[EBB Sightings] East Alameda County CBC Scouting 12/16 and 12/17/2009

On Monday, 12/14/09, on the Marilyn Kane trail, I spotted 5 species of woodpecker:
acorn
downy
red-shafted flicker
Nuttal's
red-breasted (a quick look; I'm pretty sure of this).
Among the others:
Say's phoebe
black phoebe
white-breasted nuthatch
oak titmouse
white crowned sparrow
golden-crowned  "
Oregon junco
Townsend warbler
yellow-rumped warbler
chestnut-backed chickadee
ruby-crowned kinglet (?)
red-tailed hawk (perched & flying; 1 was dark-morph)
moruning dove
crow
house finch
European starling
American robin
red-winged black bird
Brewer's     "
Anna's hummingbird
turkey vulture.
Happy counting tomorrow!
Alan Howe
North Oakland














--- On Thu, 12/17/09, Mike Feighner  wrote:

> From: Mike Feighner 
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] East Alameda County CBC Scouting 12/16 and 12/17/2009
> To: "EBB" 
> Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:10 PM
> I am leading sections 5 and 6 of the
> East Alameda County CBC on Friday
> 12/18/2009.
> 
> On Wednesday, 12/16/2009, I counted 54 Canada Geese, 1
> Long-billed Curlew, 1
> Great Egret, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 Say's Phoebe, and one
> Red-Shouldered Hawk
> in the field along Croak Road (off of Fallon Road and
> I-580).
> 
> Today, Thursday, 12/17/2009, I counted 5 Canada Geese and
> 18 Wild Turkeys in
> the plowed field east of Staples Ranch along El Charro
> Road.
> 
> Today, Thursday, 12/17/2009, I spotted a hovering
> White-tailed Kite at the
> Fish Ladders off El Charro Road.
> 
> Today, Thursday, 12/17/2009, there was one Cooper's Hawk on
> a light pole at
> the Park 'N Ride Lot on Portola Ave.
> 
> Be on the look-out for 3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves, and a
> Partridge in a
> Pear Tree.? All three would be lifers for me.
> 
> --
> Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA, Alameda County
> 
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