[EBB Sightings] black headed grosbeak

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To our surprise and great pleasure, we have discovered a rather "messy" =
Stellar's jay nest with a bird sitting in it, in our backyard.  We live =
in northwest Walnut Creek in the vicinity of Buena Vista School.  The =
Stellar's are vigorously defending their territory from the scrub jays =
which frequent our yard.  We attracted Stellar's jays several years ago =
when we first placed a birdbath in our backyard.  The jays have been =
regular visitors annually since then, bringing along a young bird with =
them from time to time. =20

We have a peanut feeder hanging from a shepherd's hook pole which is =
frequented by squirrels, scrub and Stellar's jays.  Usually the scrub =
jays are the intimidators, but not now that the Stellar's have a =
territory and nest to defend.  We're really entertained while  watching =
the assorted animals and birds who attempt to use this peanut feeder.  =
It's especially entertaining when the squirrels try to shimmy up the =
pole when it is wet from the rain.  Then, if they pause, they just slide =
right down.  As you can see, we're easily entertained.

Yesterday we had three oak titmice(titmouses?) at our feeders who =
obviously are fledglings and today three chickadees.  We have tried to =
entice them to use our birdbox, but they check it out briefly and I =
guess don't like the furnishings, the exposure, or whatever.

Otherwise at this time of the year, we have doves, house finches, house =
sparrows, jays, CA towhees and Nuttall's woodpeckers.  We're hoping for =
black-headed grosbeaks who usually stop by for a day or two, but no =
sighting yet this year.

Laura Gee
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Judith Lewis=20
  To: Sightings at diabloaudubon.com=20
  Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 10:32 AM
  Subject: [EBB Sightings] black headed grosbeak


  I live in Oakland between the 880 and 580 hwys near the colusseum and =
about two weeks ago a Black-Headed Grosbeak came to my yard feeder... =
Stayed for a couple of days and haven't seen it since...  Also, to my =
surprise, there was a Stellars Jay bouncing around the tree behind my =
house for only a short time .  This was around 6 weeks ago. These I =
usually see in much higher elevations.   Both were back yard firsts for =
me.  No Nuthatches for me this year... but plenty of Oak Titmouse, Black =
Phoebes,Chestnut Backed Chickadees,and the usual groups of Finches House =
and Gold and House Sparrows... =20


    =20
  Judith Lewis

  GO A's for 2005
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have=20
discovered a rather "messy" Stellar's jay nest with a bird sitting in =
it, in our=20
backyard.  We live in northwest Walnut Creek in the vicinity of =
Buena Vista=20
School.  The Stellar's are vigorously defending their territory =
from the=20
scrub jays which frequent our yard.  We attracted Stellar's jays =
several=20
years ago when we first placed a birdbath in our backyard.  The =
jays have=20
been regular visitors annually since then, bringing along a young bird =
with them=20
from time to time.  
shepherd's=20
hook pole which is frequented by squirrels, scrub and Stellar's =
jays. =20
Usually the scrub jays are the intimidators, but not now that the =
Stellar's have=20
a territory and nest to defend.  We're really entertained =
while =20
watching the assorted animals and birds who attempt to use this peanut=20
feeder.  It's especially entertaining when the squirrels try to =
shimmy up=20
the pole when it is wet from the rain.  Then, if they pause, they =
just=20
slide right down.  As you can see, we're easily =
entertained.
titmice(titmouses?) at=20
our feeders who obviously are fledglings and today three =
chickadees. =20
We have tried to entice them to use our birdbox, but they check it out =
briefly=20
and I guess don't like the furnishings, the exposure, or =
whatever.
have doves,=20
house finches, house sparrows, jays, CA towhees and Nuttall's =
woodpeckers. =20
We're hoping for black-headed grosbeaks who usually stop by for a day or =
two,=20
but no sighting yet this year.
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----- Original Message ----- 
  From:=20
  Judith=20
  Lewis 
  
To: Sightings at diabloaudubon.com=20
  

  
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 =
10:32 AM
  
Subject: [EBB Sightings] black =
headed=20
  grosbeak
  


  
I live in Oakland between the 880 and =
580 hwys=20
  near the colusseum and about two weeks ago a Black-Headed Grosbeak =
came to my=20
  yard feeder... Stayed for a couple of days and haven't seen it=20
  since...  Also, to my surprise, there was a Stellars Jay bouncing =
around=20
  the tree behind my house for only a short time .  This was around =
6 weeks=20
  ago. These I usually see in much higher elevations.  =
 Both=20
  were back yard firsts for me.  No Nuthatches for me =
this=20
  year... but plenty of Oak Titmouse, Black Phoebes,Chestnut Backed=20
  Chickadees,and the usual groups of Finches House and Gold and House=20
  Sparrows...  
  
 
  
 
  
   
  
Judith Lewis
  
 
  
GO A's for=20
2005

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