[EBB Sightings] Heather Farm Sightings

Three Great-tailed Grackles were in a pine tree near the wooden railing at 
the large natural pond in Walnut Creek's Heather Farm Park this morning. 
Two of them were later in a tree on the island.  They make a lot of noise.

The City had some workers in a small boat repairing one of the oxidation 
fountains in the cement pond, but that did not stop 4 species of swallows 
from flying over the pond.  They were Cliff, Northern Rough-winged, 
Violet-green and Barn Swallows.

A Spotted Sandpiper flew over the large pond briefly, but I don't know where 
it went.

Finally, both Nuttall's Woodpecker nests had parents bringing food to the 
young.  The nest near the bottom of the big hill had a chick which seemed to 
show great interest in the world beyond that cavity, but it is not quite 
ready to make the big jump.

The nest in the big oak about halfway along the west side of the large pond 
has young which are big enough that the adults no longer climb inside to 
feed them.

Hugh B. Harvey