[SBB] Golden Eagle chicks

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

Kim Blythe and I spotted the Wild Turkeys displaying from the parking lot 
at Calero C.P. stables. Several male turkeys were butting chests and one 
grabbed the other by the head and pulled him around. That's when a horse 
intervened and things settled down a bit (honest). A Coopers Hawk flew low 
over the blackbirds and Kim spotted some Tri-colored Blackbirds among the 
many Red-winged Blackbirds in flight. Cliff, Barn and Tree Swallows were 
also seen.

It was difficult to tell if one of two large white birds perched in a tree 
at the reservoir was a Cattle Egret without a scope. Three pair of W. 
Grebes seen, but no courting displays. A Bufflehead pair and some female 
Common Mergansers were other birds of interest.

Our next stop was further south near Chesbro reservoir where we found a 
Lesser Yellowlegs, flushed a Wilson's Snipe and saw a pair of Wood Ducks 
swim past. Large fish were spawning in the shallow water near shore. Some 
species seen here were Am. Wigeon, Osprey, Great Blue Heron, No. Flickers, 
Steller's Jays, Downy Woodpeckers,  and Hermit Thrush. Orange crowned 
Warbler and Nuttalls Woodpecker and Red shouldered Hawk were heard only.

A quick stop at Fortini Rd. produced Say's Phoebe, a stunning perched male 
Rufous Hummingbird, singing Cal. Thrasher, Violet Green Swallows, 
W.Meadowlarks and Yellow billed Magpies building a nest in a tall palm 
tree. I drove out on Schillingsburg Rd. and stopped to check the Golden 
Eagles nest on the tower power at McKean Rd. A soaring adult Golden Eagle 
landed on a tower and another adult could be seen standing over two eaglets 
peeking above the nest. What a wonderful way to end the morning.

Janna Pauser


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