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Midweek Walkabout Results
Thursday, April 10, 1997
About 25 members of Madrone
Audubon enjoyed a beautiful spring walk on the Pine Flat Mayacamas Preserve.
Wildflowers were in abundance with the St. Helena Fawn Lily, Erythronium
helenae, being the prize wildflower of the day. This species of Fawn
Lily is restricted to serpentine-derived soils and is especially abundant
at several localities on the preserve. The group walked for a short distance
along the old Clark Foss Stage Road which connected the cities of Pine Flat
and Healdsburg.
Wednesday, April 16, 1997
Sixteen birders, including
two from Nova Scotia and one from St. Joseph, Missouri, searched the Duncans
Mills, Jenner and Bridgehaven areas for returning neotropicals and tallied
64 species. The weather was sunny and warm except along the coast where
summer-pattern fog persisted. A flock of about 40 Golden-crowned Sparrows
gathered in the pasture next to the old Duncans Mills schoolhouse preparing
for their move to their mountain nesting grounds. Highlights included Caspian
Terns and nesting Osprey along the river.
Wednesday, April 30, 1997
On an overcast, lightly
drizzling day, 15 birders visited the Warm Springs Dam area and found 62
species of birds. Notable birds of the day were Lazuli Buntings, Ash-throated
Flycatchers, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Chipping Sparrows, Lark Sparrows, Rufous-crowned
Sparrows, California Thrasher, Western Tanager, Black-throated Gray Warbler,
and five species of Swallows.
Thursday, May 8, 1997
On a warm sunny day, 29 birders
attended the bird walk at Salmon Creek Road. Outstanding birds were Golden
Eagle, Swainson's Thrush, Ash-throated Flycatcher and Chipping Sparrow.
After lunch, part of the group took a side trip to Bodega Bay to view the
following birds nesting at the Head: Pigeon Guillemot, Pelagic Cormorant,
Black Oystercatcher, and Western Gull. Total species for the
day was 89. |
