[EBB Sightings] E Contra Costa County Lark Bunting Continues

This morning I arrived at about 9:10 AM at Falcon and Armstrong Roads
finding one birder departing leaving John March and George Finger and me
behind to continue the pursuit.  Today very few sparrows were present with
maybe a half dozen Savannah Sparrows and a couple White-crowned Sparrows
making their appearance, disappearance, and reappearance for more than an
hour until about 10:15 AM when I called John and George over to check out
the Lark Bunting now finally visible at the back end of the small
pond/puddle to the left of the rock pile.  We watched the female Lark
Bunting on and off for over the next 15 minutes or so until we were ready to
depart when two other birders drove up asking about the Lark Bunting.  This
was actually my fifth try.  I seem to have always attempted to look for the
Lark Bunting on days when the bird was being seen either the day before or
the day after when I was there.

Also present were one Rough-legged Hawk, one Ferruginous Hawk, one Northern
Harrier, and immature Golden Eagle, and a couple Tree Swallows.  I had tried
for the Short-eared Owls again but failed to find them this time.

Under the I-580/Grantline Rd overpass in neighboring Alameda County a couple
White-throated Swifts were present.

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Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA, Alameda County