[EBB Sightings] CBC - Winter Wren at Mission Nursery, Fremont

During the Hayward -Fremont CBC  Jeff Miller + a third person (Sharon?) 
and I had been assigned the Mission Nursery.
In  a different location of the nursery mid-way behind the Adobe 100 feet
near the 5 gallon Japanese Maples we had what I called a Winter Wren.
Also in that area we had Slate-colored and Pink-sided Junco.
The Winter Wren siting was a few seconds and it darted off  never to be
found again.
We did some pishing but the bird was never found for a positive a 100% ID. 
The bird was not reported as part of the CBC. But reading your e-mail and
other e mails, I'm inclined to add to the thread.
ABY participants: FYI during the CBC over the Mission Nursery we had a well
document Vaux's Swift.
I will not have time to go seek out the swift , but if other are making
repeated visits, a wintering Vaux's Swift is a good bird to have.
During CBC day the Vaux's was flying above the White-throated Swifts.
I heard the Vaux's Swift B4 I saw the bird.
Rich Cimino a.k.a. Raven
Pleasanton



> [Original Message]
> From: JoeDevine 
> To: 
> Date: 2/2/2008 10:16:56 PM
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] re: Winter Wren at Mission Nursery, Fremont
> The question was asked where I saw the Winter Wren at
> Mission Nursery on Alvarado Niles Blvd in Fremont.
> Towards the back section (SE) there is a tall, broad
> conifer (looks a little bluish-green to me) at the
> back corner of some property of a residence/office in
> the middle of the east portion of the nursery. I was
> making my way towards that corner to bird along the
> nursery row at the back of that property. It was at
> that intersection I seemed to startle the Winter Wren.
> It started doing its loud double pik as it made its
> way thru flora right in front of me towards an
> overgrown area to the right of that corner around a
> sort of shed. I believe I caught it out in the open,
> giving me very good & unusual looks of the bird not
> buried in thicket.
> Joe Devine
> Modesto, Ca
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