[EBB Sightings] Mitchell Canyon 05-09-09

All,

I led my Palo Alto Adult School birding class to Mitchell Canyon  
yesterday. Highlights included no less than 10 HERMIT WARBLERS along  
the main trail. They appeared in various places beginning at the Red  
Road trail head and up to wheree we turned around. Other birds of  
interest were CASSIN'S VIREO, several WESTERN TANAGERS, OLIVE-SIDED  
FLYCATCHER, WESTERN WOOD PEWEE, WESTERN KINGBIRD, ASH-THROATED  
FLYCATCHER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, ORANGE-CROWNED,  
WILSON'S and TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, truck loads of BLACK-HEADED  
GROSBEAKS, LAZULI BUNTINGS and an occasional  BULLOCK'S ORIOLE. Try  
as we did, were not able to relocate the previously reported YB Chat,  
or MacGillivray's Warbler. Still, it was a very wonderful, colorful day!

..  .  .

Matthew Dodder
http://www.birdguy.net