[EBB Sightings] MacGillivray's Warbler Continues at Redwood Regional Park

[EBB Sightings] MacGillivray's Warbler Continues at Redwood Regional Park

Judith Dunham
Sat May 16 09:49:03 PDT 2009
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    The MacGillivray's first reported yesterday by Hugh Harvey was still  
    present this morning at Redwood Regional in Oakland. I arrived  
    shortly before 8 a.m. and found Glen Tepke, who had already been  
    observing and photographing the bird for forty-five minutes. The  
    warbler was singing in the open on a tall flowering shrub. After ten  
    minutes or so, it flew into a nearby oak, but could still be heard.
    
    As Hugh noted in his excellent directions, this part of the Graham  
    Trail is accessed through the Roberts Regional Recreation Area off  
    Skyline Boulevard. Go the the lower parking lot, and immediately to  
    the left is a trail that leads downhill to the Graham. This spur is  
    signed. (To the left of the spur is a large sign for a broad trail  
    leading the Diablo Vista picnic area.) When you get to the Graham  
    Trail, look and listen to the right. The MacGillivray's is singing so  
    persistently that I heard the bird well before I got to the Graham  
    Trail.
    
    It's a good idea to get there early. Regulations allow entry on foot  
    before the gates to the recreation area open at 8 a.m. There are  
    pullouts for parking on Skyline. The Graham Trial is busy with  
    joggers and dog walkers, but the warbler seemed unfazed. The  
    recreation tends to be busy on weekends, especially in warm weather.
    
    I lingered in the area and hiked up to the Diablo Vista picnic area,  
    which offers a good vantage on the treetops. I also saw or heard  
    Olive-sided Flycatcher, Pacific-Slope Flycatcher, Wilson's Warbler,  
    and Warbling Vireo.
    
    Thanks everyone for passing on the sighting!
    
    Judith Dunham
    Berkeley
    
      
    


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