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From: Laurent Droin <[[email protected]]>
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Hello all,

This morning, around 6:25, I could observe the Mom
Cooper having breakfast with her kid (I have the
feeling that it is a only child).
They were side by side on an high branch in one of
there trees.
The mom was holding a prey between her leg and the
branch as usual, and she was picking it. The little
birdie was imitating her from time to time, but most
of the time, the mom was directly feeding her baby.

I could film the scene but it was hard to focus on
because of the leaves. I will try to extract a few
pictures tonight.
Let me know if you are interested in them.

Have a great day,

Laurent.

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From: "John Mariani" <[[email protected]]>
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Subject: [SBB] Almaden Lake, last minute final notice about SCVAS Birds of the
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Howdy South-bay-birders,

    This evening I visited Almaden Reservoir--the water level remains really
high there, with some nice marsh vegetation developing and emergent willow
patches at the upper end near the junction with Hicks Road. Saw 3-4 WOOD
DUCKS there, a few GREEN HERONS, and a BELTED KINGFISHER carrying a fish.
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, HOUSE WREN, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK,
and PURPLE FINCH were heard along the creek upstream from the reservoir.
    Last Saturday's Santa Clara Audubon field trip to Rancho del Oso was
pretty good birdwise--SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and WILSON'S WARBLERS were
particularly abundant! Along Waddell Creek we got to see a couple of WOOD
DUCKS and a female COMMON MERGANSER with a brood of half-grown ducklings.
Tantalizing heard-only birds included OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, WINTER WRENS,
and a singing GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET at Camp Herbert. A bit unusual for the
locale was an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER found by Kirsten Holmquist (thanks for
bringing the scope!).  Best non-bird sighting was the GRAY FOX that crossed
the path in front of us with a furry victim in its jaws (maybe a Brush
Rabbit?) followed by a harrassing mob of jays.
    A last minute reminder--Santa Clara Valley Audubon's class on Birds of
the Sierra Nevada meets this coming Monday, followed by a field trip to
Yosemite National Park on the weekend of June 27-30. There is still space
available in the class and IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO GET ACCOMODATIONS IN THE
PARK--Carole Hutchinson has informed me that she has an extra tent cabin
reserved, and is holding the reservation til this weekend in case someone
out there would like to take it. If anyone is interested please contact
Carole as soon as possible at [[email protected]] and call the Santa Clara
Valley Audubon office at 408-252-3747.
    While we are in the park we'll be looking for Sierran specialties like
Blue Grouse, Calliope Hummingbird, Black-backed Woodpecker, Pine Grosbeak,
and Gray-crowned Rosy Finch. It's a long shot, but we'll have opportunities
to try for Great Gray Owl. A side trip to Mono Lake on Saturday will give us
a good chance at Great Basin species such as Gray Flycatcher, Sage Thrasher,
Green-tailed Towhee, and Brewer's Sparrow. For more information about the
class and trip itinerary go to http://home.att.net/~redknot/yosemite.htm

John Mariani
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www.birdswest.com