[EBB Sightings] Orange-crowned warbler at Coyote Hills etc

On my bike ride today I heard many Orange-crowned Warblers singing along 
Redwood Rd and Pinehurst Rd in Alameda/Contra Costa Counties.

Johan Langewis
Oakland

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Scarff" 
To: "'ebbsightings'" 
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:00 PM
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Orange-crowned warbler at Coyote Hills etc


> On Wednesday, on my way down to the Bay Area Bird Photographers' meeting 
> in
> Palo Alto, I stopped by Coyote Hills.
> I ran into Alex Navarro (but not his bathing hummingbirds) and Verne 
> Nelson.
> At least some of Verne's photographic charms rubbed off on me. While 
> waiting
> for some hummingbirds to show up, I glimpsed an Orange-crowned warbler in 
> a
> nearby tree and got off one shot (photo) before it vanished. I thought 
> this
> seemed early for this species to show up. I figured no way would the
> photograph would come out, since the warbler was tucked behind a lot of
> branches. To my surprise it was okay for this challenging species to
> photograph:
> http://www.pbase.com/jimscarff/image/109899911
> There was also a plethora of goldfinches, some of whom cooperated by 
> posing
> near the pink magnolias, and some didn't.
> http://www.pbase.com/jimscarff/image/109900339
> http://www.pbase.com/jimscarff/image/109900340
> Yesterday, I was down at Cesar Chavez Park and was happy to see a male
> harrier coursing over the main lawn area before heading back to the
> "refuge". One of the burrowing owls was out surveying the screen and
> passersby. The fence sign suggests it is coming down after March. Are 
> there
> any thoughts about whether these owls might breed at the park if they got
> continued protection through fencing?
> Go out and enjoy the sunshine!
> Jim Scarff
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