[SBB] Hermit and Nashville Warbers (Smiths Creek)

[Bill Bousman <[[email protected]]>]

Folks:

This morning, 4/22/2005, I made a tour of Smiths Creek, walking up behind 
the CDF station to the saddle to the west, then walking south to the first 
height of land, then back and to the north to Twin Gates.  I came back by 
the road and then took a walk upstream and back.

I found few migrants and those I did find were mostly silent.  South of the 
saddle I had one small group of silent warblers including a single 
NASHVILLE WARBLER along with ORANGE-CROWNED, AUDUBON'S and  MYRTLE 
WARBLERS.  North of the saddle I found a larger flock, when I heard 
CASSIN'S VIREO singing.  Besides the Cassin's, there were single male 
BLACK-THROATED GRAY and HERMIT WARBLERS, a couple of LAZULI BUNTINGS, and 
two TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS (singing).  Only Orange-crowned Warblers were found 
in any numbers.

I had only one Empidonax, a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER along Smiths Creek.

Clear nights may not be best for a good fallout of migrants, although they 
can lead to amazingly beautiful days as was today.  Perhaps the rain that's 
coming in now will provide gifts for birders on the morrow.

Bill Bousman
Santa Clara County records compiler 

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