There were 10 members out on a clear morning. It has been foggy on this side of the hill for about 5 weeks now so it was nice to see the blue sky so early in the morning. There wasn't anything pressing on the Big Board so we decided to head up to the Eagle Rock Bridge to take another look for repairs we will be making in the next couple of months.
Eagle Rock trail from EveryTrail mapping
We encountered a small tree that took all of 5 minutes to clear and then another that was cleared with one cut.
We made it to the bridge around 11 am and after looking it over most decided to return to get ready for various activities but Janette, Dale S., and I continued to Eagle Rock doing light brushing along the way. On the way down from the Rock, at the head of the short trail to the bench looking toward the west I saw a strange oak, at least for this area. We looked at a couple of books and it appears to be a Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii). The habitat was right but it was a first for me in the park.
Black Oak
Pacfic-slope Flycatcher, immature
This was also a Trail Crew outing that night to UCSC theater to take in the Taming of the Shrew. Although it was a very good time with good food and drink the acting was very good but the play is about 400 years out of date (that's my opinion).
See you on the trails.
Jeff
Birds of the Day
3 Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
2 Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata
2 Black Swift, Cypseloides niger
2 Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna
2 Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
3 Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
2 Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis
2 Hutton's Vireo, Vireo huttoni
3 Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
4 Western Scrub-Jay (Coastal), Aphelocoma californica [californica Group]
1 Common Raven, Corvus corax
16 Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Poecile rufescens
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis
3 Brown Creeper, Certhia americana
1 Bewick's Wren, Thryomanes bewickii
4 Wrentit, Chamaea fasciata