[EBB Sightings] Mitchell Canyon

Taite Darlington
Thu Mar 04 18:21:46 PST 2010

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Today I birded the area between Mitchell Canyon Entrance and Donner Creek from about 10:00 am to 2:30 pm. Mostly open oak woodlands and open fields. Stunningly beautiful day, the key is water. Plant life is lush and saturated. Colors intense! The creeks are running. The Buckeyes are leafing out, Dodecatheon, Dichelostema, Delphinium, poppies and more are in flower.

Afterward I walked up Mitchell Canyon about 2 miles with few birding results.

Acorn Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Western Bluebird
Western Meadowlark
House Finch
Lesser Finch
Hermit Thrush
Juncos
Chickadees
Scrub Jay
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Hutton's Vireo
Oak Titmouse - many, even found a nest
White Breasted Nuthatch
Yellow Rumped Warblers - Myrtle and Audubon's
Wild Turkeys - flock of 12
California Quail
Bewick's Wren
Golden Crowned Sparrow
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture

Taite Darlington
Berkeley, CA

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