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  1. Modjeska Canyon Birds LINK
    DATE: Apr 25, 2019 @ 4:10pm, 6 year(s) ago
    Greetings,

I spent this morning 7:30 to 11:30, Thursday, on the Harding Truck Trail above Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon.My primary goalwas looking for Black-chinned Sparrows but anything that has DNA is acceptable. Here are some highlights. Just up from the trailhead was a singing House Wren. I saw one Rufous-crowned Sparrow just before the fork that leads down to Modjeska pond/dam. Beyond that for the next 2 miles I saw numerous Lazuli Buntings. It seemed like they were on every bush singing away. The only Black-chinned Sparrow I saw was a bit distant to photograph. The surprise of the day was at a switchback maybe 2.5 miles up the trail. I stopped to listen for sparrows and out pops a male Townsend's Warbler.It lands on a snag in front of me. A few seconds later a male Wilson's Warbler takes it's place. Both left heading south. A chaparral slope is notthe habitat I would expect them to be in. I shoot slide film so nothing to post in photos for now.

Regards, Al Borodayko
Cypress, CA
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