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From email@hidden Mon Oct 01 00:16:16 2001
Subject: [SBB] Calero Reservoir, Hawk Hill, etc.
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Howdy South-bay-birders,
Sunday I visited the east end of Calero Reservoir, and found the male
EURASIAN WIGEON still present there. Lots of ducks were there, and also a
COOPER'S HAWK, the usual BLACK-NECKED STILTS, about 10 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, a few LEAST SANDPIPERS, several GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 9 FORSTER'S
TERNS, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1-2 YELLOW WARBLERS, and a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Saw
about 10 WILD TURKEYS at points along the creek.
Sunday night, at my parent's house at the foot of the Santa Teresa
Hills, I heard a COMMON POORWILL calling from the chaparral.
On Saturday we had a class field trip to Hawk Hill in the Marin
Headlands. We had good weather, but relatively low numbers of raptors. In
the morning we had a close look at a BROAD-WINGED HAWK (only one we saw all
day). Later in the afternoon those of us who stayed long enough got to see 3
FERRUGINOUS HAWKS pass the hill in quick succesion (at least 4 were observed
there on Saturday). But our most unusual sightings were probably a pair of
out-of-place ACORN WOODPECKERS and a male NORTHERN (YELLOW-SHAFTED) FLICKER
in the grove of pines near the lookout.
John Mariani
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 01 09:49:01 2001
Subject: [SBB] -
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Folks:
This morning, 10/1/2001, there were two BROWN PELICANS in with the
450-850 AM. WHITE PELICANS in a feeding frenzy on Salt Pond A2W. At the lone
eucalyptus on Stevens Creek above Crittenden Lane, Al Eisner was sorting
throught the warblers when I came by (ORANGE-CROWNED, YELLOW, and
YELLOW-RUMPED) and I joined him. I got brief glimpses of a _Dendroica_
warbler with an Orange-crowned-like head and white wingbars. This bird,
likely a Blackpoll Warbler, moved around constantly and was hard to id. I
left Al there--hopefully he got some good looks.
Bill
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 01 10:51:04 2001
Subject: [SBB] RE: Oka Ponds & Los Gatos Creek
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Good Morning All...
Great to be back at Oka and Los Gatos Creek birding. I parked at the Oka Lane
entrance and to the Euc tree to the right where: Yellow-rumped Warblers and
Bushtits. Overhead flew the American Crows with Walnuts in their bills, and
a large flock of Starlings. I walked down the path that would have the
freeway 17(the chain link fence too) to my right and the creek to my left,
there on Snipe Island: (2) Common Snipe, in the creek by Snipe Island where:
(2) Female Hooded Mergansers, (8) American Widgeons, (6) Gadwalls, Coots,
Pied-billed Grebes and Mallards too. While walking around the ponds I saw,
(4) Green Herons, (2) Belted Kingfishers, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Great
Blue Heron, (2) Black-crowned Night Herons, (30+) Cormorants. In the fennel
patch where the Warblers were before I left, now has Sparrows in it. Amongst
the ones I could identify were, Gold and White-crowned, and Song Sparrows.
Had two different sparrows I will need to go back and hopefully see again to
identify. Also, only one Gull...Ring-billed?????
All and All pretty nice for a hot morning. Wishing you all good birding.
My best regards,
Linda Sullivan
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 01 10:52:53 2001
Subject: [SBB] Re: Stevens Creek
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Bill Bousman wrote:
> This morning, 10/1/2001, there were two BROWN PELICANS in with the
> 450-850 AM. WHITE PELICANS in a feeding frenzy on Salt Pond A2W. At the lone
> eucalyptus on Stevens Creek above Crittenden Lane, Al Eisner was sorting
> throught the warblers when I came by (ORANGE-CROWNED, YELLOW, and
> YELLOW-RUMPED) and I joined him. I got brief glimpses of a _Dendroica_
> warbler with an Orange-crowned-like head and white wingbars. This bird,
> likely a Blackpoll Warbler, moved around constantly and was hard to id. I
> left Al there--hopefully he got some good looks.
Unfortunately, no. I had the impression the warblers weren't sticking in
the Euc, but coming in from the south and heading out (one - a vocal Myrtle
Warbler which was the first one present) headed out toward Moffeit, one other
seemed to head north. I think most of the small group had gone by the time
Bill left, and when I stopped by later there weren't any warblers there. I
had a poor glimpse at the head/breast of what I suspect was Bill's warbler
just after he first saw it, and it did seem intriguing and consistent with
Blackpoll, but I saw too little to say anything with any confidence.
I found one Wilson's farther south, and got a clean sweep of the standard
winter sparrows, including Fox, Lincoln's and Golden-Crowned. And my first
bird of the morning was the male Orange Bishop, which also was seen heading
over the levee toward Moffeit.
Al
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 01 11:02:34 2001
Subject: Re: [SBB] NOWA (?) at L'Avenida
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In a message dated 9/30/01 9:01:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
email@hidden writes:
> mud that is on the North side of the channel. No
> mud on the South side.
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All,
In an attempt to avoid any future confusion I would point out that Stevens
Creek runs almost straight North and South in this area and therefore has
East and West banks.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 10:58 AM, 10/1/01
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 01 11:29:58 2001
Subject: [SBB] Ogier Ponds
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All,
A quick note on Ogier Ponds for Sunday. Birding was still quite slow but
with less wind and it got very hot at the end. We managed to add several
species over our Thursday effort but still no bittern and unfortunately, no
Osprey. New birds included a Sora (nice going Lori), Ruddy Duck, Spotted
Sandpiper(s), Yellow Warblers, a Lincoln's Sparrow and three gulls (one each
Ring-billed, California and Herring). Fishermen (I thought fishing season
was over?) managed to drive the Wood Ducks away from the southern edge of the
first pond in the right of the entrance before 10 AM (fortunately we saw them
earlier). We had a lot more Ring-necked Ducks on Sunday but no Greater Scaup
(In retrospect I'm a little concerned about my ID of this bird on Thursday).
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 11:30 AM, 10/1/01
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 02 11:12:28 2001
Subject: [SBB] Color-marked ANHU
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Hi all--
This morning I finally put the binoculars on a male Anna's Hummingbird in
our yard that shows a light mark on the top of its bill. I had assumed
pollen but it appears actually to be yellow color marking, and the top of
its head is definitely marked with powder blue. I assume that it is banded
as well, but I haven't been able to see the legs. Does anyone know whose
marking work this might be?
--Peter
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Peter LaTourrette
North American Bird Photo Gallery: http://www.birdphotography.com/
Jasper Ridge, Hawai'i, New Zealand: http://www.stanford.edu/~petelat1/
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 02 12:20:27 2001
Subject: RE: [SBB] Color-marked ANHU
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Pete,
I suggest you send this information to the Bird Banding Lab
(www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/) They have a section on the page on how to report
color-marked birds without information on a metal band. I personally know
of no one locally that color-marks hummers. My Hummingbird Newsletter does
have a partial list of some hb banders who color-mark but the nearest one is
in Washington state and it does not list which species he marks.
Rita Colwell
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Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:12 AM
To: South Bay Bird List
Subject: [SBB] Color-marked ANHU
Hi all--
This morning I finally put the binoculars on a male Anna's Hummingbird in
our yard that shows a light mark on the top of its bill. I had assumed
pollen but it appears actually to be yellow color marking, and the top of
its head is definitely marked with powder blue. I assume that it is banded
as well, but I haven't been able to see the legs. Does anyone know whose
marking work this might be?
--Peter
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North American Bird Photo Gallery: http://www.birdphotography.com/
Jasper Ridge, Hawai'i, New Zealand: http://www.stanford.edu/~petelat1/
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 02 15:11:12 2001
Subject: [SBB] Brewers Sparrow and others
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Hi everyone,
Gina Barton and I were banding this morning along Coyote Creek, south of Hwy 237 and north of Tasman, on the west side of the creek in the riparian and overflow channel. This is one of SFBBO's non-CCFS banding sites. Our most exciting capture of the day was a hatching-year Brewer's Sparrow. Our banding area is on the other side of the levee from the 'bus yard' and extends down to where the Cisco Buildings are. There is not any public parking next to the levee (just Cisco parking).
