[SBB] more Willow Flycatchers and a Golden-crowned Sparrow

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

Last night I walked south along the Alamitos Creek trail to Pfeiffer
Ranch Rd. Ct and back to the Mazzone bridge. It was very poor birding but
I stepped off the trail at one point and found another Willow Flycatcher,
flycatching from a small bare tree on the creek bank. This flycatcher was
similar to the one I found Sunday near the Mazzone bridge. The coloring
was gray with a darker crest. A pale gray streaked vest extended over the
flanks and it had less of a yellow tinge to its breast and belly. A white
chin and throat and  collar line was noted. Again no calls were
heard and I was very close to this bird.

This morning 8-28-06 I met Sue Van Stee on the Alamitos Creek trail. We
got a late start due to persistent low clouds, and birded to the lake and
back for an hour. Another Willow Flycatcher was found just south
of the pedestrian bridge from the lake. This WIFL was nearly textbook
perfect, long billed, tan wingbars, with brownish/green back and tail. We
also saw several Western Tanagers and Yellow Warblers. The Spotted
Sandpiper was near the gravel island at Almaden Lake. Sue left and I went
back to the south west corner of the Mazzone bridge. Five Nutmeg
Mannikins which seem to frequent this area, flew into a pine tree across
Guadalupe Creek. I've seen them bring grass into a nearby Pepper Tree.
Four W. Tanagers were feeding on grapes vines on the chain link fence.
A Golden crowned-Sparrow repeated its oh-dear-me song five times.
I was unable to locate the sparrow on the Mazzone property. A Belted
Kingfisher male flew past as I was leaving. I walked across the street
and along Crossview Drive. When I checked a Sycamore tree hollow at the
end of the street a Barn Owl looked back at me. Many times I've
checked these trees so this was a nice surprise.

Janna Pauser  Almaden Valley

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