04/01/03
Glenn, Kent, Jon, and I did some
trudging today and the trudging was good.
It was a nice, a little breezy, 69 degrees, and sunny.
And the birding was good. Jon found a couple
of Spotted Towhees, a bird we hadn't seen since 2000.
Jon was trying to show me the Spotted Towhees
and up popped a Hermit Thrush. Allens' Hummingbird and Wilson's
Warbler were other highlights. We could have
tied a record if we'd seen Ruby Crowned Kinglet,
an Egret, and the Ducks. Alas, we wound
wp with 25.
We did find out why the brush was cleared out
of the wooded area behind IPAC some years ago.
The fellow who takes care of that area was
there and I asked him about it. He said he'd
been taking care of that area for 15 years!
Anyway, he said that some shady characters popped
out of the bushes some years ago and scared some ladies.
So they decided they needed to eliminate
brush big enough to be hiding places.
The list:
Rock Dove
Scrub Jay
Mockingbird
House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
House Finch
Anna's Hummingbird
Acorn Woodpecker
Crow
Red-tailed Hawk
Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Goldfinch
Spotted Towhee
Black Phoebe
Yellow-chevroned Parakeets
Hermit Thrush
Band-tailed Pigeon
Downey Woodpecker
Allen's Hummingbird
Bushtits
Gull
Wilson's Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
Raven
Alan
04/08/03
Kent (except for last 7 minutes) and Ashish (except for first 4 minutes) walked and saw:
| Crow | Scrub Jay | Mockingbird |
| Starling | House sparrw | Anna's hummingbird |
| bushtit | yellowrumped warbler | house finch |
| Acorn woodpecker | Mourning dove | Rock dove |
| parrots (flying above, could not identify) | ||
Thats 13 on a hot day, somewhere between 65 and 80 F.
-ashish
04/15/03
Birders:
Kent
and I manned the fort today and had a very nice walk. It was in the low to
mid 60's, partly
cloudy, and nice. We also saw a good number of birds -- 22. The highlight
bird was a Nashville Warbler. I was already past the tree but Kent had spotted
something yellow and on further inspection we had a very cooperative Nashville
on our hands. What a nice looking bird.
The list:
| Rock Dove | Scrub Jay | Mockingbird |
| House Sparrow | Mourning Dove | House Finch |
| Anna's Hummingbird | Acorn Woodpecker | Crow |
| Mallard | Starling | Yellow-chevroned Parakeet |
| Raven | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Black Phoebe |
| Bushtit | Orange-crowned Warbler | Wilson's Warbler |
| American Goldfinch | Nashville Warbler | Turkey Vulture |
| Band-tailed Pigeon |
Alan
Ps: Jon sent in his lunch list but they were all duplicates this time around.
4/22/03
Birders: Ashish, Bill, Glenn, John, Kent
Temperature: 60 F
| Rock Dove | Scrub Jay | Northern Mockingbird |
| House Sparrow | Mourning Dove | House Finch |
| Anna's Hummingbird | Acorn Woodpecker | Crow |
| Mallard | Raven | Starling |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Bewick's Wren | Black-throated Grey Warbler |
| Downy Woodpecker | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Red-tailed Hawk |
| Yellow-chevroned Parakeet | Turkey Vulture | Pacific Slope Flycatcher |
| Black Phoebe | Bushtit | American Goldfinch |
04/29/03
Birders:
Nice
walk today; very pleasant weather; outstanding bird quality. Could of set
a record....
Total was 24. Record is 28. Previous high for this time of year was 20, so
this indeed was a good day.
The award for the outstanding tree of the day goes to a Eucalyptus on the south side of the Brown Gym. In there were a Cassin's Kingbird, a Nuttal's Woodpecker, and a Blackheaded Grosbeak, none of which we have seen in quite awhile.
Walkers:
Jon, Alan, Bill, Ashish, and Glenn
Temp: about 68, sunny
The Birds:
| Rock Dove | Scrub Jay | Mockingbird |
| House Sparrow | Mourning Dove | House Finch |
| Anna's Hummingbird | Acorn Woodpecker | Crow |
| Bushtit | Bandtailed Pigeon | Raven |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Starling | Wilson's Warbler |
| Turkey Vulture | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Blackheaded Grosbeak |
| Nuttal's Woodpecker | Black Phoebe | Cassin's Kingbird |
| Yellow-chevroned Parakeet | White-throated Swift | Mallard |
Alan