[EBB Sightings] Re: Alameda County Weekend birding

'spose I could've signed the darn thing.
Good birding,
Bob Power
Oakland, CA
--- Bob Power  wrote:

> Hi all:
> 
> Some highlights Saturday through Monday:
> Saturday:
> Western Screech-owl 1/2 mile north of the county
> line
> on Mines Rd.
> No Northern Pigmy Owl. ouch
> Barn Owl -- Lorraine St. betw. Raymond and Hartford.
> North Livermore.
> 
> Sunday:
> Barn Owl -- White Crane Vyds, adjacent to the
> Cassin's
> Kbird location on south Greenville. A box hangs off
> of
> the telephone pole at the west end of their parking
> lot. The owl was in the box. fuzzy picture on
> Flickr.
> No Kingbirds -- ouch.
> Prairie Falcon -- Patterson Pass. Brandriffs pulling
> up and hopping out with binoculars a-blazing. It was
> a
> good moment.
> Burrowing Owls vocalizing: 2 pair, 30 yards in from
> Patterson Pass Rd. on the northeast side of the
> access
> road for the Windfarm company at the 5.3 mile
> mark...
> more or less.
> Golden Eagles / Ferruginous Hawks: I think the count
> ended with 4 eagles and 6 FEHA betw the eastern
> county
> line at midway, and the south side of Del Valle
> Reservoir.
> Hooded Merganser 1M1F: Shadow Cliffs. What a neat
> place. 
> Osprey:                                      "      
>  
>   "           "           "       "
> Northern Saw-whet Owl -- Stream Trail, Redwood Reg.
> Park, 6:45 p.m.
> 
> Monday:
> White-throated Swifts and Violet-green Swallows seem
> to be back in numbers. Both were seen at Winton Ave
> and Coyote Hills this morning.
> Orange-crowned Warbler -- Winton Ave parking lot.
> Common Moorhen -- Pond approx. 1/4-mile before the
> visitor center parking area at Coyote Hills
> 
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