[SBB] Peregrine Falcon

[Janna Pauser <[[email protected]]>]

This morning I walked north along the Guadalupe River trail from the 
pedestrian bridge north of the Lake Almaden. Six juv. Rough-winged 
Swallow's were perched together on a twig along bank begging to be 
fed. I spotted several Green Herons hiding in the cattails. A 
beautiful female Belted Kingfisher was perched on the west side of 
the bank at the water district. Juvenile Barn Swallows were perched 
on a rail at the fish ladder being fed by adults. Coots, Pied billed 
Grebes and one Black-crowned Night Heron were seen in the same 
vicinity. Several White and Snowy Egrets and one Green Heron flew 
down the river channel. North of Blossom Hill Rd. I found one 
Black-headed Grosbeak and another Belted Kingfisher. Close to hwy. 85 
I saw a Peregrine Falcon fly north over the freeway. It looks like 
the female from the pair that favored this area last year. Many Cliff 
Swallows which nested under the freeway were still in the area 
hawking bugs. A chattering pair of White-throated Swifts caught my 
attention and were seen flying overhead. North of 85 one male Hooded 
Oriole flew by followed by a female and 2 juveniles. Two juvenile 
Common Mergansers were hunting on the pond containing Pied-billed 
Grebes, Coots and Mallards. Half a dozen more Hooded Orioles were 
sipping nectar from flower spikes at spectacular blooming Agave on 
the east side of the pond. One Black-crowned Night Heron was perched 
in a Willow tree here and one Forsters Tern flew by. I spotted a 
juvenile in a family of Crows perched in a palm tree. Black Phoebe, 
Song Sparrow,  Lesser Goldfinch, Cal. Towhee, Bushtit, Anna's 
Hummingbird, House Finch, House Sparrow and Brown headed Cowbird were 
plentiful along the trail. Two Western Pond Turtles and some bottom 
feeding fish were also seen. I didn't see or hear any Yellow 
Warblers, although two males and one female were seen here June 23.

Janna Pauser   Almaden area
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