[EBB Sightings] Friday Great Backyard Bird Count

OK Bob, Thanks for the reminder.

Species reported for Friday, Feb.17 (highest number seen at one time):

6 MODO
1 Anna's hummer
1 Nuttal's woodpecker
3 Stellar's jay (first of the season) Peanut feeder is big attraction
3 Western scrub jays
2 Chestnut backed Chickadees
1 Oak Titmouse
1 Ruby crowned kinglet
3 American robins
1 Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) warbler
2 CA Towhees
1 White-throated sparrow
8 White-crowned sparrows
8 Golden crowned sparrows
4 Dark-eyed juncos
6 House finches
4 House sparrows

Spent 4-6 hours off and on while sitting at my computer and looking out the
window, intermittent light rain.

Laura Gee
Northwest Walnut Creek
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Power" 
To: "ebbsightings ebbsightings" 
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 8:43 PM
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Lake Merritt, 2-15-06


> Hi all:
> Embrace your local parks. They yield pleasant
> surprises.
> Red-breasted Merganser female hunting the North west
> shoreline. Can't remember the last time I saw a
> Red-breasted Merganser in the lake. Then again, I need
> to get out more.
> Juvenile American White Pelican shored up under the
> trees at lake's edge next to the gull playground
> adjacent to the visitor's center. Injured? Have not
> seen an AmWhPelican at the Lake before.
> Chestnut-backed Chickadees on nest?! Certainly
> entertaining the idea if not enacting it. Adjacent to
> Children's Fairyland entrance. Had a nest hole and
> they exchanged places inside the hole at least once.
> Frisky devils. I've always maintained that Chickadee
> eyes sparkle.  Anyway...........
> ========================
> The Great Backyard Birdcount is this weekend, 2/17 --
> 2/20. Everything you need to know is at:
> http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
> It would be awesome if anyone birding this weekend
> would post their birdlists.  New innovations,
> contests, easy to use, citizen science. Log your
> Chickadees and Titmice. They all count.
> Good birding,
> Bob Power
> Oakland,CA
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