Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Walk.
Briones Regional Park, Western Area.
Leader: Chuck Groff.
The weather was cool with an impending storm threatening
but holding off. A few sprinkles came down later in the trip
and we headed back a little early.
We saw few birds compared to previous trips. In places
where bird songs were common and varied in the past, we
heard only a few now and then. However, there were large
flocks of band-tailed pigeons flitting above the trees, and
jays were never too far away.
Only two Acorn Woodpeckers were flitting about in the
usual acorn tree they've been using for years. A pair of
Red-tailed Hawks flew in low and perched in a Madrone
tree, posing nicely for us. They were quite different in their
plumage, possibly an adult with a juvenile.
As we walked out we saw a Cooper's Hawk circling
in the sky overhead.
The only new bird for this area was a Townsend's Warbler
spotted in the low bushes near the trail. However, we did
see an Australian Emu -- but only after we left the park and
drove past the ranches on the way back to WBU.
Total Species:25
Acorn Woodpecker
American Crow
Anna's Hummingbird
Band-tailed Pigeon
Bushtit
California Quail
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Common Raven
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-eyed Junco
European Starling
Hermit Thrush
Mourning Dove
Oak Titmouse
Orange-crowned Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Spotted Towhee
Steller's Jay
Townsend's Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Western Scrub-Jay
Wild Turkey
Wilson's Warbler
Wrentit
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Townsend's Warbler
Stellar's Jay
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