Date: 10/12/26 2:39 pm From: Lola Ross <lolabones...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Loma Prieta neighbor threatened birders with rifle
Hey all,
This morning I went up to Loma Prieta and ran into several birders up there
when I was at the Wiliamson’s Sapsucker stakeout pine (never saw it, but I
did get nice photos of a RBS).
Three birders from Santa Clara Co said a Loma Prieta resident threatened
them with a rifle, fired two shots in the air, motioned them violently to
go away, flipped them off, and pointed his rifle at them (not necessarily
in that order). The birders were on the public county road. One of the
three birders shared the location where it occurred (see link below). She
took photos of the man and the location and was planning to file a report
with the SC County Sheriff’s Office, but at Kim’s suggestion, I’m posting
the info here so you can all be aware.
Brian Spence also returned from that direction a little later on, and had
not encountered anything untoward, but I chose not to walk up that way
anyway. Two drivers also sped past us at various times, purposefully
revving through the softer dirt to try to coat us with dust (once by the
sapsucker tree and once at the parking area). Most drivers were courteous,
but not those two.
Stay safe out there. Here’s the location that was shared with me of the guy
with the rifle:
