[EBB Sightings] Phainopepla just outside of Del Valle
[EBB Sightings] Phainopepla just outside of Del Valle
Bob Power
Wed Jan 23 23:30:17 PST 2008
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Hi all:
I went looking for Mt. Bluebirds this morning along
Patterson Pass Rd., but dense fog made what seemed
like a good idea into a silly one. Fortunately,
conditions around Lake Del Valle were considerably
clearer. Thanks to Steve Huckabone's encouragement I
was able to pick out a male Phainopepla on top of a
mistletoe choked oak tree half way up the entrance
road to the lake.
No common mergansers on the lake, nor Bald Eagles, but
three American White Pelicans were a bonus. A
Red-breasted Sapsucker posed for photos; sort of.
A few photos from the morning can be seen at:
http://flickr.com/photos/14935921 at N00/
Good birding,
Bob Power
Oakland, CA
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