[NatureNS] Pleasant Hill Friday Update

Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 12:11:39 -0700
From: Clarence Stevens <birder_ca@yahoo.com>
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Pleasant Hill Friday Update 

Friday we had a big clear out of birds so most of the highlights mentioned below may now be gone.  However last week our quietest day which was Saturday was followed by a huge day on Sunday. So depending upon the weather another wave may not be far away. - Cheers Clarence 

Birds seen in the last 3 days with discoverer mentioned in brackets include: 

1 Cape May Warbler  (Dennis Garratt)

1 Baltimore Oriole, (Dennis Garratt)

2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Dennis Garratt)

1 Wilson's Warbler (Clarence Stevens)

1 Clay-colored Sparrow  (Various - depending on whether there were 2 individuals or 1) 

1 Hermit Thrush (Fulton Lavender)

7  Blue-headed Vireos (Various)

3 Red-eyed Vireos (Various)

3 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (Various)

5 Palm Warblers (Various)

12 Common Yellowthroat (Various)

20 Yellow-rumped Warblers. (Various)

2 Blackpoll Warblers (Various)

1 Black & White Warbler (Various)

1 Black-throated Green Warbler (Various)

1 Yellow Warbler (Various)

1 Magnolia Warbler (Various)

100 Song Sparrows (Various)

35 White-throated Sparrows (Various)

20 Savannah Sparrows (Various)

15 Swamp Sparrows (Various)

3 Chipping Sparrows (Various)

New Species for the Fall at the Cemetery= 1 Golden Crown Kinglet (Fulton Lavender), 1 Boreal Chickadee (Lou-Anne Bidal) 

Still 2 House Wrens and lots of Northern Cardinals, and Gray Catbirds have dwindled from 8 to maybe as little as 2. 

Also today with Fulton's help I was able to confirm that there is a third House Wren behind the nearby Lions Den. 

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