[SBB] OATI confirmed in 8040

[Mike Rogers <[[email protected]]>]

All,

Over lunch today 4/15/05, I wandered around the Moffett Community 
Housing complex, hoping to confirm breeding by some oak woodland 
species.  This time I succeeded in confirming OAK TITMOUSE by finding a 
nest with young in an old woodpecker hole (adult carrying grub into hole 
and fecal sac out).  This is the first breeding confirmation of this 
species in block 8040 and one of very few so close to the bay.  A pair 
of NUTTALL'S WOODPECKERS and a singing BEWICK'S WREN were still around, 
but I had no luck confirming breeding for them.  In addition to 2 
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS and a CLIFF SWALLOW, a TREE SWALLOW was 
foraging over Stevens Creek. Although possibly a migrant at this time of 
year, this species has also started breeding more frequently near the 
bay edge recently.  A male WESTERN BLUEBIRD was opposite NASA's Gate 18.

The ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD nest found on 4/4/05 is now completed and the 
female is incubating; another occupied nest was less than 30 yards 
away.  A pair of adult COOPER'S HAWKS is once again breeding in the 
area.  The (small!) male with very extended crissal feathers came in 
with a bloody prize and when the female came over, he took off in his 
best bat-like courtship flight, then returned to the nest, then left 
again to copulate with the female.

Still lots of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS (all seen being AUDUBON'S today) 
and 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS hanging around and two vocal HOODED 
ORIOLES about.

Mike Rogers

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