[SBB] GHSR 04-08-06: BH Grosbeak, Cassin's Vireo, W Kingbird

[Matthew Dodder <[[email protected]]>]

All,

Yesterday 04-08-06, I led my Palo Alto Adult School birding class to  
Gilroy Hot Springs Road, followed by Canada Road, with a side trip to  
Jameson Road. The weather was stupendous and we had a few seasonal  
firsts. BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was seen along GHPR a short walk from  
the Hunting Hollow parking lot. WOOD DUCKS were in the creek and in  
the trees visible from the road. We saw perhaps 6 individual Wood  
Ducks as well as a pair of COMMON MERGANSERS. In the woods WARBLING  
VIREO and CASSIN'S VIREO were detected on the trail leading into  
Henry Coe State Park, accessed from the bridge. HOUSE WREN was  
numerous along the creek and their singing was heard almost  
constantly. Along Jameson Road, off of Canada, we found a small group  
of WILD TURKEY, a GOLDEN EAGLE, two WESTERN KINGBIRDS and many YELLOW- 
BILLED MAGPIES. WESTERN BLUEBIRDS were spotted as well.

After the class outing yesterday, Cricket and I headed over to  
McClellan Ranch to find Orioles. A pair of BULLOCK'S ORIOLES was in  
the sycamore grove near the outdoor amphitheater along the creek  
trail. HOODED ORIOLE was also seen in the palms near the old orchard.  
Most exciting to us was a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER seen in this same  
area.

Today, I led an SFBBO trip to Coyote Hills Regional Park (out of  
county, I know), we spotted HOUSE WREN, WILSON'S and ORANGE-CROWNED  
WARBLERS, two WESTERN KINGBIRDS on the hillside, several ALLEN'S  
HUMMINGBIRDS and a CASSIN'S VIREO by the visitors center. Only one  
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE was see, but also heard.

Finally, I went up to Smith Creek to scout out the spot for next  
week's bird-a-thon. Nothing was happening mid afternoon, which isn't  
too much of a surprise I guess, especially because it started to  
rain... But down hill from there, a few hundred yards from Twin  
Gates, a very cooperative RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW appeared when pished.

Matthew Dodder
http://www.birdguy.net

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