[EBB Sightings] Orange Bishop

On March 1, 2003 a female Orange Bishop visited my yard/birdbath.  Then
during the following winter of either 2003 or 2004 a male visited.  In the
National Geographic field guide it mentions there are populations
established in the Los Angeles and Phoenix areas.  When I saw my birds I was
told by someone knowledgeable that there is an established population in the
Bay Area.  

Subsequent to my sightings, one of my nearby neighbors also saw a male.  He
was very puzzled about this strange bird until I told him to consider that
it was an Orange Bishop male he saw.  As far as I know, neither of us has
seen the bird again in our neighborhood since.

This reported bird may not be an escapee - or it may.

Laura Gee
Northwest Walnut Creek, south of Larkey Park

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of Judi Sierra
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 08:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] Orange Bishop

I assumed this was an escapee. Am I wrong? 

--- On Mon, 11/17/08, Calvin Walters  wrote:
From: Calvin Walters 
Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] Orange Bishop
To: cpwoodrum at comcast.net, south-bay-birds at yahoogroups.com, "East Bay Birds"
Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 6:16 PM

Has anyone tried the Orange Bishop again?  I want to journey down there, but
it is a decent drive.


Calvin Walters






> From: 
> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:59:47 +0000
> To: ,
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Orange Bishop
> 
> I went looking for a White-throated Sparrow this morning, but found an
Orange
> Bishop instead.  Pictures and location at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/22575616 at N04/sets/72157609223624391/.
> 
> Chuck Woodrum
> Fremont 94539
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