We captured a total of 58 birds of 15 species, listed below. The first number is a newly banded bird, the second number is how many birds of that species were recaptured (i.e., 5/3 means 5 newly banded birds, 3 recaptured):
1 Red-shafted Flicker
1 Willow Flycatcher
1/1 House Wren
/1 Bewick's Wren
1 American Robin
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 Savannah Sparrow
8/3 Lincoln's Sparrow
/1 Song Sparrow
14 Puget Sound White-Crowned Sparrows
2 Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrows
2 Golden-crowned Sparrows
3 House Finches
15 Lesser Goldfinches
1 Brewer's Sparrow
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Sherry Hudson
Landbird Biologist
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
P.O. Box 247
Alviso, CA 95002
phone: 408/946-6548
fax: 408/946-9279
e-mail: email@hidden
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 02 19:29:52 2001
Subject: [SBB] Sharp-shinned Hawk at Portal Park
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Around 5 p.m. today I was walking through Portal Park in Cupertino (a few
blocks north of Stevens Creek Blvd on Portal Avenue) and an adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk glided out of a nearby tree maybe ten feet in front of me
and perched on a low branch of another nearby tree. It then flew up into the
foliage as I approached where I lost sight of it.
I did not get a good look; I assume it was Sharp-shinned rather than
Cooper's because of the size (Stellar's Jay size) but I was kind of
surprised to see it right in town.
Jonathan Hays
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 02 23:22:37 2001
Subject: [SBB] Brown Pelican
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All,
At about 11 a.m. today, I saw a first year BROWN PELICAN on Vasona
Reservoir. This happens every two or three years and all juveniles.
Jean Dubois
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 03 10:48:58 2001
Subject: [SBB] lingering migrants
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All,
This morning's (10/3/01) check of Stevens Creek between L'Avenida and
Crittenden Lane turned up mostly singles of lingering migrants besides
large numbers of sparrows (including 9+ SAVANNAH SPARROWS between the
lone eucalyptus tree and the Crittenden Lane bridge). These included
1 "WESTERN" FLYCATCHER, 1 HOUSE WREN, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 YELLOW
WARBLERS, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, and 1 DARK-EYED JUNCO. Also present was
the male ORANGE BISHOP, near the lone eucalyptus.
Yesterday 10/2/01, Al Eisner and I made a quick check of the Palo Alto
Baylands fennel patch (2 YELLOW WARBLERS and 2 to 4 FOX SPARROWS) and
the nearby Water Pollution Control Plant at the end of Embarcadero Way
(3 YELLOW WARBLERS and 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 1 gray-headed, 1 not).
Things are slowing down :(
Mike Rogers
P.S. No Ruby-crowned Kinglets, which I would have expected to be more
apparent by now - guess they are late like the Golden-crowned Sparrows
were...
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 03 11:26:15 2001
Subject: [SBB] Mission Peak birds
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(If this is of interest to EBB, maybe someone can forward it ...)
For the last 4 weekends I have been hiking up Mission Peak from the Stanford
Av. parking lot.
This is purely for exercise and with non-birding friends, and I commit the
sacrilege of not carrying
binocs (to reduce weight).
A couple of ROCK WRENs and HORNED LARKs are usually seen at the summit.
A SAY'S PHOEBE works the meadow below the summit. Have had 5-feet views
of a not-very-shy RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW. Also what may have been a CHIPPING
SPARROW
(not sure - distant views) near the park residence in the meadow below the
summit.
An overhead PRAIRIE FALCON 2 weeks ago.
Vivek Tiwari
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 03 12:03:14 2001
Subject: RE: [SBB] Mission Peak birds
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A few folks asked about the whereabouts of Mission Peak. Sorry I assumed it
was a well-known landmark.
If we look out towards the Diablo range, the Mission Peak is the northern
most peak. Beyond that there is
a gap (essentially leading to Livermore valley). Its a bald peak, with rocky
crags visible below the summit. To the South
is a peak that looks a bit higher and has several radio towers on top (I
think its called Telegraph Hill?).
The peak has a marker that indicates that its in Alameda County.
Its ~2500 ft. There are a couple of access points. I go to the "Fremont"
entrance. There is an Ohlone College entrance as
well.
>From Rt.237, go on 880N and take the Mission Blvd. exit. Cross Hwy 680 and
turn right on Stanford Av.
There is a sign for Mission Peaks Regional Preserve. The parking lot and
trailhead is at the end of
Stanford Av. The parking lot is ~300ft, so it is about a 2200ft vertial
ascent. One can choose to
go pretty much straight up or take the somewhat more gentler fire road (6
mile round trip). Reaching the top
feels like a major accomplishment each time. Its great exercise and I hope
to keep doing it regularly (but
it comes at the cost of losing out on Sunday morning SC County birding).
Vivek Tiwari
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Vivek
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:26 AM
To: 'email@hidden'
Subject: [SBB] Mission Peak birds
(If this is of interest to EBB, maybe someone can forward it ...)
For the last 4 weekends I have been hiking up Mission Peak from the Stanford
Av. parking lot.
This is purely for exercise and with non-birding friends, and I commit the
sacrilege of not carrying
binocs (to reduce weight).
A couple of ROCK WRENs and HORNED LARKs are usually seen at the summit.
A SAY'S PHOEBE works the meadow below the summit. Have had 5-feet views
of a not-very-shy RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW. Also what may have been a CHIPPING
SPARROW
(not sure - distant views) near the park residence in the meadow below the
summit.
An overhead PRAIRIE FALCON 2 weeks ago.
Vivek Tiwari
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 03 14:27:39 2001
Subject: [SBB] County birding, Tuesday
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All,
On Tuesday Frank Vanslager and I checked out the "empty" pond at State and
Spreckles while the entrance road to the Environmental Education Center (EEC)
had one adult and one immature Peregrine Falcon on a tower near the entrance.
Arzino Ranch had at least five visible Burrowing Owls, a Say's Pheobe and an
immature Cooper's Hawk perched on a pole near one of the ranch buildings. On
the drive into CCFS we had a nice flock of crowned sparrows near the road
with a Lincoln's Sparrow and a male Wilson's Warbler keeping them company.
The Waterbird Pond had several hundred dowitchers (including one alternate
plumaged Long-billed Dowitcher that I couldn't help but wish was any other
red sandpiper). Peeps were at a premium with a couple Western Sandpipers and
nine to ten Least Sandpipers. Gull levels are building with a mystery gull
seen on the mud flats west of the pond (it basically looked like an adult
California Gull but with a pale eye, dark bill and legs).
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 2:26 PM, 10/3/01
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 03 17:48:11 2001
Subject: [SBB] Pelican at Oka Ponds
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Campbell, Ca. 1525hrs -- Can anybody say if they've recently seen the Brown
Pelican that was hanging around the large pond off of Dell Ave?
Because I regret to inform the readership that there is a large dead bird
prostrate in the branches of the eastern most tree on the island where he
used to sit... I wandered all around the place, but didn't find our
itinerant Pelecanus occidentalis anywhere.
Can't say for sure it's him. But I will know soon. I'm going to find a
ranger and get a ride out there to recover the carcass and see what can be
seen. It would be interesting to figure out the cause of death...
Later all,
Dusty
Campbell, Ca.
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 04 09:27:24 2001
Subject: [SBB] -
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Folks:
This morning, 10/4/2001, about sunrise, hundreds of AM. WHITE PELICANS,
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and CALIFORNIA GULLS flew into Salt Pond A2W from
the east. Included in the breakfast flock were 55 BROWN PELICANS. Two more
were on Shoreline Lake as well. I encountered my first flock of AMERICAN
PIPITS of the winter season.
