Green-tailed Towhee at the stick pond

Good afternoon, by a minute or two,

 

Nathan French and myself birded the Dairy Mart Ponds and the community gardens area today.  Right at the entrance to the main trail that runs along the south stick pond, we were watching various birds when something popped up right below us.  It was a Green-tailed Towhee.  Nathan will put an IDable shot on e-bird later.  At the community gardens, we kept chasing a Bunting Buzz that didn't quite sound right for Lazuli, but never quite got on the bird.  We did get an interesting bird that might be just a female or juvi Blue Grosbeak, but I'm trying to figure that out

 

Mark Stratton birding with Nathan French

North Park