One of my favorite East Bay bird hikes
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:01:39 -0700
From: Rebecca Freed
One of my favorite East Bay bird hikes is Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, via the Rifle Range Road entrance in El Cerrito. Golden Gate Audubon Society's annual spring field trip here is May 4 this year. See
http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/BirdingExcursions/fieldtrips.htm
It's a reliable spot for seeing Lazuli Buntings.
Hummingbirds don't seem to be as numerous in my neighborhood this year, but two young 'uns (Anna's Hummingbirds) fledged out of a nest in front of my house two weeks ago. After watching them grow for a month, it was hard to see them leave.
Rebecca Freed
Berkeley
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Eurasian Collared Dove in Fremont
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:24:03 -0700
From: Mary
I swear there's a Eurasian Collared Dove outside with the Mourning Doves.
I live near where Alameda Creek comes out of the hills in Fremont. At first, I thought it was only a lighter morph of a Mourning Dove, but then the collar really caught my eye. They're established in Florida (introduced) and are moving northward. Would this one be more likely a vagrant or escaped? It seems quite tame.
I'll upload the photos I took this morning with my digital camera and send the URL here later this afternoon.
Mary
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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove in Fremont
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:28:38 -0700
From: Mary
Rats. My computer isn't recognizing my floppy drive, so I can't upload the photos with my FlashPath. I'll upload them tonight or tomorrow.
Mary
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Re: Hummingbird abundance
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:50:03 PDT
From: George McRae
Jealous!!!!!!!!
We had hummingbirds nest outside our house in El Cerrito two years ago and when they finally flew away my wife and I were witness and although we got it on video and film having watched them from nest building to eggs to independence, we both cried.
Still we wait in anticipation for the swarms of hummies as in former years. We have 5 feeders which we usually need to refill every other day. Two feeders are the "big gulp" size. This year they sit nearly silent. It must be what it was like on Route 66 when the interstate went through.
George McRae
El Cerrito
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Bald Eagle at San Pablo Reservoir
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 17:33:49 -0700
From: Pat Matthews
Richard Mix mentioned seeing a Bald Eagle at San Pablo Reservoir in February and asked, "Is there actually a Golden as well?" Yes, the Golden Eagles are residents and have successfully nested for many years now in the same area across from the boat launch. The reason I'm writing the EBB list is that today at 3:00 PM I had a confirmed sighting of an adult Bald Eagle here at San Pablo. I have not seen one since we opened for the season in February, so I was surprised to say the least.
It was in area off-limits to boaters and shore fishers in the creek inlet wetland upstream of the boat launch and no-motors area. The hiking trail between Bear Creek Rd and the launch would give excellent views. Don't forget your EBMUD trail permit.
I was mowing with the tractor and spooked it out of a Monterey pine on the west shore, so I got within probably 30 yards of it with my noisy machine before it did its lazy float eastward over the water, turning south (upstream) and landing right in the shallow water at the edge of the reservoir. It stayed there long enough for Roger to arrive with binoculars to confirm the sighting.
Ranger Pat
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Re: Hummingbird abundance
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 21:04:59 -0700
From: Jerrie Arko
I haven't seen a hummer here for a couple of weeks. I have changed the feeder bottles every other day and there are flowers blooming which have attracted them before. Ummmmmm?
I do have a steady customer at the nectar bottles, the Hooded Orioles have returned for the eighth year! And the Black-headed Grosbeaks are back. I live just off Moeser Ln on Burns Ct.
Jerrie Arko
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