[EBB Sightings] Sycamore Grove, Murietta's Well and Mines Road

Today the Mt. Diablo Audubon Society had a field trip to Sycamore Grove Park 
in south Livermore.  It became warm early, but we walked from the VA 
Hospital to beyond some olive orchards to the north.  We saw many of the 
expected birds like the Bushtit and Titmouse families.  We even had a couple 
of Brown Creepers, Western Tanagers and a Warbling Vireo.

Our next stop was to see 4 Barn Owls in the tank tower structure on Vintage 
Avenue, then we continued to Murietta's Well for lunch.  No Kingbirds of any 
species were heard or seen, but we did have two Great Horned Owls in the 
nest tree.  Also here at midday were Wild Turkeys, California Quail, a 
couple of Yellow-billed Magpies and a vocal American Kestrel.

We made a quick run to MP 6.2 on Mines Road and about 1-1:15 PM we had one 
male and female Phainopepla and possibly another male.  This gave us a total 
of only 44 species on a very warm day.

Hugh B. Harvey
Walnut Creek