Bill
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 04 13:13:10 2001
Subject: [SBB] Eurasian Wigeon
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All,
This morning Frank Vanslager and I saw what appeared to be an immature (or
first fall) male Eurasian Wigeon in Colero Reservoir. I assume that this is
the same bird previously reported by John Mariani. Unfortunately some guy
chose to take his morning coffee break by walking his black Labrador toward
the nearest groups of ducks (he actually seemed to sic his dog toward a
large, nearby group of Canada Geese at one point) this after a fisherman had
already chased all of the ducks out of the southeast corner of the reservoir.
All of this goes to say that we did not get close looks. However, the bird
had an all red head (no yellow visible on the top of the forehead) and neck
and a grayish-brown chest. The sides were mottled gray and rufous being
quite light gray near the waterline while the back (and wings) were primarily
brownish with some grayish areas. The bird showed no American Wigeon
characteristics. Later while driving west on McKean Rd. Frank spotted a
Golden Eagle on a power tower near where young Golden Eagles were fledged
last year.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 1:13 PM, 10/4/01
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 05 10:14:25 2001
Subject: [SBB] RE: OKA:LGC: Earred Grebes & Swallows
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Good Morning,
Got a late start on my walk this morning and was shocked to see 100s of
Swallows as I entered Oka ponds. Mostly Violet Green.
Birds of note today: An adult Earred Grebe with 6 juvenile earred grebes in
the large pond at the Dell Avenue Entrance. Lots of Swallows sitting on the
lines. The Brown Pelican was on the larger of the two islands preening
itself. Gadwalls, American Widgeons, 2 female Hooded Mergansers and 2 Scaup
still at the ponds.
Only one Yellow Warbler in the center creek and a young Cooper's Hawk on the
way out, flew into the Euc tree.
Wishing you all good birding.
Best Regards,
Linda Sullivan
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 05 12:07:05 2001
Subject: [SBB] Fwd: Common poorwill
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SBB,
I got a note from Vicki Silvas-Young about a recent Common Poorwill
(COPO) sighting at the Coyote Creek Field Station (CCFS). See the
note below.
I recall that Mike Rogers and Mike Mammoser found a COPO in nearly
the same area a year ago, 7 Oct 00. And a COPO (same one perhaps?)
was banded at the station within the last 10 days of that same month.
As you may know, access to CCFS is limited. The best way to gain
access is to become a member of the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
(SFBBO) and to request permission for access. You will need to sign
a waiver of liability and you will be provided with directions and
access information. SFBBO - 408-946-6548.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District has jurisdiction over the
property and CCFS conducts long-term monitoring of wildlife and
vegetation in the area. The access is limited because the area is
not set up to handle a lot of public access and because of the
monitoring activities.
Les Chibana
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Date: Friday, October 5, 2001 8:50 AM
From: Vicki Silvas-Young
Les,
Last Monday morning I was out at the station very
early in the morning checking the traps set out for
the cat. The cat was trapped, but in the meantime I
found a Common poorwill on the lower levee road
between Tran K,L,M and H,I,J. I told Gina about it
just before banding on Wednesday, but have not heard
anything regarding whether it was seen or banded. I
went out last night after my class and saw it again!
It is still on the lower levee road. This is a life
bird for me and I am sure enjoying it!
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 05 14:54:34 2001
Subject: [SBB] CLSW, PALO
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All,
This morning 10/5/01, I made another quick check of the Palo Alto
bayside. The fennel patch and nearby trees at the Baylands contained
2 YELLOW WARBLERS, a singing FOX SPARROW, an immature COOPER'S HAWK
eating a bird, and many AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES. A stream of 27 swallows
flew south in small groups. Most were VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS, but just
as I was getting tired of checking every one, a bird with a squared
off dark throat and square tail - a CLIFF SWALLOW - flew past. The
light was poor and I never could see the pale rump on the bird, which
would have been nice, because this is very late for this species in
the county. Later, 5 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were seen winging their
way back north.
A quick stop at the end of Embarcadero Way turned up 2 YELLOW
WARBLERS, 2 FOX SPARROWS, and a hatching-year female BLACK-THROATED
GRAY WARBLER. Thirteen VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS made their way north
overhead and I could see a few more out on the wires near the Emily
Renzel wetlands.
I drove around to the frontage road by the wetlands, hoping to refind
the Cliff Swallow among the Violet-greens, all of which had
disappeared by the time I got there. A little patience paid off,
however, as the swallows trickled back in, eventually building to a
flock of 60 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS over the marsh and perched on the
wires nearby. I spent a while searching carefully with binoculars for
any other swallow species and failed, but as I was about to give up, I
noted a distant flock of what I at first thought to perhaps be
shorebirds heading south high over highway 101. As they drew closer I
was amazed to see that they were PACIFIC LOONS! The birds were not in
any real formation but did hang together, heading south at a
reasonable altitude over highway 101. I watched them for several
minutes, but did not see them descend before they disappeared from
sight. (It might be a good idea to check south county reservoirs,
however!) This is an unprecedented county record, both for its early
date and for the realtively large number of birds involved. Such
movements are typical along the coast right now, and it is highly
likely that the heavy coastal fog resulted in these birds ending up in
the bay. An immature SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in a tree on the way out made
for a two-accipiter morning (now why can't they be that cooperative on
Big Days?!).
Hoping for more swallows, I decided to check out Alviso at noon today.
There were indeed swallows over New Chicago Marsh, with 2 more CLIFF
SWALLOWS, 3 BARN SWALLOWS, and 35+ VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS at times
present and at times eleswhere. The pond at State and Spreckles was
loaded with shorebirds, including the adult female RUFF, 23 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS (10 of which later flew across the railroad tracks to the
eastern parts of the marsh), 18+ LESSER YELLOWLEGS (vs 9+ GREATER
YELLOWLEGS), a heard-only COMMON SNIPE, a juvenile BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER, 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, and 3 DUNLIN (first of fall), with
plenty of the more usual species.
A quick check of Salt Pond A16 north of the EEC turned up 6 HERRING
GULLS, a CASPIAN TERN, and a vocal WILLOW FLYCATCHER in the willows
just over the dike from the pond. Both SORA and VIRGINIA RAILS were
calling from the slough and a single COMMON MOORHEN was swimming
upstream. Three FOX SPARROWS were foraging underneath one of the
bushes near the parking lot.
Mike Rogers
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Subject: Re: [SBB] CLSW, PALO
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Mike Rogers wrote:
> I noted a distant flock of what I at first thought to perhaps be
> shorebirds heading south high over highway 101. As they drew closer I
> was amazed to see that they were PACIFIC LOONS! The birds were not in
> any real formation but did hang together, heading south at a
> reasonable altitude over highway 101. I watched them for several
> minutes, but did not see them descend before they disappeared from
> sight. (It might be a good idea to check south county reservoirs,
> however!) This is an unprecedented county record, both for its early
> date and for the realtively large number of birds involved. Such
> movements are typical along the coast right now, and it is highly
> likely that the heavy coastal fog resulted in these birds ending up in
> the bay. .
How many were there, roughly? I started to see a few at the coast about a
week ago - not yet any large numbers (but then again, conditions there haven't
been very conducive to sea watching most days).
Al
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Subject: [SBB] 8 PALOs
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Oops, thanks to Al Eisner's probe I realize I left off the number of
PACIFIC LOONS I had this morning - there were eight birds in the flock.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 05 17:58:22 2001
Subject: [SBB] Pelicans
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Today ( 10/5) saw up to 65 White Pelicans soaring over Charleston
Slough/Flood Control Basin. Seventeen others were on the Palo Alto "wetland"
pond (along frontage road). Further up the bay in Redwood Shores saw
another 21 soaring.
Screech
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 06 13:28:57 2001
Subject: [SBB] South South County
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Hi SBB,
Sorry part of this report is fairly bealted. I have been pleasantly away from
any computers for several days.
On the early morning of 10/2/01 there was an imm. female type BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER at the Pajaro River about 100 m downstream of Hwy 101. It was with a
mixed flock and was seen foraging in the trees on both the SCL and SBT sides
of the river. A NASHVILLE WARBLER was in the same flock and both counties.
