[EBB Sightings] Golden-crowned Sparrows & painted lady butterflies

Gold Crowns still here too--

Also a satisfying sight--migrating Painted Lay butterflies--I thought I
missed them since I was gone for a week during the time others reported but
this morning they (probably around 60-80) were in the yard, not flying by as
they did in 2005 (by the hundreds for several days)  but nectaring --fueling
up on 8 kinds of flowers.


Idell Weydemeyer 
El Sobrante near Berkeley


-----Original Message-----
From: sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com
[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of Steve Glover
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 12:54 AM
To: sightings at diabloaudubon.com
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Golden-crowned Sparrows


Hi all,
It isn't at all unusual for Golden-crowned Sparrows to be present in the Bay
Area in late March. I get a couple of them on Big Days in Contra Costa every
year during the last week of April and occasional birds may even linger into
early May. Perhaps feeder birds that spend the winter disappear earlier and
the birds I see in late April are moving north, I don't know, but at any
rate the presence of wintering birds in late March is typical. 
As to Chuq's bird carrying a stick I can't even hazard a guess as I don't
believe the species has ever nested in the continental U.S. If for some
reason the species was to attempt to nest so far south it should be
thoroughly documented! 
Enjoy the weather,
Steve Glover
San Ramon


--- On Sun, 3/29/09, Chuq Von Rospach  wrote:

> From: Chuq Von Rospach 
> Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] Wrentit  at  Sibley
> To: "Rod Thornton" 
> Cc: sightings at diabloaudubon.com
> Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 12:12 AM
> I spent time at Ed Levin in Milpitas today, and found both
> golden-crowned and (ratty, partially moulted) white-crowns.
> One golden-crowned was carrying around nesting material. I
> suppose it might have had other reasons for the twigs, but I
> can't think of any, and I didn't think they nested
> locally.
> 
> 
> On Mar 28, 2009, at 7:03 PM, Rod Thornton wrote:
> 
> > Also jockeying for space in the tree were a California
> Towhee & a Golden-crowned Sparrow. I'm surprised the
> sparrow hasn't left for his Alaskan feeding grounds yet.
> 
> 
> --
> Chuq Von Rospach
> blog: http://www.chuqui.com
> photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuqui
> email: chuqui at me.com
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