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Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 12:49:02 -0700
From: "Don Ganton" 
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I birded Almaden Lake Park and portions of Los Alamitos Creek this morning.
I saw several Yellow Warblers down by the creek, just upstream from the
lake and a Western Tanager in a nearby tree. I had two Green Herons on the
day. A California Thrasher was bathing in the creek. I saw a personal
record 17 Nutmeg Mannikins in three locations. Four immature (no scales)
Mannikins were in a bush near the "beach". I saw two adults building a nest
in a tree in the Winfield parking lot. Just upstream of the bridge at
Mazzone Dr, I saw 5 more adults and 6 immatures. Unfortunately, my most
reliable spot for finding Nutmeg Mannikins has had all it's vegetation
mowed down. But they still seem to be thriving. Does anyone know if they
can be found elsewhere in the county?

Don Ganton
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Having a little birdie snack........

Gorgeous bird!

Natasha

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Good evening all......

Decided to go over to Oka Ponds tonight It had been awhile since I birded 
there.  I entered through the Oka Lane entrance and saw Barn Swallow flying 
over the ponds. 

In Pond 6 (along the freeway) were Mallards and three pairs of beautiful 
Gadwalls.  The ponds were rather quiet, having the regulars such as 
Pied-billed Grebes and Coots.  I walked between Ponds 5 and the Los Gatos 
Creek on the Oka side and looked at all the regular there too, Bushtits, 
Mockingbirds, Black Phoebes, House Finch, and Song Sparrows. I decided to 
stop at the fennel patch and take a look.  When I didn't see anything moving 
I decided to phish......well my phishing did two things.....it scared a feral 
cat out from a bush, which then ran into the fennel patch......which then 
caused all the birds to fly out!  A new bird for my park list was a pair of 
Wilson's Warblers, had numerous Common Yellowthroat, and a season goodie of a 
Willow Flycatcher. Oh, the second thing my phishing produced was a fisherman 
from the other side of the pond!  Oops.

I walked down the trail on the back side of "Snipe Island" and saw lots of 
Mallards and three more pairs of Gadwalls....and a Snowy Egret preening.

On the way out, I watched a Great Blue Heron fly in (took lots of pictures) 
and had two Green Herons.


This morning I took a ride out to State & Spreckles....wanted to photograph 
the Pectoral Sandpipers, which I did, all three of them together in the 
channel in the driveway leading up to the EEC (before the main gate) . Also 
four Lesser Yellowlegs and three Greater Yellowlegs in the channel. Managed 
to take a few pictures of the Pacific Golden Plover. 

Up at the EEC, I heard the Virginia Rail calling again. Saw two Marsh Wrens 
and four different Song Sparrows.  Common Yellowthroat were in the reeds.  
Lots of Anna's Hummingbird in the tobacco flower bushes.

On the tower was a Peregrine Falcon and a Northern Harrier was flying over 
towards the New Chicago Marsh area.  I checked the trees along the drive in 
(and later walked back down) and found Bushtits, Mockingbirds, House Finches, 
a Downy Woodpecker.  I flushed a female Pheasant while I was walking.  Lots 
of Red-tailed Hawks today.  A beautiful male Kestrel was flying about and 
then rested on the wires as I left.  

On the House Finches I saw today, I took a picture of one with a white head.  
The rest of its body was normal. Any ideas why this would bird would have a 
white head?

Hope you all had a good day of birding.

My best regards,
Linda Sullivan

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From: "John Mariani" 
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Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:17:28 -0700
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Subject: [SBB] Bank Swallow and Stilt Sandpiper again
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Howdy South-bay-birders,

Today Jolene and I decided to join the crowd and try the places where
everybody else has been going lately  :)
    At Sunnyvale Sewage Ponds there were lots and lots of RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES, also lots of ducks, gulls, and swallows. We did have one BANK
SWALLOW fly by us as we walked out one of the levees (there were lots of
VIOLET-GREEN and BARN SWALLOWS were out there, also a few N. ROUGH-WINGS).
Also of interest were 6 fly-by BROWN PELICANS and a couple of BONAPARTE'S
GULLS.
    At State & Spreckles in Alviso this afternoon we missed the reeve and
Pectoral Sandpiper reported by Kris Olson, but saw the STILT SANDPIPER
foraging on the far side of the pond (funny how the rarities seem to switch
shifts between birder visits!). Also saw lots of WILSON'S PHALAROPES and a
couple of LESSER YELLOWLEGS there.

John Mariani
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