September 23, 2005
Green-tailed Towhee!
Having joined in an abortive search for an Ovenbird and Northern Parula along Babel Slough, Chris Conard and I returned to Grasslands Park to look for yesterday's Green-tailed Towhee. Happily, Brent Campos and Mary Chambers were already on the bird when we arrived, and we were treated to excellent views of the bird foraging and preening. My photos came out a little grainy in the evening light, but I was nonetheless pleased to get reasonable shots of this skulking species - here are the best of them.
On the way out of the park we were treated to an early Say's Phoebe and a striking sunset over the foothills.
