[SBB] South County reservoirs 4/1

[Ginger Langdon-Lassagne <[[email protected]]>]

Today (April 1st), Barry Langdon-Lassagne and I went scouting for our  
birdathon at various locations in the south county, especially Coyote  
Lake/Harvey Bear Ranch County Park.

Birds of note include a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW on the first hill to the  
left above the only trail from the parking lot at the Harvey Bear  
Ranch entrance, off San Martin Road. From the main parking lot, walk  
up the trail past the buildings, to the first gate that leads up into  
the open range area. The hill on the left had a very cooperatively  
vocalizing grasshopper sparrow, which we hope will remain through our  
birdathon date of Apr. 20th. :-) Barry also sighted (but I missed)  
his first of year WESTERN KINGBIRD in the vicinity of that gate.

Just below the dam in the forebay-pond at Coyote Lake, we found a  
pair of WOOD DUCKS, closely bonded. The drainage holes in the  
spillway are harboring a very active breeding colony of NORTHERN  
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS.

Another first of the year for us were two separate, calling PACIFIC- 
SLOPE FLYCATCHERS in the oaks above Llagas Creek, alongside Uvas Rd  
between Oak Glen Rd and Loma Rd.

Finally, near sunset, there were three BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS at State  
and Spreckels, one in lovely alternate plumage.

Good birding from the "Jack Sparrows" team,
Ginger & Barry Langdon-Lassagne

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