[SBB] April 15th county birds

[Bill Walker <[[email protected]]>]

Hello All,

On Saturday (4/15), we took advantage of a lull in the rain to catch  
up on some much needed year birds around the county.

In Stevens Creek County Park, we walked from the Villa Maria picnic  
area uphill into Fremont Older Open Space Preserve. There,  
overlooking the abandoned quarry, we saw VAUX's and WHITE-THROATED  
SWIFT circling with NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS. All three species  
were flying at eye level, affording excellent views. ORANGE-CROWNED  
WARBLER was heard singing loudly from the bottom of the quarry. We  
found no dippers at the fourth bridge over Stevens Creek, where water  
levels were very high.

A breeding plumage BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen from the observation  
platform at Charleston Slough, along with 28 BLACK SKIMMERS.

Two EARED GREBES in breeding plumage were seen from west the end of  
Shoreline Lake.

McClellan Ranch yielded many cooperate feeder birds plus a male  
WESTERN TANAGER in the sycamores above the creek, just at the entrace  
to the trail. A single WOOD DUCK flew rapidly overhead. Both  
BULLOCK's and HOODED ORIOLES were near the Audubon office building.

Complete trip list plus photos here:
http://www.spflrc.org/~walker/tripdetail.php?tripid=481

-Bill Walker and Mary Wisnewski

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