June 7-10, 2010 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

June 7-10, 2010 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

Claremont Canyon

* Indigo Bunting (pair; 1st seen 6/9/10)
* Red-tailed Hawk
* CA Thrasher
* Song Sparrow
* Spotted Towhee
* Pygmy Nuthatch
* Red-shouldered Hawk
* Chickadees
* Bushtit
* Allen's hummingbird
* Anna's hummingbird
* Lesser Goldfinch
* Wilson's Warbler
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee
* Pacific-slope Flycatcher (H)
* Oak Titmouse
* Northern Flicker
* Brown Creeper
* Bewick's Wren

Strawberry Canyon

* Lesser Goldfinch
* Hutton's Vireo
* American Goldfinch
* Wilson's Warbler
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee
* Orange-crowned Warbler
* Northern Flicker
* Wrentit
* Swainson's Thrush (singing!)
* Spotted Towhee
* Dark-eyed Junco (w/young)
* Song Sparrow
* Pacific-slope Flycatcher
* Oak Titmouse
* Red-shouldered Hawk
* Brown Creeper
* Red-breasted Nuthatch (H)

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June 5 - Muir Heritage Land Trust - Fernandez Ranch

Muir Heritage Land Trust - Fernandez Ranch

* Black Phoebe
* Anna's Hummingbird
* Nuttall's Woodpecker
* Acorn Woodpecker (!)
* Pacific-slope Flycatcher (H)
* Ash-throated Flycatcher (2 hanging out together)
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee
* Oak Titmouse (3 hanging out together)
* Western Bluebird (w/ 2 young)
* Lark Sparrow (!)
* Red-winged Blackbird
* Lesser Goldfinch
* House Finch
* Wrentit (H)

June 2 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

June 3 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

Claremont Canyon

* CA Thrasher
* Song Sparrow
* Pygmy Nuthatch (three in and out of their snag nest)
* Red-shouldered Hawk
* Chickadees
* Bushtit
* Allen's hummingbird
* Anna's hummingbird
* Lesser Goldfinch
* Wilson's Warbler
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee (w/young)
* Pacific-slope Flycatcher (H)
* Oak Titmouse (H)

Strawberry Canyon

* Lesser Goldfinch
* Wilson's Warbler
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee (w/young)
* Orange-crowned Warbler
* Northern Flicker
* Wrentit (H)
* Swainson's Thrush (singing!)
* Spotted Towhee
* Dark-eyed Junco (w/young)
* Song Sparrow
* Pacific-slope Flycatcher (H)
* Oak Titmouse (H)

June 2 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

June 2 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

Claremont Canyon

* CA Thrasher
* Song Sparrow
* Oak Titmouse (w/young)
* Pygmy Nuthatch (three in and out of their snag nest)
* Red-shouldered Hawk
* Chicadees
* Bushtit
* Allen's hummingbird
* Ana's hummingbird
* Lesser Goldfinch
* Wilson's Warbler
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee (w/young)

Strawberry Canyon

* Lesser Goldfinch
* Wilson's Warbler
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee (w/young)
* Orange Crowned Warbler
* Wrentit (H)
* Swainson's Thrush (2 singing!)
* McGillivray's Warbler
* Spotted Towhee
* Dark-eyed Junco (w/young)
* Song Sparrow
* Pacific-slope Flycatcher (seen!)

June 1 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

June 1 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

To check (remove when done)-
- Pygmy Nuthatch maturation cycle
- Red Shouldered and Red Tailed vocalization
- Oak Titmouse vocalization
- Lazuli Bunting vocalization

Claremont Canyon

* Lazuli Bunting
* CA Thrasher (H)
* Northern Flicker (flyover)
* Song Sparrow
* Oak Titmouse (H)
* Pygmy Nuthatch (three in and out of their snag nest)
* Red-shouldered Hawk (during the past week, a RSH hawk has been sitting on the top of a 30 foot snag at the top of Panoramic Way)
* Downy Woodpecker
* Great Horned Owl (sitting on a rock about 4' in diameter)
* Brown Creeper

Strawberry Canyon

* Lesser Goldfinch
* Wilson's Warbler
* Red-breasted Nuthatch (H)
* Chestnut-backed Chickadee (w/young)
* Wrentit (H)
* Swainson's Thrush (H)
* Spotted Towhee
* Dark-eyed Junco (w/young)
* Song Sparrow
* Pacific-slope Flycatcher (H)

May 30 - Inspiration Point (EBMUD trail)

May 30 - Inspiration Point


* Lazuli Bunting (1 male)
* Oak Titmouse (several)
* CA Quail (several)
* Dark Eyed Junco (immature)
* Western Wood Peewee (2)
* Western Bluebird (pair at entrance gate)
* Turkeys (several)
* Spotted Towhee (several)
* American Goldfinch
* Lesser Goldfinch (several)
* House Finch
* Purple Finch
* Song Sparrows plus immature
* Wilson Warbler   (several)
* Orange-crowned Warbler  (several)
* Ravens
* Red-breasted Nuthatch (H)
* Chickadee (w/young)
* Wrentit (several)
* Bushtits
* Bewick's Wren
* Dark-eyed Junco (w/young)
* Pacific-Slope Flycatcher
* Mallard (2 male)
* Western Scrub Jays (several)


At the end of the walk, just inside the entrance, Wilson Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Bewick's Wrens, Chickadees, and Oak Titmice began vocalizing excitedly and hovering around a 18 -24 inch spotted snake that had climbed partway into the Coyote Brush.  The birds all joined in the attempt to scare off the intruder. An Anna's Hummingbird even stopped by to see what all the fuss was about. The birds eventually moved off - but not until after a good long stand-off. The snake eventually backed down to the ground.

May 29 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

May 29 - Claremont / Strawberry Canyon

Claremont Canyon

* Lazuli Bunting (1 male)
* CA Thrasher
* Oak Titmouse
* CA Quail
* Swainson Thrush (H)
* Pygmy Nuthatch

Strawberry Canyon

* Lesser Goldfinch
* Wilson Warbler (w/young begging)
* Orange Crowned Warbler (pair feeding chick in ground nest)
* Orange Crowned Warbler - young one on ground
* Red Breasted Nuthatch (pair feeding young a few feet away)
* Chickadee (w/young begging 6 feet off trail)
* Wrentit
* Bushtits
* Swainson's Thrush
* Spotted Towhee
* Bewick's Wren (w/young)
* Dark-eyed Junco (w/young)
* Downy Woodpecker
* Hairy Woodpecker
* Hutton's Vireo
* Pacific Slope Flycatcher
* McGillivray's Warbler