Two female COMMON MERGANSERS flushed from the river there and flew
downstream.
A little later that morning I enjoyed several flocks of large CANADA GEESE as
they took flight from the stubble fields along Hwy 25 just east of Hwy 101.
Seven flocks totalled 379 geese. They flew off low over the fields toward the
south. Seemed like a pretty substantial number for that area.
On 10/5/01 I checked Llagas Creek near Bloomfield Ave. I found a CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW along the west levee about 250 meters upstream of Bloomfield, and a
MERLIN flew south along the creek corridor.
I found two YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIES along Bolsa Road just northeast of
Bloomfield Ave. I'd never seen them on the valley floor in this area before.
David Suddjian, Capitola
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Subject: [SBB] Rarity & Oddity
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All,
This morning I had both a rarity and an oddity. Regarding the rarity I
was running the sprinklers on my hill. A probable BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLER was attracted to the water. I didn't have my binocs withj me, but
it looked like one to me. When landing it flashed its tail showing white
feathers on the sides like a junco. Is this correct for this species?
As to the oddity, what looked like a first year golden-crowned sparrow
came to one of the ground feeders. However, its throat was light gray,
almost white, between the "whiskers." The lower mandible was yellow & the
upper was dark. Could it have been a very young WHITE-THROATED SPARROW or
possibly a GOLDEN-CROWNEDxWHITE -THROATED cross?
Jean
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 08 08:36:56 2001
Subject: [SBB] S.C.County Birds as of 9/30/01
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Bill Bousman wrote:
September, the month of vagrants, was so-so, and we boosted our county
list to 265 with five new species. John Mariani found a Swainson's Hawk in
Alviso on 3 Sep (another bird was found later in the month on the Bolsa de San
Felipe in San Benito County). Jim Lomax saw a second-year Little Gull at the
Mountain View salt ponds on 17 Sep. This is our 7th record, but only the
first for fall. Matthew Dodder and his group found an immature Sabine's Gull
at the Alviso EEC on 29 Sep. This is the 9th record and most have been in
September. Sherry Hudson reported a Gray Catbird banded at the Coyote Creek
Field Station on 26 Sep and this is only the 2nd record. Our only other
passerine vagrant (well, almost) was a Northern Waterthrush found by Mike
Rogers along Stevens Creek below L'Avenida on 11 Sep. It stayed around (maybe
still there) although it has only been seen twice since then (but heard more
often, maybe).
Three of these birds were "6's", which are always the hardest to get,
so that's good news (the gulls and the catbird). Even if we are to see all of
the remaining "5's", an unlikely event, this would only bring us to 289. Beat
those bushes.
The full list can be found on"
South Bay Birders Unlimited (SBBU)
http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 08 10:41:53 2001
Subject: [SBB] Weekend birds (mostly Almaden)
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Hello All,
Not too much to report, but here goes.
Calero Reservoir (Oct 6): the male EURASIAN WIGEON was still present -
others noted were the following: 16 EARED GREBES (most seen at the lower end
by the dam); 30+ PIED-BILLED GREBES (including 20+ in a tight cluster); 148
AMER WIGEON, 28 GADWALL, 2 CINNAMON TEAL, 12 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 6 N.
SHOVELER, 6 N. PINTAIL, 12 RUDDY DUCK, 2 AMER WHITE PELICAN, 3 FORESTER'S
TERN, and 1 CASPIAN TERN - three CANADA GEESE were present when I arrived
around 9:30 am, but about 30 minutes later Canada Geese began streaming in
by the hundreds until finally there were well over 300 geese on the upper
end mudflats - the geese appeared to be coming in from the southeast over
Bailey Road and I'm wondering if this might be the same group of geese
referred to by David Suddjian in his report - hundreds of VIOLET-GREEN
SWALLOWS were also over the reservoir
Almaden Reservoir (Oct 6): only nine WOOD DUCKS seen on the reservoir - 30+
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS overhead
Almaden Lake + vicinity (Oct 6): one SPOTTED SANDPIPER by the outflow
channel - a CALIFORNIA THRASHER near the ranger station - three WESTERN
BLUEBIRDS in the ornamental trees on the east lawn near the Winfield
entrance; one bluebird was quite pale and showing some spotting near the
throat (a hatching year bird)
Guadalupe River (downtown) (Oct 7): seven COMMON MERGANSERS flying overhead
at Hwy 880; the ducks were headed south from the airport
That's it for now - Ann
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 08 17:55:24 2001
Subject: [SBB] South County
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Hi All
Saw Ann's two WHITE PELICANs at Calero today (Mon 10-8) plus two more, along
with a flock (herd??) of WILD TURKEY and a large flock of CALIFORNIA QUAIL by
the stables.
Uvas Creek in Gilroy yielded a LARK SPARROW n/w of Miller Ave and I found an
OSPREY at Ogier Ponds Looked like 5-6 RING NECKED DUCKs at Ogier also, but
was a long look and bad light.
Larry Spivak
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Subject: [SBB] County Pectoral Sandpipers
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All,
This morning Frank Vanslager and I saw 10-11 Pectoral Sandpipers in the pond
at State St. & Spreckles Ave. in Alviso. We then had another 5-6 PESA in New
Chicago Marsh near the boardwalk in the EEC. (We also had several Western
Gulls and a couple Herring Gulls with the California and Ring-billed Gulls on
the small island in the southeast corner of Salt Pond A-16). Later we
spotted John and Maria Meyer leaving the CCFS (they had gone there early in
hopes of seeing a Common Poorwill). We then saw 8-12 PESA in the Waterbird
Pond. (The maximum count in any one group was six but as we moved around the
pond we found additional groups of 2-3 PESA and it was hard to note the
movement of individual PESA among the three to four large groups of
dowitchers.) The alternate plumage Long-billed Dowitcher was still in the
pond as well as one basic plumaged Wilson's Phalarope.
Take care,
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Subject: [SBB] Stevens Ck N of L'Avenida
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All,
This morning's (10/9/01) check of Stevens Creek north of L'Avenida
turned up a few lingering migrants (1 "WESTERN" FLYCATCHER, 1 HOUSE
WREN, 1+ ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 YELLOW WARBLERS) and some more
recent arrivals (1 to 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 1 HERMIT THRUSH). Also
saw a GREEN HERON, 2 FOX SPARROWS, a DARK-EYED JUNCO, and a SAPSUCKER,
which kept its head hidden behind branches/foliage before flying
upstream, thus eluding identification. :(
Noontime run through Shoreline Park added 3+ AMERICAN PIPITS and a
SAY'S PHOEBE.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 09 17:38:16 2001
Subject: [SBB] Pectoral Sandpipers
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We must be at the peak of Pectoral Sandpiper migration. Last Friday,
October 5, I had at least 12 at the Vic Fazio (Yolo Bypass) wildlife area
just off I-80 west of Sacramento.
They were in the middle of about 300 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Snipe, and 3
Lesser Yellowlegs.
Dick Carlson
Richard C. Carlson
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Part-time Economist
Palo Alto & Lake Tahoe, CA
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 11 12:35:17 2001
Subject: [SBB] RE: Oka Ponds - Los Gatos Creek
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Good Afternoon,
Went for a late walk this morning and at the large pond, Dell Avenue entrance
was a magnificent Osprey sitting on the "Osprey Tree" on the island. Also in
the same pond were two Earred Grebes, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher on
the "Osprey Tree", lots of Cormorants now. Great Egret, Snow Egrets and Green
Herons still present. A Brown Pelican took off in the Vasona Park direction.
During my walk back over to Oka Ponds, along the LG Trail was a Kestrel in
flight, and in the first pond were 4 Ruddy Ducks.
The center creek continues to have American Widgeons, Gadwalls, (1) Common
Snipe, Mallards, the male Mallard are looking great and out number the
females by 6 to 1.....all ready starting to fight!
At Oka Lane entrance was a Cooper's Hawk, Flicker and lots of Yellow-rumped
Warblers, Gold and White - crowned Sparrows. The female Hooded Merganser can
be found swimming in the largest Oka Ponds pond.
