[EBB Sightings] Wildcat Calliope

Hi, all.
  Yesterday--4/21--the male calliope hummingbird was
still where he was first reported on Thursday. After
trying to identify some skittish sparrows along the
side of the road, I raised my binocs and there he was,
plain as day, looking at me. Though he sat still long
enough for me to get a good look, he soon flew and
kept his distance after that. He does seem to consider
that brushy area his territory, at least for now.
   Across the creek a male lazuli bunting has staked
out a grassy area just south of the junction with the
____ Canyon trail (the name escapes me just now). He
was singing loud and long and allowed some great
viewing.
   Also seen or heard:
wild turkey (calling from close by some cattle);
Anna's hummingbird;
scrub jay;
mourning dove;
band-tailed pigeon;
house finch;
turkey vulture;
chestnut-backed chickadee;
American goldfinch;
possible Wilson's warbler;
California towhee;
song sparrow;
barn swallow;
unidentified buteo;
probable black phoebe (just caught a quick glimpse);
cormorant--unidentified; formation of 4 flying rather
high in the sky, slowly circling up the canyon;
lots of other birds, who's calls I don't yet know,
singing in the woods and brush.
  I also one coyote who stayed a while in a grassy
clearing near the bunting's territory.
Cheers,
Alan Howe
North Oakland



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