[EBB Sightings] Clay-colored Sparrow - Update 19

Having left for work before sun up and returning home after dark all last
week, I was unable to make any observations.  Early yesterday morning I
filled the feeders and watched for it.  I looked in the front and back yards
throughout the day...no luck.  There are about half the number of
White-crowns there were last week and on a more ominous note, about 4:15
yesterday afternoon a Cooper's Hawk made a stealthy appearance on the back
fence about 4 feet from the feeder, took a quick look around and made a pass
at some White-crowns.  I hoped the CCSP had decided to move on and hadn't
ended up a snack.

At about 11:00 today, I glanced out the window at a bunch of birds foraging
below the front yard feeder.  The usual crowd was there...White-crowns,
House Finches, House Sparrows and Mourning Doves...and sure enough, among
them was the CCSP.

Pictures of the CCSP and neighborhood Cooper's Hawk are at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22575616 at N04/

Happy Holidays!

Chuck Woodrum
Fremont, 94539