Wishing you all good birding.
My best regards
Linda Sullivan
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 12 15:53:03 2001
Subject: [SBB] birds from the Bird Box
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All,
For those who don't call the northern CA Rare Bird Alert, there are
two recent reports that may be of interest:
1) On 10 Oct (Wednesday), Mark Peterson called in a BLACKPOLL WARBLER
at the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso, presumably in
the trees near the Environmental Education Center. The bird was seen
prior to 8:08am, when he called it in.
2) On 11 Oct (Thursday), Blake Matheson (sp?) called in a male TUFTED
DUCK, complete with tuft, from the "west" side of the path at
Charleston Slough in the "Palo Alto Baylands". Presumbaly this bird
was in outer Adobe Creek; time of day was not specified.
This morning 10/12/00, I looked quickly for the Tufted Duck, but found
only 16 CANVASBACKS and 2 LESSER SCAUP. The Tufted Duck may have been
out on the bay - it should be looked for in the future, perhaps also
down at the Sunnyvale ponds or on Salt Pond A3W behind Moffett Field.
Also seen this morning were 6 BROWN PELICANS along the bay edge at
outer Charleston Slough and 18 BLACK SKIMMERS on the usual island.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 12 23:33:24 2001
Subject: [SBB] Osprey
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All,
Well she's back or a reasonable facsimile. From 5:45 p.m. until dark an
OSPREY occupied the same perch, overlooking Vasona Reservoir, that one
occupied all last winter. Unfortunately, it had its back to me so I couldn't
sex it. Maybe I'll have better luck tomorrow.
In the meantime, a BROWN PELICAN is still on Vasona.
Jean
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 13 08:58:36 2001
Subject: [SBB] [Fwd: [pen-bird] FW: {EBB} Burrowing Owl benefit in trouble]
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Passing this on to South Bay Birds....
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [pen-bird] FW: {EBB} Burrowing Owl benefit in trouble
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 16:53:02 -0700
From: Peter Grace
Reply-To: email@hidden
To: Peninsula Birds list
-----Original Message-----
From: East Bay Birders Circle [mailto:email@hidden]On Behalf Of
Larry Tunstall
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 10:28 AM
To: East Bay Birders Circle
Subject: {EBB} Burrowing Owl benefit in trouble
The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and the Coyote
Point Museum in San Mateo have a benefit scheduled for
October 20 at the museum to raise money for Burrowing
Owl preservation in the Bay Area and for aviary repair
at the museum. For details, see
http://www.scvas.org/owlfundraiser.html
According to this morning's San Jose Mercury News, the
benefit may need to be postponed or cancelled because
less than 100 of the expected 300 tickets have been
sold. See
http://www0.mercurycenter.com/premium/local/docs/audubon12f.htm
I am passing this information along to the East Bay
birders because I know that many of you are very
concerned about the Burrowing Owls and it's possible
that you would be interested in supporting this benefit,
but you didn't hear about this benefit in the crush of
other news.
Good birding, Larry
Larry Tunstall
El Cerrito CA
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 13 11:22:56 2001
Subject: [SBB] Monte Bello
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An early morning trip saw lots of American Robins and Varied Thrushes flying
parallel to Skyline Ridge (northwards strangely). There was also a Clapper
Rail calling from the swampy bit at the start of the Canyon Trail. A
beautiful male Northern Harrier caught something for breakfast and there
were plenty of crowned (mainly Golden) sparrows feeding with the California
Towhees.
Andy.
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 13 13:02:41 2001
Subject: Re: [SBB] Monte Bello
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Interesting. Two people have already pointed out that Virginia is the most
likely rail at Monte Bello. However, I have double-checked my recordings
(Stokes) and what I heard was what a Clapper Rail does and not what a
Virginia does. Here's what I wrote: "fast rail call accelerating then
decelerating." Sorry, that was the best I could do as an aide-memoire. I
didn't know then what I was listening to and waited until I got back home to
check it.
I have used the same recordings to identify Clapper Rails by Byxbee Park and
Virginia Rails by Alviso Marina. If I am correct with those (could someone
confirm this?), then I believe that what I heard was a Clapper Rail. Maybe
the calls are closer or more mixed up than my recordings suggest?
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Gibb
To: South Bay Birds Mailing
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 11:22 AM
Subject: [SBB] Monte Bello
> An early morning trip saw lots of American Robins and Varied Thrushes
flying
> parallel to Skyline Ridge (northwards strangely). There was also a Clapper
> Rail calling from the swampy bit at the start of the Canyon Trail. A
> beautiful male Northern Harrier caught something for breakfast and there
> were plenty of crowned (mainly Golden) sparrows feeding with the
California
> Towhees.
>
> Andy.
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 13 13:46:29 2001
Subject: [SBB] :
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A stop at CCFS today, 13 Oct 01, produced only a few migrants. Among the
myriad YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS (2 myrtles) were 7 YELLOW WARBLERS, 4 HOUSE
WRENS, 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, and a "WESTERN" FLYCATCHER.
The EEC produced 3 YELLOW WARBLERS, a couple COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, and a
HERMIT THRUSH.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 13 14:50:51 2001
Subject: [SBB] Golden Eagle and other raptors.
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A golden Eagle was at the Steven's Creek mitigation ponds this morning.
We don't get many this side of the Bay. There were two Peregrine
Falcons there on Tuesday. Many migrating Sharpies. We saw 4 in 2
hours.
--
Richard C. Carlson Full-time Birder, Biker, Skier, Hiker
Palo Alto, California Part-time Economist
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 13 16:17:44 2001
Subject: [SBB] Baylands-Shoreline birding 10/13/01
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My class field trip around the PA Baylands to MV Shoreline area produced
some nice sightings, although nothing rare was found.
A MERLIN cruised over the boardwalk out to the observation deck at the
Baylands Nature Center. A weak high tide didn't force out any birds for
us, but some sharp eyes picked out a CLAPPER RAIL swimming in the channel
that crosses under the boardwalk.
In the fennel patch, a NASHVILLE WARBLER, a YELLOW WARBLER, and 2 ORANGE-
CROWNED WARBLERs were seen.
An immature-plumaged COOPER'S HAWK was seen at the sandbag station by the
PA airport.
A HERMIT THRUSH and a probable YELLOW WARBLER were seen along the east
side of Matadero Creek. An adult COOPER'S HAWK chased MOURNING DOVES in
the field behind the Emily Renzel Wetlands.
An OSPREY circled over the outer reaches of pond A1 (and maybe the edge
of the Bay) in the Charleston Slough area. 19 BLACK SKIMMERS, many splayed
out on the ground in the midday heat, were on the island at the south end
of Charleston Slough. One male BLUE-WINGED TEAL was scoped in the middle
of the flood control basin from the trail. Many AM. WHITE PELICANs and one
BROWN PELICAN were in the area.
Hunting season has started: shooting was in evidence from a boat near
the mouth of San Francisquito Creek and hunters were busy at pond A1. And
the viewing platform at the base of Charleston Slough is completed and
opened.
Les Chibana
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 14 12:14:59 2001
Subject: [SBB] Charleston Slough
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All,
after a week in icy-cold Montana, I needed a walk in the sun. This
morning a short trip to Charleston Slough produced an AMERICAN BITTERN
near the bleachers along the Adobe Creek. It was foraging along the near
shore and flushed across he water and remained in view for some time. As
well, on one of the small mud islands, a pair of COMMON SNIPE were
clearly visible among a group of Dowitchers. No interesting ducks were
seen, but two VIRGINIA RAILS and a two SORA were along the creek and in
the Mountain View Forebay. There were 16 BLACK SKIMMERS on their island
near the new platform and two LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were along the
freshwater-in close to Shoreline Lake.
For those interested in the Montana list, it was modest at best. Since
weather was poor and Logan Pass was closed in Glacier NP, Ptarmigans and
Rosy Finches were essentially impossible. The best birds were Blue
Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Bald Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk, Prairie Falcon and
Black-billed Magpie. Large mammals were actually the best part of the
trip with many Bison, Elk, Pronghorn and Mountain Goats seen in the
north west portion of the state. What a beautiful place!!
