More Bird Reports
Sat, 21 Jun 2008, 5:54am, Tinman said
Permalink
From PaulS, one of Mt D’s most adroit birders:
This morning at Mt. D. I observed 4 juv. WESTERN BLUEBIRDS from 7:30-7:40. The bluebirds, in spotted juv. plumage, first appeared near the utility box at the summit clearing and then proceeded to move around between eucalyptus trees and shrubs in the area of the upper Ravine. They occasionally called while perched. At 7:40, the group took off, circled once, then flew off to the west above the euc forest. This occurrence is unprecedented for the season and location. The 3 prior records of W. Bluebird at Mt. D. involved fly-overs in the late September/October time period (9/01, 10/02, 9/07). While this group of 4 may have recently fledged in the Presidio (assuming nesting has occurred there this year), I’m guessing they were post-nesting dispersers from south or east of SF.
Other observations of local interest:
- Olive-sided Flycatcher 2
- Pac.-slope Flycatcher 1 (called a few times in the “Bowl”)
- Steller’s Jay 1
- Br.-head. Cowbird 1 m., 1 f. (a few show up at Mt. D. around this time very year)
- Lesser Goldfinch 10+
Comments
There are no comments so far.