Hi Birders-
Checked a few places around the county today. First stop was Calero reservoir where no Bald Eagles were seen despite making three stops during the morning. There was an Osprey in a small tree near the intersection of McKean and Bailey. I went on to the trailhead at the end of Casa Loma Rd to look for the White-throated Sparrow found by Jann Pauser. An hour of wandering the park and nearby fields produced barely a sparrow but hundreds of Varied Thrush. Then Janna drove up with Pat Brennan and we walked back down the road not more than a half mile. We spotted a feeding flock of sparrows and Varied Thrushes a hundred yards ahead. A lone sparrow in the middle of the road appeared to be a White-throated but if flew off to the side. We got to the spot and Janna located it across the creek. It was indeed a tan-striped White-throated Sparrow, not the same bird she had recently seen at the trailhead. The location is about 100 yds past the mailbox for 327 (coming from the parking lot). A Purple Finch and Downy Woodpecker were in the same general area. Flocks of 25 Band-tailed Pigeons were constantly flying out of the tops of sycamores. Eight Jack Russell Terriers in a yard across the creek made a huge comotion as we walked by. Later at Ed Levin Park a certain bird was seen. And in Alviso on the first island on the salt pond at the EEC there were three Glaucous Gulls.
Dave Weber,
Milpitas
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