[EBB Sightings] Looked for Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, found today 3-17

Today a small group of birders, including Karen Grillo, Laura and Mel Gee,
Hugh Harvey, Eugenia Larson, Terry Wills and a couple of others got many
very good lucks at the YB Sapsucker at about 12 Noon.  It was seen in the
large willow tree and in a bare tree across the creek with turquoise (?)
wind chimes in a resident's backyard.  Not seen in the almond tree today
between ~11:30am-12 Noon.  It was a very good day to be out looking, the sun
was shining with a few clouds and a slight breeze.

There was a very active flock of cedar waxwings flying back and forth across
the creek to some pines between the willow and the almond tree and back
again to a large leafless tree.  Also seen were black phoebes, green herons,
flicker, YR warbler, Canada geese, mallards, coots and a pair of red-tailed
hawks "playing" overhead.  Didn't really do much other birding after we
found the YB Sapsucker.  Also didn't look for the WT Sparrow.

Laura Gee


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Restivo" 
To: "sightings" 
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:43 AM
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Looked for Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, found
White-throated Sparrow


> I went to look for the YB Sapsucker at Newhall Park in Concord yesterday
> about 5:30 pm. I did not see it, but I did see a White-throated Sparrow. I
> found it in the bushes that would be behind you near the maintenance
> building if you are looking at the tree with the excavation. This was a
> "white-striped" phased bird.
> Scott Restivo
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kay Loughman" 
> To: "Hugh Harvey" 
> Cc: "sightings" 
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:19 AM
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker continues
> > The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen this morning at 9:15  in the place
> > described below.  One caveat, the flowering tree is now fully
> > leafed-out, and has no flowers. The excavation has a City of Concord
> > sawhorse "guarding" it.
> > Kay Loughman
> > Berkeley
> >
> > Hugh Harvey wrote:
> >
> > > The male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker continued this morning in Newhall
> > > Community Park in Concord.  From Ygnacio Valley Road, go north on
> > > Ayers, across from the Cal-State Eastbay campus.  Take the 2nd left
> > > onto Turtle Creek and park on the right in the first lot.  Walk across
> > > the soccer fields towards the bathrooms and Galindo Creek.  Behind the
> > > maintenance buildings to the left is a small flowering tree with an
> > > excavation in front of it.  The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen in
> > > this tree about 10:15 this morning.
> > >
> > > Hugh B. Harvey
> >
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