[EBB Sightings] Plumbeous Vireo Alameda County 12-17-2007

East Bay Birders:

Here is a post from John Luther who under the current EBB email
configuration can neither post to EBB or receive email from EBB.  That is
very unfortunate as John Luther is a valuable indispensable contributor to
our birding community. 


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Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA, Alameda County

-----Original Message-----
Hi All,

I just returned from three weeks birding in Chile and still have visions of
diving petrels, penquins, tapaculos, plantcutters, Andean Condors,
canasteros, miners, earthcreepers, a pair of wonderful Magellanic Plovers
and Diademed Sandpiper-Plovers with young dancing around in my head.  Some
how I got myself out birding today in Alameda Co and saw a Plumbeous Vireo
in the south edge of the county in Fremont.  I saw the bird at about 2:30
this afternoon.  To get to the spot go south on 880 and take the  S Fremont
Blvd exit (also says Cushing Parkway).  Continue on Fremont Blvd to the stop
light at W Warren Ave and turn left.  Continue to the stop sign which is
Bayside Parkway and turn right.  On your left will be the ISE labs.  Turn
left at the third driveway on your left (there is a white sign with blue
lettering that says shipping and receiving) after leaving W Warren Ave.
This driveway parallels a small canal.  Drive to the end of the driveway
(where the canal makes a right turn) and you will be at some pine trees.
The Plumbeous Vireo was in the pine trees.  There were also a couple of
Chestnut-backed Chickadees, a Townsend's Warbler and RC Kinglets so perhaps
the vireo is in a loose flock of birds.

John Luther
Oakland