[SBB] BEWR, NUWO COs and BAEA in block 8040

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

All,

Over lunch today 4/28/05, I once again wandered the Moffett Community 
Housing complex near my work, hoping to confirm breeding by some oak 
woodland species. This time I was successful, finding nests with young 
of both BEWICK'S WREN (in an old squirrel nest in a eucalyptus) and 
NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER; these are both new breeding confirmations for 
block 8040. The COOPER'S HAWK nest is still active, with the male 
passing off a dead female HOUSE SPARROW to his mate. An ANNA'S 
HUMMINGBIRD was still incubating and BUSHTITS were gathering nest 
material, quite possibly for a second nesting.

I managed to find a couple of silent migrants: a WILSON'S WARBLER and an 
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER; the status of a single VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW 
among a flock of CLIFF SWALLOWS was less obvious.

Most surprising, however, was a second-year BALD EAGLE (white belly, 
molting innermost primaries) being harassed by a RED-TAILED HAWK (tiny 
by comparison). The eagle circled up high and then headed off to the 
east in a steady glide. Perhaps this is the same bird reported heading 
south over Highway 92 and Skyline Blvd in San Mateo County on 20 April?

Mike Rogers

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