[SBB] Recent best birds

This morning (5/1) Frank Vanslager and I got a late start at Smith Creek, best birds today included WESTERN TANAGER, CASSIN'S VIREO and a couple flocks of LAZULI BUNTING. Other birds included a small flock of male AUDUBON'S WARBLERS (at least 3), an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, WARBLING VIREO and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. On Monday (4/30) we had a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT in the trees and field immediately south of the southern most pond in the Gilroy Water Treatment Plant. The bird was being very quite, singing very little and skulking in the lower branches of trees and bushes, Frank finally managed a brief view as it flew away from a bush near us. The water levels in the ponds is being kept very low as required (by Vector Control?) in an attempt to minimize mosquito growth and the spread of Avian Flu. There were very few birds in the area; we had a couple SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, a female CANVASBACK, a COMMON MOHRHEN, CINNAMON TEAL, GADWALL and MALLARDS. No sign of a Bank Swallow :-( The best bird on Sunday's field trip (4/29) to Steven's Creek OSP was an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER that seemed to be all over the place but managed to go unseen during the trip by most (Rich Page had good views from the parking lot before the trip). Several WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE were well seen, nesting birds included an ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD (nest looked only half done) and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (on a nest in a eucalyptus tree near the parking lot).