[EBB Sightings] Mt Diablo: Varied Thrush

Today, Sunday, January 18, I observed a male Varied Thrush foraging at the 
very top of Mt Diablo (right next to the water fountain).  It's often 
difficult to get a clear picture of this bird as they typically "hang out" 
in dense foliage, but this one was out in the open. (I didn't have my trusty 
Nikon as I was on a bike ride this time alas). (Also, for those interested, 
I observed a Loggerhead Shrike near the Northgate entrance twice in the past 
2 weeks while riding my bike.)

Bob Hislop
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Subject: [EBB Sightings] Lake Merritt: odd Western(?) grebe


> On Wednesday afternoon, January 14 I observed a grebe that looked like a
> Western Grebe except that part of the back of its neck was rusty.  It was
> close to shore roughly 150 yards east of the Nature Center.  Those of you
> who are more experienced than I -- perhaps every last soul reading this --
> may know better, but it seemed out of the ordinary to me.
> Pix of the grebe, as well as the Tufted Duck, which was close to the 
> feeding
> area by the Nature Center, are at
> http://picasaweb.google.com/alpix123/LakeMerritt01142009.
> Sorry about the late post.  My original post -- my first ever post to 
> EBB --
> was rejected and it took me awhile to figure out that it was because it 
> was
> rich text format.
>        -- Al Chase
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