going on. I have heard the Walnut Creek one when =
parking at=20
the Olympic Place garage on the top level. Better would be for them to =
get=20
Peregrine Falcons to swoop down on the Rock Doves.
Marsh at high=20
tide today (about 11:25 am). I went out on the wooden walkway that =
goes out=20
over the marsh a shortways. Saw 6 different Clapper Rails, several very =
close to=20
the walkway. I saw two swimming from one clump of grasses to another, =
looking=20
like a kind of strange grebe. Always only saw them walking in the =
grasses=20
before that, never swimming around. Also, nice views of green-winged =
teal and=20
cinnamon teal not far out. Many, many other birds there =
also.
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----- Original Message ----- 
  From:=20
  Hillary=20
  Heard 
  
To: Sightings at diabloaudubon.com=20
  

  
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 =
10:55=20
  AM
  
Subject: [EBB Sightings] =
Downtown Walnut=20
  Creek
  


  
Thanks to all for the =
replies to my=20
  original message!
  
 
  
After spending some =
time yesterday=20
  afternoon wandering around the office complex at S.California & =
Mt. Diablo=20
  I have reached the conclusion that this has GOT to be a recording of a =
falcon.=20
  When you stop and listen it is the same vocalization repeated several =
times,=20
  didn't bother with timing the interval but suffice it to say I =
considered=20
  leaving a nasty note on the property managers door. What a tease! I =
don't even=20
  think the darn recording works as there were a ton of pigeons all =
around the=20
  area (I think I even saw one of them yawn after the recording went =
off,=20
  clearly it was unconcerned by the imaginary falcon). What a strange =
way to try=20
  & scare off birds...about as effective as the plastic owls, when =
will=20
  people learn birds aren't dumb?
  
 
  
I did console my self =
after this=20
  realization in knowing that I actually saw some LIVE =
birds during a=20
  mid-morning walk in Briones, the Ridge Trail (?) across the =
street from=20
  Acalanes H.S. on P.H. Road in Lafayette. A pair of Kestral's were =
vocalizing=20
  at the top of the first ridge behind the old horse stables and then a =
Prairie=20
  Falcon flew overhead, perhaps the instigator of the Kestrels noise. No =
Black=20
  Shouldered Kites but many other birds & who can complain about =
hiking in a=20
  t-shirt in February?
  
 
  
-Hillary
  
 

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