[SBB] Stevens Creek CP

[Mike Rogers <[[email protected]]>]

All,

Over lunch today 4/17/06, I headed up to Stevens Creek County Park to 
scout for the upcoming Varied Twitchers Big Day. I spent a couple of 
hours up there, mostly checking out areas below the dam. The mid-day 
hour and a bit of a wind resulted in fewer singing birds than I had 
hoped for, but persistent searching ended up producing some year birds 
for me. Recent arrivals included 2 WESTERN WOOD-PEWEES (one at the 
Chestnut PA, the other at the Baytree PA), 3 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS 
(none singing), 4+ WARBLING VIREOS, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, and 5 
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS. Lingering winter birds were also in evidence, 
with 5 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (3 singing), 8 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS (many 
singing), 4 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS, and a singing male AMERICAN 
GOLDFINCH. At least 2 CASPIAN TERNS and an OSPREY were over the 
reservoir. Other birds of note included a WHITE-THROATED SWIFT, a female 
SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD (Chestnut PA), a BELTED KINGFISHER, 3 HAIRY 
WOODPECKERS, 5 BROWN CREEPERS, and 2 PURPLE FINCHES.

A quick stop at McClellan Ranch on the way back to work added 2 
BAND-TAILED PIGEONS, 6 AUDUBON'S YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS (including a 
singing male),  a male BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK at the feeder, 10 more 
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS, and males of both HOODED and BULLOCK'S ORIOLES 
(the latter nest-building).

Mike Rogers


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