[SBB] Metcalf?san Felipe Rd

[delphinus <[[email protected]]>]

Yesterday I decided to take the scenic route home over Metcalf and San 
Felipe Rd. The most interesting siting was a flock of 30-40 AMERICAN 
PIPITS. I saw them land in a pasture and was lucky enough to find a 
pull-out to stop for a look. Also seen along the way were AMERICAN 
KESTREL,  lot os RED-TAIL HAWKS, TURKEY VULTURES, WESTERN BLUEBIRD, 
DARK-EYED JUNCO, OAK TITMOUSE,  RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, lots of 
RED-SHAFTED FLICKER pairs both on the ground and in the trees, NUTTALS 
WOODPECKER, CA. THRASHER (Voice only). Not terribly exciting, but a 
beautiful drive anyway.

Sunday Toni Koenen and I checked the herons at Lake Cunningham. We 
identified 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON nests. I believe in a week or so 
there will be a lot more evidence of nesting as there were at 20 or more 
BCNH's roosting on the salt brush. Later in the afternoon I noticed a 
GREAT EGRET snooping around a nest sight from last year. Maybe it will 
nest there again. Last year there were 4 GREG nests with babies at that 
site.

PINE SISKINS continue on my sock feeder in east San Jose . Early this 
week while re-filling the feeder one feisty siskin refused to budge and 
I actually touched its tail before it begrudgingly hopped off to a 
nearby branch.

Happy birding!
Summer Brasuel



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