[EBB Sightings] Oakland Count Week: Pygmy Nuthatches

 <5.2.0.9.0.20051215163831.00a05ec0 at pop.igc.org>

Hi,

The Space Science Center is on Skyline Blvd, about 1.5 miles north of the 
junction with Joaquin Miller  Road.
There will be signs for "Redwood Bowl" and "Archery Range" just before you 
come to it. There's a parking lot just behind a building which says 
"Metropolitan Horsemen's Association". All of this is across the street 
from Sequoia Arena in Joaquin Miller Park, where Pygmy Nuthatches have also 
been recently seen. There are two parking lots (one just off the street and 
one a short distance up to the right) at Sequoia Arena. There are restrooms 
at the second lot.

Tom

At 04:53 PM 12/15/05 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi,
>Where is the Space Science Center in Redwood Park?
>Thanks,
>Jeff
>Tom Condit wrote:
>>The "Count Week" for the Oakland Bird Count (three days on each side of 
>>the count day) began today, so we went to Redwood Park to see if we could 
>>get early sightings of anything we might miss on count day itself.
>>
>>On the West Ridge Trail below the Space Science Center, we had a flock of 
>>eight pygmy nuthatches. This is the third spot on the west ridge where 
>>we've seen this species in the past week. It used to be a regular at 
>>Joaquin Miller Park, but in recent years they seem to have moved north up 
>>the ridge into Tilden. Perhaps we'll have it in multiple areas of the 
>>count circle this year.
>>
>>We also had a Red-shouldered Hawk near the Moon Gate, Bewick's Wrens, 
>>many Golden-Crowned Sparrows, California Towhees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and a 
>>pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches who seemed to be tending a nest. Do they 
>>breed at this time of year?
>>
>>Day before yesterday, we saw a Red-breasted Sapsucker on west ridge, but 
>>couldn't refind  it today.
>>
>>Tom Condit
>>
>>
>>Tom Condit
>>tomcondit at igc.org
>>
>>
>>
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Tom Condit
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