[SBB] Alum Rock Park & Sierra Rd.

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

All,
It was clear and breezy today at Alum Rock park. Shao Cheng and I found a 
Great Horned Owl, likely on a nest, in a crevice in a rock wall past the 
last parking area. I believe it nested here last year also. This is where 
you come out at the southern end of the North Rim trail. While looking for 
the Dipper we found some House Wrens investigating possible nest sights. 
Two female C. Mergansers were sunning themselves on a rock in the creek. 
Several Selasphorus Hummingbirds were heard only. Many noisy Rough winged 
and Tree Swallows flying overhead. A calling Hairy Woodpecker was found in 
a tall eucalyptus by Shao. A male Townsends Warbler was seen near the 
rangers station.

Driving along Sierra Rd. we spotted our first Cassins Kingbird perched on 
a  fence. This came as quite a surprise to me, but we found two more 
perched side by side further up the road with a pair of W. Bluebirds. A few 
White throated Swifts and some Violet Green flying over the wildflower 
dotted green hills. One Say's Phoebe, another Cassins Kingbird, male 
Bluebird and Yellow billed Magpies were seen at the next stop. Four Horned 
Larks were feeding near the road before the corral and an Am Pipit perched 
on the fence here. I turned around when the road narrowed to one lane since 
we'd found most of our target birds.

Janna Pauser


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