Bison View Traditional Geocache
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Bison View in Golden Gate Park
The Buffalo Paddock, just east of Chain of Lakes Drive on Kennedy
Drive, can be a wonderful birding spot. Don't count on infinite
variety here, but instead regard it as an opportunity to observe
avian behavior. A large blackbird flock utilizes this fenced meadow
all year, so you can observe interactions between the dominant
Brewer's Blackbirds and the large numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds,
Brown-headed Cowbirds, and starlings. To the patient observer, much
can be revealed by watching the group dynamics of the mixed flock.
In the fall and winter, you may also find a Tricolored Blackbird.
The meadow hosts a large wintering population of Killdeer. Common
Snipe winter here from time to time. Red-tailed Hawks have nested
on the north side of the meadow, and one or two usually winter
here. Late summer and early fall bring a profusion of grass and
weed seeds, which attract large numbers of House Finches, Pine
Siskins, and a few American and Lesser Goldfinches.
Cache container is a M258A1 Military Decontamination (Decon)
Box.
This cache contains an irwinSports pathtag for FTF.
Congratulations to Team Gatorchomp on FTF.
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