Matthew Dodder
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Subject: [SBB] Banding at CCFS 10/14/01
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SBB,
Banding activity was in high gear today at Coyote Creek Field Station.
We processed 123 birds today (highest number to date, this year), 97
newly banded birds, 26 recaptures, 17 species total.
(N/N = banded/recaptured)
Highlights:
Hammond's Flycatcher - 1/0 (hatch-year)
White-throated Sparrow - 1/0 (after-hatch-year)
Red-breasted Sapsucker - 1/0 (all flight feathers appeared fresh)
Also:
Downy Woodpecker 1/0
Winter Wren - 0/1
Bewick's Wren - 0/1
high counts:
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 38/0
(31 Audubon's, 4 Myrtle's, 3 unidentified)
Golden-crowned Sparrow - 12/4
Hermit Thrush - 12/1
White-crowned Sparrows - 12/1
(5 pugetensis, 6/1 gambelii)
Still some Western Flycatchers (2/1) and Yellow Warblers (4/0) moving
through.
Other wintering species showing up or passing through: Ruby-crowned
Kinglets (2/0), Fox Sparrows (5/6), Lincoln's Sparrows (5/6). Only a
couple other resident species were involved: Common Yellowthroat (0/4)
and Black Phoebe (1/1). Interestingly, we didn't capture any Song
Sparrows today.
As you may know, access to CCFS is limited. The best way to gain
access is to become a member of the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
(SFBBO) and to request permission for access. You will need to sign
a waiver of liability and you will be provided with directions and
access information. SFBBO - 408-946-6548.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District has jurisdiction over the
property and CCFS conducts long-term monitoring of wildlife and
vegetation in the area. The access is limited because the area is
not set up to handle a lot of public access and because of the
monitoring activities.
Les Chibana
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Subject: [SBB] Bayside birds (Oct. 14)
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Some birding around the south Bay on Sunday, Oct. 14....
Stevens Creek (east side) between Crittenden Lane and L'avenida: one
House Wren, about three Ruby-Crowned Kinglets (arrived since my last visit
here), one Hermit Thrush, one or (probably) two Yellow Warblers, and six
species of Sparrow. The Yellow-Rumps included one which sounded like Myrtle.
Sunnyvale WPCP: I walked out the central levee and scoped the large
pond. Lots of dabbling ducks, but the only diving ducks I spotted in a
curory scan were Ruddy's. Generally dull, except for one highlight: a
juvenile Sabine's Gull with Ring-Billed Gulls in the channel which heads
south from the radar station intersection (observed 10:45 to 11:00, when
I left). There were also just three Bonaparte's (but not with the Sabine's).
About 20 American White Pelicans were visible on the salt pond to the east.
Spreckels and State Streets impoundment, Alviso: not many shore birds
there late morning, but I did see 2 Lesser Yellowlegs and 4 juv. Pectoral
Sandpipers. (There could have been more hiding.)
Trees near the EEC, Alviso: up to 4 Yellow Warblers (I believe they were
all distinct) and about 2 Golden-Crowned Kinglets. (The latter seem to like
this spot, especially the cottonwoods, in migration.)
CCFS: I went to check the waterbird pond, which proved quite dull, but
as I entered I met the last bander leaving. Informed of today's observations
(see Les's post), I took a brief walk around the riparian and reveg. area.
I didn't expect much on a warm afternoon, and didn't find much, except for
lots of Yellow-Rumped Warblers (including Myrtle), but two separate flocks
each had an Orange-Crowned Warbler. I also heard a Hermit Thrush, A Ruby-
Crowned Kinglet, and a Yellow Warbler. At least two Kites were still present.
Al Eisner
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 14 18:04:28 2001
Subject: [SBB] PALM WARBLER
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All,
This afternoon, Brian Christman and I visited Byxbee Park at the end of
Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto. At the intersection of Embarcadero and
the road leading into the dump there was a PALM WARBLER foraging in the
annis on the ground among White-crowned Sparrows. We observed the bird
for a few minutes and it remained in the area after we left. At the park
proper we found a group of about 15 AMERICAN PIPITS and a single
BURROWING OWL.
At the Palo Alto Flood Control Basin we found four drake BLUE-WINGED
TEAL among a large group of Northern Shovelers in the second pond on the
left as the trail leads out toward the Bay.
Matthew Dodder
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 14 18:37:33 2001
Subject: [SBB] RE: Oka Ponds/LGC/La Rinconda Park
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Good Evening,
Our bird class went over to Oka Ponds / Los Gatos Creek Park this morning
with our teacher, Lisa Myers. At the LGC main pond, Dell Avenue entrance was
a magnificent Osprey feeding on his catch. Lots of Cormorants swimming and
the Brown Pelican was still on the island. In the third pond heading towards
the bridge, were a pair of male and female Ring-necked Ducks, first for the
season. Ruddy Ducks, American Widgeons and Gadwalls also in the same pond.
We had a Cooper's Hawk and Kestrel today. The female Hooded Merganser is
still in the large pond on the Oka Ponds side. Walking back to the car we
had a Ruby-crowned Kinglet amongst the Yellow-rump Warblers, Chickadees and
Bushtits. Lots of White and Gold Crowned Sparrows.
Over at La Rinconada Park, we saw a Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Spotted
Towhees, CA Thrasher and lots of Lesser Goldfinch. We also saw the Nuttall's
Woodpecker, Brown Creeper and heard the Red-shafted Flickers and CA Quail.
Thanks Lisa for a great morning of learning the birds......
Wishing you all good birding.
My best regards,
Linda Sullivan
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 14 23:04:07 2001
Subject: [SBB] Los Alamitos Creek Trail - juvenile Nutmeg Mannikins.
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Hi,
Today (10/14), I walked down the Los Alamitos Creek Trail from Almaden Lake
to Camden Ave. Starting at the lake, I saw a few Western Bluebirds with
many Yellow-rumped Warblers. There were 7 female Common Mergansers on the
lake. A lot of small fish were jumping, causing a bit of a feeding frenzy
among the Double-crested Cormorants and Snowy Egrets. At one point, I
counted 22 Snowy Egrets participating. There was a single Common Moorhen
and one immature Black-crowned Night-heron. A quick check of the Nutmeg
Mannikin nest near the Winfield Blvd parking lot turned up one adult bird,
perched quietly on a brance near the nest. I saw no other activity around
the nest. I struck out on the Sora that can usually be found just upstream
from the bridge.
Farther upstream from the lake, I found another 2 adult Nutmeg Mannikins
and then one that was almost totally lacking in the "scales" of the adult
birds, with only a couple of scales around it's lower belly. This bird was
just upstream from the bridge that crosses the creek at the intersection of
Mazzone Dr. and Crossview Ct. Seeing some more birds on the far side of the
creek, I crossed the bridge to the Western side and found a flock of 16
Nutmeg Mannikins that consisted of 12 juveniles and 4 adults. They were
foraging amongst some reeds and cattails in the creek. I also saw a
Lincoln's Sparrow and 10 California Quail along the trail .
Don Ganton
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 14 23:11:58 2001
Subject: [SBB] Palo Alto Baylands Oct. 14
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Today, on the hottest day of the year, a few friends and I did the Big Sit!
day at the observation deck at the end of the Boardwalk behind the visitor's
center at Palo Alto Baylands. Among the highlights were a basic plumage
LAUGHING GULL (seen twice, in flight, heading north along the bay, not sure
if it was a second-year or adult winter bird), a female MERLIN, CLAPPER RAIL
and SORA. After we couldn't stand the sun any longer, we went over to
Charleston Slough briefly, where there were 17 Black Skimmers on the island.
Jennifer Rycenga
Berkeley
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 14 23:35:59 2001
Subject: [SBB] Sunday at Calero Reservoir - Prairie Falcon, Eurasian Wigeon, Gr. White-fronted Geese, etc.
