Boblinks still in Fremont
Mon, 01 Oct 2001 09:40:48 -0700
From: Tom Condit
Sunday, 30 September, just before noon, the two Bobolinks were still present at the community golf course east of Lake Elizabeth in Fremont Central Park. Follow the directions previously posted. The only ambiguity is that the trail divides in two briefly after you cross the first set of railroad tracks. Bear to the right-hand side. The Bobolinks were active in and under the saplings along the edge of the golf course, on and around the orange plastic fence, and down in the creek channel itself. These were our first ever, so we were most pleased to see them. This seems to me to be about the same location where we fruitlessly hunted for a Bobolink about 15 years ago, except then the whole thing was a weedy field rather than a golf course. (This prior Bobolink was there at the same time as a Purple Gallinule, which we did see.)
Tom Condit
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Re: Where are the robins?
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 10:04:52 PDT
From: Sylvia Sykora
Here, near the intersection of Skyline Blvd and Castle Dr in Oakland, Alameda County, there were this morning upwards of 10 American Robins in the garden, using the birdbath and one feeding on Hypericum berries from a bush not much larger than the bird. We are not far from the historical (?) robin roost in Redwood Regional Park, and today's numbers were not unusual for this location.
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Re: Ponds near Richmond Marina Bay
Mon, 01 Oct 2001 14:56:41 -0700
From: Lisa Viani
Larry Tunstall wrote:
are you talking about the two reservoirs behind chain link fences?
These are (I believe) the toxic Zeneca ponds. I hate to think about their impacts on wildlife. The Water Board has just issued a cleanup order, of which I have a copy. If anyone wants a copy, let me know.
Best,
Lisa Viani
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Fwd: Bird walk leaders wanted
Tue, 02 Oct 2001 20:13:57 -0700
From: Larry Tunstall
I am forwarding this message to the EBB list.
Larry Tunstall
Hello Fellow EBBirders,
I am a member of the Oakland Bird Club. We started up about 6 months ago and now have a membership of 52 mostly beginning birders. At this time we are in need of leaders for our bird walks. We would like to bird locally at least once a month for half day or shorter trips, and our group would probably number between 8 and 15.
If any of you experienced EBBirders would like to be added to our "leaders list," we would greatly appreciate you sharing your expertise with us, and we would be happy to pay a nominal fee for your services.
For more information please contact Dolores Butkus or Joan Kask.
Editor's Note: Send your message to me at birds@folkbird.net and I will forward it to Dolores.
Fwd: Mission Peak birds
Wed, 03 Oct 2001 11:33:47 -0700
From: Mike Feighner
East Bay Birders:
Forwarding the following for Vivek Tiwari....
Mike Feighner
From: Tiwari, Vivek
Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:26 AM
To: South Bay Birds
Subject: [SBB] Mission Peak birds(If this is of interest to EBB, maybe someone can forward it....)
For the last 4 weekends I have been hiking up Mission Peak from the Stanford Ave parking lot. This is purely for exercise and with non-birding friends, and I commit the sacrilege of not carrying binocs (to reduce weight).
A couple of Rock Wrens and Horned Larks are usually seen at the summit. A Say's Phoebe works the meadow below the summit. Have had 5-feet views of a not-very-shy Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Also what may have been a Chipping Sparrow (not sure - distant views) near the park residence in the meadow below the summit. An overhead Prairie Falcon 2 weeks ago.
Vivek Tiwari
Re: Fwd: Mission Peak birds
Wed, 03 Oct 2001 12:22:46 -0700
From: Mike Feighner
From: Tiwari, Vivek
Wednesday, October 03, 2001 12:03 PM
To: South Bay Birds
Subject: RE: [SBB] Mission Peak birdsA few folks asked about the whereabouts of Mission Peak. Sorry I assumed it was a well-known landmark.
If we [in the South Bay] look out towards the Diablo range, the Mission Peak is the northernmost peak. Beyond that there is a gap (essentially leading to Livermore valley). Its a bald peak, with rocky crags visible below the summit. To the South is a peak that looks a bit higher and has several radio towers on top (I think its called Telegraph Hill?).
The peak has a marker that indicates that its in Alameda County. It's about 2500 ft [elevation]. There are a couple of access points. I go to the "Fremont" entrance. There is an Ohlone College entrance as well.
From Rte 237, go on Hwy 880N and take the Mission Blvd exit. Cross Hwy 680 and turn right on Stanford Ave. There is a sign for Mission Peak Regional Preserve. The parking lot and trailhead is at the end of Stanford Ave. The parking lot is about 300 ft, so it is about a 2200 ft vertical ascent. One can choose to go pretty much straight up or take the somewhat more gentler fire road (6 mile round trip). Reaching the top feels like a major accomplishment each time. Its great exercise and I hope to keep doing it regularly (but it comes at the cost of losing out on Sunday morning Santa Clara County birding).
Vivek Tiwari
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