[SBB] Indigo Bunting at Skyline Ridge

[Matthew Dodder <[[email protected]]>]

  All,

Kelly and I visited Skyline Ridge this morning and bumped into Gary  
Deghi. The three of us were able to locate two SAGE SPARROWS near the  
rocky outcropping with the cable railing. The area is reached by  
taking the trail up out of the parking area and continuing past the  
junction with the fire road. We walked through several patches of  
good habitat before arriving at the area where most reports seem to  
focus--the rocky outcropping with the cable railing. The birds were  
shy, but we were able to view them several times over the course of  
about 40 minutes. They seemed to be moving between the area above the  
trail and below the trail beyond the rocky outcropping. They also  
occasionally foraged along the trail. We had the best looks when we  
took the trail leading up from the fork, and looked down.

On our way back to the cars, an unusual song caught our ears. It  
sounded much like a Lazuli Bunting, but when we located the source it  
turned out to be a spectacular male INDIGO BUNTING. We watched it for  
about 10 minutes as it moved from bush to bush, singing loudly and  
even while in flight. The bird was easily seen from the main parking  
area but moved around considerably around the patch of coyote bushes.

Later, Kelly and I visited Montebello (Gate 5) where we located male  
LAZULI BUNTINGS and a small group of 3 BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS  
near the pond below the road.

Matthew Dodder
http://www.birdguy.net

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