[SBB] Flocks of small birds.

[Barbara Harkleroad <[[email protected]]>]

For the past two days, I have noticed flocks of about
30 to 40 very small birds, quickly moving past, too
high and fast for me to identify.  I felt this was
unusual for this time of year.  Could they be Lesser
Goldfinch?  

I last saw my Gold Crown Sparrows, nine of them in
breeding plumage, three days ago.  The nest box given
to me by Janna Pauser has been occupied by
Chestnut-backed Chickadees.  Lee Pauser took it down
and showed us the five young last Monday.  I believe
they fledged yesterday.  There was a lot of activity
in the back yard.  A Scrub Jay was attempting to catch
one of the small birds. The Chickadees were still
going in and out of the nest box most of the day.  

A Cooper's Hawk landed on the fence outside my kitchen
on Friday.  It may be that a large Pine tree which was
cut down a few doors north of us had been used by the
hawk as a lookout or nest.  Our large Pine Tree may
become it's hangout now.

Barbara Harkleroad
Almaden Valley

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