[EBB Sightings] meadowlark high in a tree?

Dear Birders:

A neighbor of mine frequently reports to me about what she sees in her canyon (in the Berkeley Hills)  She's not a birder but her descriptions are always accurate enough so with a little sleuthing in my books -- or an on site visit -- I can identify her visitor.  Yesterday she reported a bird at the top of a tall cypress.  With her Sibley in hand, none of my suggestions  fit.  Later she called in triumph to say that it was a perfect match to the drawing of a meadowlark!  A meadowlark high in a tall tree -- can this be?!

Phila Rogers