[EBB Sightings] Orioles Return

Male Hooded and Bullock's Orioles have returned creek side, Coyote Creek
Trail north of highway 237.  Both were spotted this evening near the abandon
farm house just north of the Cisco buildings.  These are first of year
sightings for both. Both species have nested in that area for 3 consecutive
years.  The Hooded Oriole hangs out in the dead frawns on the palm trees in
the farmhouse yard.  The Bullock's oriole tends to be in the shrubs nearer
the creek, but will also appear in the trees in the farmhouse yard.  Nests
from previous years are evident in the area.

Northern Flickers, crowned sparrows and Yellow-rump Warblers are still
around.  Violet-green, Northern rough-wing and Tree swallows returned last
week.  Song sparrows are getting louder and braver.  The Red-shoulder Hawks
and White- tailed Kites have paired up and are building nests in the area.
The Red-tails seem to have moved further north along the trail.  Merlin's,
Cooper's Hawks and American Kestrels have been seen in the area through the
past week.

Chuck Woodrum
Fremont 94539