[SBB] Parula yes, Green-tailed Towhee not yet...

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

All,

This morning 9/18/06, I refound the NORTHERN PARULA at 7:05am (Dave 
Weber arrived later and said he had already seen it before 7am!). The 
bird stayed around until 7:15am, but was pretty uncooperative, staying 
concealed in the vegetation on the back side of its favored alder and a 
few nearby trees. I gather it was still being seen as late as 9:00am 
(fide Mike Mammoser, who I bumped into as I left Arastradero Preserve 
later). Bob Reiling and Kathy Parker also refound the continuing 
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER just about 30 feet north of where the willows 
start again in the middle of Stevens Creek north of L'Avenida (same spot 
as on Saturday).

I next headed to Arastradero Preserve to look for the GREEN-TAILED 
TOWHEE. Lots of CALIFORNIA TOWHEES at the spot, but no GTTO before I 
left at 9:30am. I did see my first-of-fall GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and an 
immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on the way in with Kris Olson. Also heard 
two BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS (Kris later saw one of them), lots of PURPLE 
FINCHES, and two flyover PINE SISKINS. Lingering VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS 
were still foraging overhead as well. Several other birders arrived as I 
was leaving and hopefully will have better news to report later.

Mike Rogers
Sunnyvale


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