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From: Al Eisner <[[email protected]]>
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    A walk along the first 1/3 mile or so of the Canyon Trail in Montebello
OSP this morning proved worthwhile.   Surprisingly, I encountered only a
few PINE SISKINs this time.  At the first open (meadow) area past the sag
ponds, there was an active flock of about 30 LESSER GOLDFINCHes; turning up
among them was a male LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH.  (I had two brief looks,
but couldn't refind it after that, so it probably didn't stick with the
Lessers.)  This area was rather birdy, with other highlights being a flock
of 20 to 25 BAND-TAILED PIGEONs and a CALIFORNIA THRASHER heard singing.
On my way out I heard several RED CROSSBILLs near Page Mill Road, and saw
two of them (male and female) perched atop Santa Clara Co. conifers.
    Next to Hidden Villa.  When I arrived at the previously-mentioned
spruce at about 10:30, I got a glimpse of what must have been the
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, but it wasn't an identifying look, and after
that it apparently went into seclusion.  (I tried for about an hour.)
Next time I'll get there earlier.
    Finally, Ed Levin Park.  I was not successful in locating any owls at
the Elms area; some distant Swallows were apparently Tree or Violet-green.
An OSPREY visited Sandy Wool Lake.  And at the Spring Valley area I saw
and heard a male selasphours hummingbird, but never got a decent look at
its back; I think that the fact that it did a sequence of display flights
makes Allen's likely.  While I was trying to pick out the Hummingbirds, a
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK swooped by just off the ground, greatly exciting them,
but it didn't appear to catch anything.
								Al Eisner

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