[EBB Sightings] More on Canyon Wren in/near Tilden RP

Birders:

Re Phila's and Steve's questions and comments (pasted in below) . . .

The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology used to maintain a checklist of the 
birds of the Berkeley Hills (I think it was titled).  The latest 
edition was, I believe, 1988, and I was surprised to see Canyon Wren 
among the birds mentioned, albeit "rare" or some such designation.  I 
have several copies of the latest checklist, and one of an earlier 
edition, but of course right now have not the slightest idea where I 
carefully stored them, so can't be more specific.

Which means there was probably little reason for me to write, except 
that I have recorded the bird in my yard, which sits on the edge of 
Tilden Park, just uphill from Lake Anza, in Alameda County but within 
100 yards of the county line.  At 7:05 pm on September 8, 1997 I was 
stunned to look outside a ground-level window on the east side of our 
house and see a Canyon Wren, working the base of our wall.  As I 
watched it from other windows, it worked its way counterclockwise 
around two sides of our house before I lost track of the bird.  It was 
feeding actively, bobbed several times at one point, and uttered its 
"jeeeeer" note about four times that I heard.

My best yard bird by far . . .

Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:37:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Glover 
Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] Canyon wren in Tilden Park?
Phila and all,
Surprisingly enough, there is a previous report from
Tilden Park: One was reported on 12/30/1962 by Rich
Stallcup and Jan Kroesen. The citation says Alameda
County but very little of Tilden Park is in Alameda
County and many older records have erroneously
reported as Alameda when they were actually in CCC.
Steve Glover
DUblin

--- Phila Rogers  wrote:

 >
 > Dear Birding Friends:
 >
 > A friend who divides her time between Berkeley and
 > Southern California,
 > believes she heard a Canyon Wren Tuesday while
 > walking along Nimitz Way
 > early in the morning (Nimitz Way runs along the
 > ridgeline north from
 > Inspiration Point in Tilden Park). Has anyone else
 > heard that bird in the
 > vicinity?
 >
 > Phila Rogers

Dave Quady
Berkeley, California
davequady at att.net
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