[EBB Sightings] MacGillivray's Warbler Continues at Redwood Regional Park

Here are some photos of the unusually cooperative MacGillivray's Warbler 
taken Saturday morning in in Redwood RP (directions in Judith's post below):

http://www.pbase.com/gtepke/macgillivrays_warbler

He was still there Sunday morning, but moving around a little more 
compared to Saturday, when he teed up on an exposed perch and just sat 
there and belted out his lively song for at least 30 minutes.  Hope he's 
successful attracting a mate.  Thanks to Hugh for the original report.

Glen Tepke
Oakland
g.tepke (at) comcast (dot) net
www.pbase.com/gtepke


Judith Dunham wrote:
> The MacGillivray's first reported yesterday by Hugh Harvey was still 
> present this morning at Redwood Regional in Oakland. I arrived shortly 
> before 8 a.m. and found Glen Tepke, who had already been observing and 
> photographing the bird for forty-five minutes. The warbler was singing 
> in the open on a tall flowering shrub. After ten minutes or so, it flew 
> into a nearby oak, but could still be heard.
> 
> As Hugh noted in his excellent directions, this part of the Graham Trail 
> is accessed through the Roberts Regional Recreation Area off Skyline 
> Boulevard. Go the the lower parking lot, and immediately to the left is 
> a trail that leads downhill to the Graham. This spur is signed. (To the 
> left of the spur is a large sign for a broad trail leading the Diablo 
> Vista picnic area.) When you get to the Graham Trail, look and listen to 
> the right. The MacGillivray's is singing so persistently that I heard 
> the bird well before I got to the Graham Trail.
> 
> It's a good idea to get there early. Regulations allow entry on foot 
> before the gates to the recreation area open at 8 a.m. There are 
> pullouts for parking on Skyline. The Graham Trial is busy with joggers 
> and dog walkers, but the warbler seemed unfazed. The recreation tends to 
> be busy on weekends, especially in warm weather.
> 
> I lingered in the area and hiked up to the Diablo Vista picnic area, 
> which offers a good vantage on the treetops. I also saw or heard 
> Olive-sided Flycatcher, Pacific-Slope Flycatcher, Wilson's Warbler, and 
> Warbling Vireo.
> 
> Thanks everyone for passing on the sighting!
> 
> Judith Dunham
> Berkeley
> 
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