[EBB Sightings] Grosbeak and Warblers

HI Bob and East Bay Birders:

One more warbler species for the day in the Livermore area:  Barbara
briefly spotted a MacGillivray's Warbler in the willows across from
the "Road Narrows" sign just before MP 13.97 on Mines Rd and I
re-found it at the bridge just beyond 13.97.  We also picked up a few
year birds at MP 5.83, Rufous Hummingbird and a pair of Blue-gray
Gnatcatchers.

Good birding.

Bob Brandriff
Berkeley, CA

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Bob Power  wrote:
> Hi all:
>  A warm group greeted a cold morning along Patterson
>  Pass Road. An active and singing male BLUE GROSBEAK
>  provided ample reason for scratching the  birding
>  itch.  The Brandriffs had two more Blue Grosbeaks
>  upstream while 4 of us watched a singing male
>  downstream, and then I had another male about a
>  1/2-mile downstream later on, representing a possible
>  4th bird. All of the birds were in the 6.0-6.5
>  (milemarkers show the way) range of Patterson Pass Rd.
>  A Black-throated Gray Warbler, Orange-crowned,
>  Nashville, Wilson's, and Yellow Warbler were all
>  reported in this stretch of the Road.
>  I made a stop at Murietta's Well, which was quiet, but
>  the Great Horned Owl and one of her owlets stirred for
>  a bit, so that's not all bad.
>  Another quick stop at Tassajara Creek Reg. Park in
>  Dublin had a male Black-throated Gray Warbler singing
>  from the canopy above the bridge that crosses the
>  creek.
>  A few photos from this morning and yesterday's
>  blustery stop at Garin Park can be seen at:
>  http://flickr.com/photos/14935921 at N00/
>  Good birding,
>  Bob Power
>  Oakland, CA