[EBB Sightings] Woodpeckers in the flats

FYI, Red-breasted Sapsucker is a regular winter visitor to Lakeside Park
(Lake Merritt), and my backyard near the Grand Lake Theater (Rose Garden
neighborhood). At Lakeside Park, check that gray pine-looking thing in front
of the Garden Center and the big trees between the bocce ball courts and the
central fountain.

Bruce Mast
Oakland

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[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of Alan Howe
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 5:42 PM
To: EBB Sightings
Subject: [EBB Sightings] Woodpeckers in the flats

Hi, all.
  I was quite surprised to see a red-breasted sapsucker bounding around the
big walnut tree in our back yard this morning--a new yard bird for me. A bit
later a downy was busily pursuing lunch in the same tree.
  There's a fig tree in a neighbor's yard that's been attracting robins in
sizeable numbers and a few days ago a flock of cedar waxwings came through,
swarming the fig and nearby berries.
  A Bewick's wren seems to be becoming a more regular visitor to the yard
and there are the usual sparrows, yellow-rumps and hoard of bushtits most
mornings.
Cheers,
Alan Howe
North Oakland--between Shattuck & MLK


      
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