[EBB Sightings] Fw: Bird Walk in UC Bontanic Garden

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From: "Phila Rogers" 
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Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 2:07 PM
Subject: Bird Walk in UC Bontanic Garden


> Dear Birders:
> This morning I joined Chris Carmichael -- he's the associate director of 
> the UC Botanical Garden in charge of botanical collections and an ardent 
> birder -- for a bird walk.  He was leading a four-times-a-year Saturday 
> morning bird walk in the Garden for 20 participants.
> Being August, we expected the low count of the year, but in fact we saw 
> and/or heard 26 species.  The morning began foggy but by 9:30 the sun 
> broke through invigorating the local birds as well as the participants. 
> The Garden occupies the upper reaches of Strawberry Canyon and has a 
> variety of both planted and natural habitats.
> The list included:
> Red-shouldered Hawk
> Red-tailed Hawk
> Cooper's Hawk
> California Quail
> Band-tailed Pigeon
> Mourning Dove
> Anna's Hummingbird
> Allen's Hummingbird
> Northern Flicker
> Nuttall's Woodpecker
> Western Wood-Pewee
> Steller's Jay
> Western Scrub-Jay
> Wrentit
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee
> Bushtit
> Brown Creeper
> Bewick's Wren
> American Robin
> California Thrasher
> California Towhee
> Spotted Towhee
> Song Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
> Lesser Goldfinch
> House Finch
> Every East Bay birder's arsenal should include a membership at the UC 
> Botanical Garden at the top of Strawberry Canyon -- a truly beautiful 
> place where over the year more than 80 species have been recorded.
> For those interested in reading about Strawberry Canyon over the last 
> century, check out our homepage:  Mount Diablo Audubon Society and click 
> on "More Bird Poetry..."
> Phila Rogers
>