[EBB Sightings] Mitchell Canyon

Despite the cold gray weather I was able to see a number of birds today 
(Mon.) including both  BULLOCKS  (1st year inmature) and a HOODED ORIOLE 
pair,  bright male WESTERN TANAGERS and 3 BLACK-THROATED THROATED GRAY 
WARBLERS.  I was also able to view several warblers and a female  
Black-headed GROSBEAK in one tree and 3 in one bino view- WILSON�S, 
NASHVILLE,  ORANGE-CROWNED, TOWNSEND�S and HERMIT. There seemed to be 2-3 
roving flocks of mixed Warblers as well as YELLOW-RUMPED flocks. One place 
I�ve had good luck with mixed flocks  several times is in the oaks on the  
first right  road/trail turn off from the main trail  about � mile up.  If 
you go further up another trail crosses which in other years is good for 
Hummers. Up there  I also saw HERMIT Thrushes, a tree of 3-4 RUBY-CROWNED 
KINGLETS and the Tanagers. Back along the main trail were PACIFIC-SLOPED  
and  HAMMOND�S FLYCATCHERS, HUTTON�S VIREO, CAL. QUAIL and HOUSE WRENS. 
There were 2 GOLDEN EAGLES soaring all morning over the quarry ridge top
Judi Sierra- Oakland