[EBB Sightings] Re:Northern Harrier in Berkeley Meadow --area conserved

Hi all... Received an email confirmation from EBRPD Berkeley Meadow Restoration Project Manager today: They are setting aside a Harrier Conservation Area in the NW Meadow that will not be part of the restoration process at this time.  Their staff will monitor the area the areas where they will be doing weed clearing to make sure they do not run into any nesting...They invite experienced birders to also provide observations to help with the monitoring. The public's observations are vital to their restoration and management of the area.  They will also be having community stewardship events
March 21, and April 25 and 26

--- On Fri, 2/27/09, Susan Russell  wrote:

> From: Susan Russell 
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Fw: black headed grosbeak
> To: sightings at diabloaudubon.com
> Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 1:22 PM
> > As I was taking advantage of the wonderful sunshine to
> do
> > some needed yard work in my Montclair yard, I heard my
> first
> > black headed grosbeak of the season!  My first
> thought,
> > "This seems too early."  However, checking
> my
> > records it was Feb. 28 that I recorded my first BHG
> last
> > year.  Could this be the new "norm"?  It
> will
> > probably be a few weeks before they show up at my
> feeders. 
> > Spring is in the air!!
> > 
> > Susan
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