[EBB Sightings] 2nd attempt--Band Tailed Pigeons, Berkeley Hills

I for one got your previous post.  If you are wondering if a post was 
delivered, you can check sialia.com:

http://www.sialia.com/s/calists.pl?rm=one_list;id=56

My post re Mines Road from about a week ago never made it to my mailbox, 
but it appeared on sialia, so I didn't repost.  Hopefully the move to 
Yahoo will end these delivery problems.

Re Band-tailed Pigeons, we see them frequently - nearly daily for much 
of the year - at our feeders and around our street (Hoover Ave. near 
Fruitvale) in the Oakmore neighborhood in Oakland.  This is in the lower 
hills (below Rt. 13), though Dimond Canyon and Joaquin Miller Park, 
where Band-tails are regular, are nearby.  Interestingly, Rock Pigeons 
are common about half a mile away along Park Boulevard in the Glenview 
neighborhood, but we never see them except in the distance (and never 
see Band-tails in Glenview), as if the two species maintain a distinct 
border between their territories (knocking on wood).

Good birding,

Glen Tepke
Oakland


Joseph Dodge wrote:
> Tried to post this yesterday, but i haven't seen it.
> 
> Walking up the Berkeley Hills yesterday, my parents and I saw at least 6 Band-tailed Pigeons in some Eucalyptus (in peoples' backyards essentially) at the top of Buena Vista Way.  I hadn't heard of these hanging out in neighborhoods before, so I thought it was worth mentioning.  Feel free to email me for a more specific location.
> 
> 
> Jay Dodge
> Berkeley