Wild Birds Unlimited Bird Walk
Pine Canyon, Mt. Diablo, Walnut Creek, CA.
Leaders: Sandy and Donna
The day was sunny but cool with a slight breeze.
Temperatures at the start were in the low 60's and it
warmed up into the 70's by the end of the trip.
Many birds were out with lots of activity and we
saw a good number of species. There were many
highlights: Owl and Owlets in a nest cave at Castle
Rock, Peregrine Falcon flying over low enough for a
good look, Bullock's Orioles flashing bright yellow
just overhead, Lark Sparrows posing, preening, and
singing beautiful songs for us.
The Acorn Woodpeckers kept showing up along the
hike, as if keeping tabs and making sure we enjoyed
the day -- which we did.
Total species: 40
Acorn Woodpecker
American Crow
American Robin
Anna's Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Black-headed Grosbeak
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Bushtit
California Towhee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Common Raven
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-eyed Junco
European Starling
Great Horned Owl
Hooded Oriole
House Finch
Lark Sparrow
Lazuli Bunting
Lesser Goldfinch
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Oak Titmouse
Peregrine Falcon
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Wren
Rufous Hummingbird
Song Sparrow
Steller's Jay
Townsend's Warbler
Tree Swallow
Turkey Vulture
Warbling Vireo
Western Bluebird
Western Meadowlark
Western Scrub-Jay
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Swift
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