[SBB] Alum Rock Park & Overfelt Gardens

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Hi All!
    Today at Alum Rock park a noisy, bespectacled  CASSIN'S VIREO was working 
the trees along the creek across from the playground  area.  It was almost as 
curious about me as I was about it, and provided  long clear looks.
    The GREAT HORNED OWL was still out on it's ledge at  the very end of the 
parking lot, and a first year male BULLOCK'S ORIOLE was in  the first picnic 
area.  There was also a small not-so-cooperative  flycatcher--olive-ish grey on 
top, and white/beige on the underparts near the  brand new bridge across the 
creek.  It had a complete eye-ring, two bright  white wing bars, more white 
edges on wing feathers, and a notched tail.  It  sat and called with a steady, 
clear "whet, whet, whet" for few minutes before  moving on.  (I'm at a loss for 
the ID of this bird.)
    There were plenty of bright YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS  around, both 
Audubon's and Myrtle, and a few GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS as  well.
    A SPOTTED SANDPIPER at Overfelt Gardens put on a  funny show as it tried 
to forage around the edge of the biggest pond.  It  kept finding itself near 
sunbathing turtles.  It would try to intimidate  the turtle with it's 
bobbing--looking for all the world like it was wondering  what to do next--and 
eventually skirted around the turtle back to the ponds edge  where it would come upon 
another turtle sunbathing.  What a riot!
                                                                Take  care,
                                                                            
Kim
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