Date: 10/12/26 3:08 pm From: Heidi Sandkuhle <mrskuhle...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Loma Prieta neighbor threatened birders with rifle
Please report this to the Sheriff’s office. I have encountered residents on that road who claimed we were trespassing—we thought we were on county roads the entire time. If that road crosses private property, it should be marked. This is a serious violation to be threatened with a weapon, and should not be tolerated—at anytime.
Heidi Sandkuhle
> On Oct 12, 2026, at 2:39 PM, Lola Ross <lolabones...> wrote:
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> Hey all,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Stay safe out there. Here’s the location that was shared with me of the guy with the rifle:
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> https://maps.app.goo.gl/diiWnzvfDEUGjFfR7?g_st=ig >
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