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So, I'm subbing today and this is up way late. Sorry for that, but my mornings take me forever these days. Anyway, lets jump below the fold and get started.
So, in Castro Valley today, there are House finches, American goldfinches, Lesser goldfinches, Oak titmouse, Western scrub jay, California Towhee, White crowned sparrows, Chestnut backed chickadees, a Nuttal's woodpecker, Mourning doves, crows and squirrels, along with native bumble bees and many flowering plants. it is in the sixties, sunny and clear.
So, how about you, where are you and what are you seeing?
Share your own observations in comments, and I'll add a marker to the map. Please give a city and state (as close as you feel comfortable in providing). Green pins for observations mostly about plants, brown for animals, and blue for weather or other inorganic items. The letter at the center of each pin will be the first letter of the user who provides the data.