[EBB Sightings] House Wren and Western Kingbird at Garin Regional Park

Hi Birders--

My friend Nancy Teater from Palo Alto and I went to Garin and Coyote 
Hills, enjoying a pleasant and fruitful day, and also striving to nudge 
my Alameda Big Year list into the 140s. We had 50-plus species, 
including some surprises:

House Wren -- Slightly north of the Ranch Side picnic area at Garin and 
east of the path, perched and singing in a coyote bush, giving us a 
really good look.

Western Kingbird -- Hawking insects east of the Pioneer/Cattlemens 
picnic areas at Garin, working the grassy hillside that slopes upward 
beyond the fence.

Rufous Hummingbird -- A stunning male feeding in a pineapple sage at 
the Coyote Hills butterfly garden. It paused on a branch long enough 
for us to ID him. A nice bonus late in the afternoon.

Judith Dunham
Berkeley