We
were only in San Pablo for a few hours to visit
the folks and look at the backyard before construction
starts on the new house. Eleven fruit trees, some
more than 20 years old, were cut down with three
more to go. My brother assured me there were still
enough tree for the birds, and I suppose when the
occupants decide to put in a new garden, that would
liven up the property. Except for a high-flying
ASIAN PALM SWIFT above the house and a male OLIVE-BACKED
SUNBIRD singing from the neighbor's television aerial,
there were no other birds seen in the vicinity.
Marilyn
and I managed to squeeze a visit to the lake later
in the afternoon and watched the egrets and herons
from the viewpoint near Aling Meding's mansion.
WBCP member Angelo Carandang reported to seeing
10 LITTLE GREBES and a single COLASISI in the area
this morning. I only saw a single Little Grebe,
and briefly because of the rough waters caused by
the strong north wind. The wind was strong enough
to make viewing with binoculars uncomfortable.
BIRD
LIST:
1.Little
Grebe (T. ruficolis) - 1
2.Little (Striated) Heron (B. striata) - 1
3.Grey Heron (A. cinerea) - 11
4.Great Egret (A. alba) - 4+
5.White Egret species - 56
6.Asian Palm Swift (C. balasiensis) - 1* in Ilaya
7.Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (D. maculatus) - 1
heard trilling in tree in Our Lady of the Lake compound
8.Brown Shrike (L. cristatus) - 1 perched in the
bamboo fence of the fishpen off the viewpoint
9.Pacific Swallow (H. tahitica) - 5 flying around
the INC chapel overlooking the lake
10.Red-Keeled Flowerpecker (D. australe) - 1 heard
singing near AlingMeding's and 1* heard in yard
in Ilaya
11.Olive-Backed Sunbird (C. jugularis) - 1* male
seen singing in neighbor's yard in Ilaya
12.Grey Wagtail (M. cinerea) - 1 stayed around for
several minutes only a couple of meters from our
viewpoint
13.Eurasian Tree Sparrow (P. montanus) - only a
handful
