Date: 2/8/26 11:59 am From: Subha Mohan via groups.io <scuba_diver_4009...> Subject: [southbaybirds] [SCVBA Trip Report] 2.8.26 Drop-In Event at McClellan Ranch (Cupertino)
Peg and I were joined by 26 bird enthusiast adults and children over the course of this delightfully sunny, 2.5 hour stationary drop-in event at the SCVBA headquarters McClellan Ranch bird feeders. Noisy from child wonder at the up-close bird views, combined with the seemingly endless choruses of bird song, we had a joy-filled Super Bowl morning as we witnessed:
- an Acorn Woodpecker chasing off a Steller’s Jay to then sing its heart out perched atop the feeder- flocks of House Finches descending onto the feeders with some interspersed Lesser Goldfinches- visits from both the White-Breasted and Pygmy Nuthatches- multiple Spotted Towhees spotted simultaneously- a squirrel trying to sneak its way into the feeder seed debris - children excitedly figuring out how use the loaner binoculars while IDing neighborhood favorites such as the Anna’s Hummingbird on its go-to perch and the deceptively simple-appearing California Towhees
Full eBird list with the 26 species here! https://ebird.org/checklist/S298973556 Until next time,Subha and PegSanta Clara Valley Bird Alliance
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