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Field Trip Report

Saturday, May 23, 1998
On a pleasantly cool and cloudy day, twelve people met leader Ian Morrison at the Sausal Creek Bridge for a wonderful day of birding along Pine Flat Road. We started by witnessing a Red-tailed Hawk devouring the contents of a Crow's nest while being noisily attacked by two adult Crows. We found 63 species including Golden Eagle, Purple Martin, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Lazuli Bunting, Western Tanager, a singing Nashville Warbler, .and a male Yellow-rumped Warbler. Our most startling discovery came on the top of the ridge at the end of the road where we found three Western Rattlesnakes coiled up in the rocks.

Saturday, June 6, 1998
Twelve people joined Bud Getty on a cool overcast day at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. The cool weather seemed to make the birds more active. We all got excellent looks at Western Tanager, Bullocks Oriole and Black-headed Grosbeaks. No one had ever seen more Lazuli Buntings at Sugarloaf---they were everywhere in the park. Woodpeckers were out in force---several Downy, Acorn, Nuttalls, Northern Flicker and we heard the Pileated! We recorded a total of 44 species during the three hour leisurely walk. Butterflies and flowers added a lot to the trip also.