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[SBB] Pileated Woodpecker etc., MB05



All,
 
This morning 1/30/2006, as the fog ceiling rose and fell over the little pond at Monte Bello's Gate 5, a Pileated Woodpecker called repeatedly from the Stevens Creek canyon below. There had been no sign of the local PIWOs here in recent weeks.
 
A pair of Cooper's Hawks were at the pond, the first time I've encountered more than one there since late last summer. The pair of White-tailed Kites that hangs around near the main parking lot was very vocal and seemed to be courting.
 
In the grass near the top of the White Oak trail there was a Lincoln's Sparrow and three Savannah Sparrows.
 
Over the weekend, someone placed a Wood Duck nestbox at the pond. It will be interesting to observe how it gets used. Although I have never seen that species at Monte Bello, it is on the official list for the preserve.
 
--Garth Harwood
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