[SBB] Sage Thrasher in Santa Clara

["Patricia Kenny" <[[email protected]]>]

About 7:30 this morning (10/13/2006) I saw a SAGE THRASHER at Ulistac 
Natural Area in Santa Clara.  The bird spent over an hour walking on the 
lower dirt path next to the Guadalupe River, downstream from the Ulistac 
pump station.  Just before Frank Vanslager and Bob Reiling arrived around 
9:00, the thrasher flew up to the top of the levee and Bob refound it 
walking in the grass near the pump station.   Around 11:00 Frank, Bob, and I 
left to drive to Stevens Creek while Peggy Don was viewing the bird near the 
water's edge below the pump station.  The bird was very boldly streaked 
quite far down its breast and along the flank.  It had a buffy wash along 
the upper side of the breast and under the tail.  The iris was yellow.  For 
directions to Ulistac see 
www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/park_recreation/pr_ulistac.html.

At Stevens Creek south of Crittenden Lane there was not much activity late 
in the morning.  Bob managed to find the male ORANGE BISHOP for us in the 
reeds north of the Crittenden Lane bridge.

Take care.
Pat Kenny 


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