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Howdy South-bay-birders,
Sunday I did a not-so-big "Big Sit" at the east end of Calero Reservoir
(only spent about 3.5 hours there). Counted 60 species from my vantage point
at the eastern end of Calero Reservoir. Best bird was a PRAIRIE FALCON that
perched on the lone oak near the mouth of Bailey Cove - same tree in which I
have sometimes seen a Peregrine Falcon on past occasions.
The reservoir has greatly receded, but there is still plenty of good
habitat at the eastern end. Other highlights included the continuing male
EURASIAN WIGEON, 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, a flock of 17 AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS, 3 GOLDEN EAGLES (all 3 simultaneously in view!), and a pair of
COMMON RAVENS (although common to the east of the Santa Teresa Hills, this
may be a new bird for the park). At evening about 60 YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIES
were seen coming to a communal roost in a hillside oak (they appeared to be
flying in from the Coyote Valley - I've seen them come to roost here before,
and this is probably a regular daily event).
Here is the full list of birds seen from the levee at the eastern end of the
reservoir:
PIED-BILLED GREBE
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
CANADA GOOSE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
MALLARD
GADWALL
NORTHERN PINTAIL
NORTHERN SHOVELER
AMERICAN WIGEON
EURASIAN WIGEON
CANVASBACK - 1
RUDDY DUCK
AMERICAN COOT
RING-BILLED GULL
CALIFORNIA GULL
HERRING GULL - 1
FORSTER'S TERN - 3
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
GREAT BLUE HERON
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - 2
GREAT EGRET
SNOWY EGRET
KILLDEER
BLACK-NECKED STILT
GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 6+
SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 1
LEAST SANDPIPER
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER - 30+
COMMON SNIPE - 1
CALIFORNIA QUAIL
TURKEY VULTURE
GOLDEN EAGLE
WHITE-TAILED KITE - 3
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
RED-TAILED HAWK
AMERICAN KESTREL
PRAIRIE FALCON
ROCK DOVE
NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER
NORTHERN FLICKER
BLACK PHOEBE
AMERICAN PIPIT
BARN SWALLOW - 1
WESTERN SCRUB-JAY
YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIE
AMERICAN CROW
COMMON RAVEN
OAK TITMOUSE
BEWICK'S WREN
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
BREWER'S BLACKBIRD
SPOTTED TOWHEE
SONG SPARROW
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
HOUSE FINCH
LESSER GOLDFINCH
HOUSE SPARROW
In addition there was a flock of 17 WILD TURKEYS in a field near the
park office, and upstream from the reservoir I saw a male NORTHERN HARRIER
and a DOWNY WOODPECKER.
Saturday's class field trip to the Carmel River Mouth didn't produce any
passerine vagrants, although we did get great views of a wide variety of
bids, and enjoyed near perfect weather. A previously reported EURASIAN
WIGEON and as many as 8 WHITE-TAILED KITES were seen just south of the river
mouth, at the Odello Lagoon.
John Mariani
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 15 09:07:41 2001
Subject: [SBB] Black Rail outlook?
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What is the outlook for Black Rail around the end of next week - Oct 27-28?
A friend is driving thru LA and is wondering if he should drive north for
a shot at the Black Rail?
He wants to know if the tide will be high enough to "guarantee" a Black Rail
sighting?
Deborah Bartens' tide table at the SBBU site starts from Nov 14, which
I suppose is the first 9ft tide at PA Baylands.
The highest tide this winter is 9.5 ft on 28th Jan.
Thanks,
Vivek
>11-14-2001 11:26a 9.1 ft
>11-15-2001 12:02p 9.1 ft
>11-16-2001 12:39p 9.0 ft
>01-28-2002 11:34a 9.5 ft
>01-29-2002 12:22p 9.4 ft
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 15 09:37:17 2001
Subject: [SBB] -
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Folks:
This morning, 10/15/2001, I saw a NASHVILLE WARBLER in the lone
eucalyptus on Stevens Creek above Critteden Lane, just after sunrise. It
moved upstream, as did many Yellow-rumped Warblers.
Bill
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 15 10:09:31 2001
Subject: [SBB] OSPR, SAGU, WFIB
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All,
Early Saturday morning 10/13/01, while driving south on highway 101, I
saw two low-flying OSPREYS together, just east of the highway. This
was near the north end of the golf course, about a mile north of the
Coyote Creek Golf Drive exit.
After hearing about Al Eisner's SABINE'S GULL at the Sunnyvale WPCP
yesterday 10/14/01, Alma and I headed over there on the way to the
SFBBO annual meeting in Alviso. At 4pm, the juvenile SABINE'S GULL
was still in the channel between the two main ponds, swimming with a
BONAPARTE'S GULL. An adult BROWN PELICAN was in the east pond. On
the way back out we saw a WHITE-FACED IBIS (or perhaps more properly,
dark ibis sp.) flying north over the WPCP. Shortly after first noting
this bird, it turned around and flew back south, eventually landing in
the area of the Calabazas Ponds.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 15 10:10:55 2001
Subject: [SBB] Ed R. Levin County Park
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On Saturday, I did my usual rounds at Ed Levin. Surprisingly, the count was
quite low for this time of year, and the results were kind of a mixed bag.
I got a very light 32 species, with 9 more that I couldn't ID (too fast, too
far, too quick, incomplete, etc.). But all-in-all, nothing earth-shaking or
unusual.
I should make particular note of the fact that other than Coots and
Mallards, I saw *no* other water birds! I have made up to 25 species at the
lakes alone, but this time things were unusually scarce...
Owls: Regretfully, our winter resident BUrrowing OWls have not yet made
their appearance at the park. If they follow past habits, I hope to see
them any day now--I'll keep you all posted. On a more positive note, the
Great Horned OWls and BArn OWls continue to prosecute the night shift at the
park. Easily and reliably found, they always add an interesting spark to my
weekly count. In an effort to better spot the Long Eared OWl (should they
put in another nesting appearance this next year) and put a more accurate
date on their arrival, I've been putting increased emphasis on carefully
looking for those guys in all of their known hiding places. They've been
unseen here since they departed with their fledglings in July. If anybody
has any info to the contrary, or would like to work with me to make a
watching network in order to detect their arrival, please let me know.
Best regards,
Dusty
Campbell, Ca.
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 15 14:16:16 2001
Subject: [SBB] New list manager needed
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SBB,
I am seeking a conscientious soul to take over the management of this
email list. I have to focus my attention elsewhere and, I'm sorry to
say, can no longer manage the list. Please apply to me and not to the
list. I would like to find a replacement within a week.
Thanks,
Les
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 15 15:06:03 2001
Subject: [SBB] County birding
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All,
This morning Frank Vanslager and I decided to chase some of the "good" birds
seen over the weekend. We started at the Palo Alto Yacht Harbor hoping for a
possible Palm Warbler or Laughing Gull. The best bird was a Golden-Crowned
Kinglet found in the trees in front of the Ranger Residence. It was fairly
active here with at least two Yellow Warblers with the Yellow-rumped Warblers
and a juvenile Cooper's Hawk in the trees on the southern edge of the
residence. Unfortunately no unusual gulls were noted :-( We then went to
Palo Alto Baylands were we found two male Blue-winged Teal (our target bird).
One of the BWTE was in partial eclipse plumage. We then tried for a Palm
Warbler seen on Sundays SCVAS field trip (no joy). Our final target birds
were Tufted Duck and American Bittern seen earlier near Adobe Creek.
Unfortunately we did not find a Tufted Duck despite the fact that the creek
and the Flood Control Basin were loaded with ducks and shorebirds. However,
just as we were leaving we bumped into Kirsten (sorry don't know her last
name) and as we were talking an American Bittern flew from somewhere just on
the far side of Adobe Creek to the middle of a grassy area further west of
the creek (we were about 100 yds north of the pumping bldg.). I might add
that we had a single Common Snipe in Coast Casey Forebay and a female
Ring-necked Pheasant flew west from the channel on the west side of the path
across from the Forebay.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 3:07 PM, 10/15/01
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Subject: [SBB] Sabine's Gull
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The Sabine’s Gull continued at Sunnyvale WPCP this lunchtime. It’s dead easy to pick out being so small. It also obliged me by preening for a while and revealing its wing pattern.
