Holy Park

· Maine Event

Today was glorious and warm. After going to the farmers' market early, we had our date. We walked up to Bernal Heights and wandered around. Then went to Holy Park. It was such an amazing bird-filled little park. The highlights include Pygmy Nuthatches, Western Bluebirds, and two different kinds of woodpeckers, plus many other birds! It was so fun. Then we walked back and went to a little enoteca. It was actually the last place we went out to eat before the March COVID shutdown in 2020. A Brazilian couple runs it, and it's excellent low-brow food/wine with a great vibe and nice space to be in. Then hit up the library to get out of the sun and relax a little. Then home. This afternoon, I cleaned out my closet and freecycled some jars.

I'm learning about sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), a tough little plant.

Good news about an endangered palm cockatoo

And rewilding in Scotland leads to huge increases in bird and insect populations!

Good morning, little neighborhood
Views in other neighborhoods
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 
Nuttal's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)
 Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) dapper and look at that balance
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Serious headbanger
Stairway down to the lowlands, or at least a block towards them
Onions!
Mt. Diablo
Venus
Venus and Sutro
Jupiter and the twins, Castor and Pollux
Jeweled city

6:50 am – 7:35 pm, which is 12 hours and 45 minutes!

The bird of the day is the Western Wood-Pewee

Here is a poem for you.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 27 species today

Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Downy Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Red-masked Parakeet
Black Phoebe
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Pygmy Nuthatch
European Starling
Western Bluebird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler