[EBB Sightings] Birds, Butterflies, Ladybugs and Lizards

On a visit to Patterson Pass, Del Puerto Canyon (Stanislaus Co.), San Antonio Valley (Santa Clara Co.) and Mines Road (Alameda Co.) on Saturday, May 26, Vern Bothwell and I observed the following, among others:

Burrowing Owl at Patterson Pass (5.47).

Blue Grosbeak (male) at Patterson Pass (6.1).

Costa's Hummingbird (female) at Del Puerto (3.5)  (just E. of "Owl Rock").

Canyon Wren at Del Puerto (7.3).

Rock Wren at Del Puerto (7.3).

Prairie Falcon at Del Puerto (~9 to 10?).

Lewis Woodpeckers (3) at San Antonio Junction and ~2 mi S. of there, at the YL Ranch entrance.

California Whiptail Lizard at San Antone Fire Station at the Junction.

California Tortoiseshell butterflies (50) at San Antonio Road "Culvert Pond" (9.21), on the ground next to the stream, 
     sipping the salt and mineral-rich water, and later, in both Santa Clara Co. and on Mines Road in Alameda,
     hundreds in migration (an average of one per second while driving at 25 mph).

Eurasian Collared-Doves (2) at Murrieta's Well wine-tasting center at Mines Road (2.5).

Hooded Oriole (male) at Murrieta's Well.