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| Audubon Fights Lake Sonoma Deal The Sound and the Furry PeeWee at Chanslor Ranch Thank You Beginners Bird Walk Report PeeWee Report Observations To List Is Not Necessarily to Be Off Balance Walkabout Results Environmental Educators Conference Mayacamas Sanctuary Campout Bird Boxes by Madrone Breeding Bird Atlas in Second Printing Welcome New Members Can You Help? Old Audubon Magazines Piling Up? | Beginners Bird Walk ReportSeptember 7, 1996Santa Rosa Creek at Willowside Road Enjoying clear skies and sunshine, 22 birders peered into the riparianfoliage bordering the trail. The birding was good, though berry picking enjoyedequal favor at times. Yellow Warblers were present in large numbers with scatterings ofWilson's and Orange-crowned Warblers also present. SeveralWestern Tanagers showed, one with a grasshopper. While BeltedKingfishers circled overhead, two White-tailed Kites engaged in whatappeared to be a food exchange, though no food was obvious to those watching.One of the Kites was later observed on a nest in a nearby oak. Two maleAmerican Kestrels gave us a display of close-formation flying whileAmerican Pelicans circled over the laguna. Our list total for themorning was 42 birds.
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