[SBB] Alum Rock Park - 7/21/05

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Hello SBBers,

Janet and I took a walk in Alum Rock Park this morning.

Mostly the usual cast of characters, but I thought the following were of some interest.

At the trail head at the entrance kiosk, the big hill on the north-side of the trail had a couple of Rufous-crowned Sparrows.

Raptors were of most interest.  A kettle of 9 Red-tailed Hawks were over the north ridge.  We saw more Red-tails throughout our walk and my gut feeling was that there were more than just the 9 we had seen in the kettle.  It seemed like a higher than usual number all circling at once at this location.  

One seen and one heard Red-shouldered Hawks.  Seems like a young Red-tailed Hawk may have lit in an oak too close for their liking.  

An unidentified large falcon flew past the kettle of Red-tails at a high altitude, heading east.  

The usual 7-10 Turkey Vultures and a White-tailed Kite were also seen overhead.

--
Randy Little 
Milpitas, CA 

“We’ve got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?” – Lee Iacocca
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