[SBB] San Antonio Valley

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

Folks:

Today, 8/19/2005, John Furse and I made a loop from Livermore through the 
San Antonio Valley and over Mt. Hamilton.  A few hundred yards before M.P. 
9.88 on Mines Road we tried to raise some Rufous-crowned Sparrows, but 
instead flushed a GREATER ROADRUNNER from the California sage and set off 
the local Pyrannees (dogs).  A vocal YELLOW WARBLER was along Arroyo Mocho 
in Santa Clara County, indicating that these warblers are starting to move 
south over a broad front.  From the Colorado Creek crossing on Mines Road 
to the Digger Pine Ranch we found 2 male and 3 female LAWRENCE'S 
GOLDFINCHES.  A migrant OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was just north of Colorado 
Creek.  The pond across from the Digger Pine Ranch had an adult and 
immature GREEN HERON, and four Green Herons were at the Stoddard Ranch pond 
in the valley, apparently two adults and two immatures.  It seems that at 
least two pairs are breeding in the valley now, although we have no actual 
confirmations.  Twenty BARN SWALLOWS and three CLIFF SWALLOWS near the 
Mallison Ranch in the valley are likely all local bird that have not yet 
started south.  We also found a single lingering WESTERN KINGBIRD still in 
the valley.  Just north of the stock pond near the dogleg on San Antonio 
Valley Road we had fairly extensive looks at a family of LEWIS'S 
WOODPECKERS, with what appeared to be one adult and three juveniles.

Bill Bousman
Santa Clara County records compiler 

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