Natural History Wanderings

Today seven of us did a Great Backyard Bird Count. We spend a good part of the day looking at birds in my yard in North Berkeley  and then walking around the neighborhood in the North Berkeley Flatlands along the Ohlone Greenway and several side streets.

We found twenty-four bird species. Surprisingly 21 of them were either in or seen or heard from my yard. All bird species seen from our house except Black Phoebe, Red-breasted Nuthatch and California Scrub Jay.

The highlight of the day was seeing a Cooper’s Hawk swoop across our backyard and a Red-tail Hawk flying above. Both are very infrequent visitors to our yard.

Another highlight of the day was our Great Backyard Birding brunch featuring a Chocolate Bobka French Toast Bake that was very much enjoyed by all.

Click read more to see our list from today.

Berkeley- home, Alameda, California, US  Feb 18, 2019 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling 4.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Great Backyard Bird Count.  All bird species seen from our house except Black Phoebe, Red-breasted Nuthatch and California Scrub Jay, which were seen walking around the nearby neighborhood.
24 species

Mourning Dove  2
Anna’s Hummingbird  2
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Black Phoebe  3
California Scrub-Jay  1
American Crow  8
Common Raven  1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee  2
Oak Titmouse  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Hermit Thrush  1
House Finch  5
Lesser Goldfinch  9
Fox Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  3
White-crowned Sparrow  5
Golden-crowned Sparrow  5
White-throated Sparrow  2
California Towhee  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
Townsend’s Warbler  2
House Sparrow  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52901677

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