Just to clarify, the rail at Monte Bello on Saturday must have been a Virginia Rail. I’m gonna throw those darn CDs away!
Andy.
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 15 23:13:47 2001
Subject: [SBB] Osprey
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All,
The OSPREY has been returning to the same perch overlooking Vasona almost
every evening. From the pure white breast, he appears to be a male.
Jean
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 16 10:44:36 2001
Subject: [SBB] Re: Black Rail outlook
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Vivek:
> What is the outlook for Black Rail around the end of next week - Oct 27-28?
> A friend is driving thru LA and is wondering if he should drive north for
> a shot at the Black Rail?
> He wants to know if the tide will be high enough to "guarantee" a Black Rail
> sighting?
>
> Deborah Bartens' tide table at the SBBU site starts from Nov 14, which
> I suppose is the first 9ft tide at PA Baylands.
> The highest tide this winter is 9.5 ft on 28th Jan.
>
> Thanks,
> Vivek
>
> >11-14-2001 11:26a 9.1 ft
> >11-15-2001 12:02p 9.1 ft
> >11-16-2001 12:39p 9.0 ft
>
> >01-28-2002 11:34a 9.5 ft
> >01-29-2002 12:22p 9.4 ft
There has NEVER been a tide which guarantees a Black Rail sighting. (It
would take a storm which completely floods the marsh.) And for the past
few years, there has been no tide which made a sighting even probable,
although some people have had good luck at the highest tides. It appears
to me that the topography and water flow patterns and/or vegetation have
just made things more difficult; and the "standback" set up to protect the
marsh and rails hasn't helped either. In that sense, the "outlook for Black
Rail" is improving; the outlook for seeing one is not. Without a storm
I'd guess the chance in October is slim (but of course not absolutely zero).
Al
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 16 13:39:14 2001
Subject: [SBB] Sabine's Gull
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All,
This morning Frank Vanslager and I saw the first fall Sabine's Gull in the
channel between the two large ponds in the Sunnyvale Water Treatment
Facility. Earlier on our way out along the channel the only gulls visible
were Ring-billed and Herring. As we continued out along the channel we also
saw a single basic plumaged Red-necked Phalarope. Later on our way out,
while we were once again studying the phalarope, we suddenly saw a small gull
flying up the channel with a wide, dark, diagonal brownish-gray bar on the
upper wing. The first fall Bonaparte's Gull continued flying almost straight
north until out of sight. Shortly thereafter we spotted the SAGU swimming in
the channel near a couple Ring-billed Gulls (looking very small by
comparison). We have no idea as to which direction the bird(s) flew in from
(and we had been checking out every gull we could see in all directions) but
the SAGU and the BOGU were not seen until already in the channel. Close
observation of the SAGU showed some light gray feathers on the center of the
mantle and upper back, this and some apparent lightening of the forehead,
crown and face being the only indications of aging. The bird did call when a
RBGU seemed to get to close for comfort and toward the end of our observation
it made a short flight "downstream" away from us (nice look). It was noted
that the gull had a yellowish mouth lining and the legs were a light
grayish-pink with some yellowish areas on the back of the "knee". A nice
county year bird with a minimum of effort; a life bird and county species
number 299 for Frank.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 1:42 PM, 10/16/01
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 16 14:02:19 2001
Subject: [SBB] RE: Sabine's Gull
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Good Afternoon,
Wanted to thank Frank V and Bob R for showing me the Sabine's Gull (a lifer
for me) and pointing out the Red-necked Phalarope (yearly).
I had a great morning of birding at the Sunnyvale Water Treatment Center,
with a Kestrel eating a small mouse, a single White-throated Sparrow by the
big generator that rings a loud warning sound, White and Yellow-crowned
Sparrows, good looks at Marsh Wrens and Common Yellowthroat males, had 6
Dowitchers Sp? sorry can't tell long from short yet. Roughly 18-20 White
Pelicans soaring. For the ducks, countless Northern Shovelers. Gadwalls,
Ruddy Ducks and I could only pick out one Northern Pintail. Was hoping for a
Blue-winged Teal, maybe next time.
No Burrowing Owls today. Okay, good birding to you all.
My best regards,
Linda Sullivan
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 16 14:03:33 2001
Subject: [SBB] Re:County birding
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All,
In my e-mail of yesterday I incorrectly stated that we saw the two
Blue-winged Teal in the Palo Alto Baylands they were in fact seen in the Palo
Alto Flood Control Basin.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 2:05 PM, 10/16/01
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Subject: [SBB] (SBB) Wrentit in Los Altos
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Greetings,
I had the joy of hearing then locating a new bird for my Los Altos list
this morning. A Wrentit was calling from the bushes near our property and
obliged me with close up views for this normally retiring bird. I have not
seen one here in before in 7+ years of recording in Los Altos.
Mike Clark
Rev. Mike Clark
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"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith
--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God"
Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)
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Subject: [SBB] Wrentits and Reoccupation
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I am convinced that many mature suburbs are experiencing a clear re-occupation by birds. As trees and plantings mature, the birds come back.
In my area, near Gunn Hi in Palo Alto, birding was pretty dull when we first arrived in 1976. The first re-occupant I noticed was a profusion of Nuttall's Woodpeckers starting about 15 years ago. In the last few years we have had nesting bluebirds and nesting tree swallows. This year, I've been hearing White-breasted nuthatches for the first time. Bushtits, both Goldfinches and House Finches remain common.
No Wrentits yet, but I'm listening.
With more trees, more shrubs ( I got rid of my lawn 10 years ago) and fewer cats, the birds come back.
Richard C. Carlson
Full Time Birder, Biker, Skier, Hiker
Part-time Economist
Palo Alto & Lake Tahoe, CA
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 16 17:03:23 2001
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All,
Since I had to head home to get my son to his football practice, I
decided to make a quick check for Linda's White-throated Sparrow at
the Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant this afternoon 10/16/01.
I found the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW immediately, foraging in brush
directly under the high voltage tower by the first channel on the left
after crossing the bridge (coming in from the parking lot). The bird
is "tan-striped" and has a fairly well demarcated white throat,
reasonably bright yellow lores, and lacks extensive streaking on the
breast, suggesting it is an adult.
Mike Rogers
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Subject: Re: [SBB] (SBB) Wrentit in Los Altos
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Dear Mike & all.
We hear and sometimes view Wrentits in fall near our house in Los
Altos. I sometimes hear them far away in spring. I do not know
where they nest, if they do.
Ruth Troetschler
184 Lockhart Lane
Los Altos, CA 94022
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At 3:18 PM -0700 10/16/01, Mike Clark wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>I had the joy of hearing then locating a new bird for my Los Altos
>list this morning. A Wrentit was calling from the bushes near our
>property and obliged me with close up views for this normally
>retiring bird. I have not seen one here in before in 7+ years of
>recording in Los Altos.
>
>Mike Clark
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>Rev. Mike Clark
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 16 22:06:25 2001
Subject: Re: [SBB] Wrentits and Reoccupation
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In a message dated 10/16/01 3:44:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
email@hidden writes:
> I am convinced that many mature suburbs are experiencing a clear
> re-occupation by birds. As trees and plantings mature, the birds come back.
>
>
This is an interesting issue, about birds "coming back" as neighborhood
plantings mature. I can't speak for the historic nature of the Gunn H.S.
neighborhood (my alma mater by the way), as I'm not sure what was there
before the orchards that were repalced by houses. But often the suburban
habitats that develop are markedly different from what was there before. An
area that may have been predominantly grassland or savannah with few trees
may later develop into a true urban forest. My Capitola neighborhood was once
coastal grassland. Now my yard has Pygmy Nuthatch, Steller's Jay,
Chestnut-backed Chickadee, etc.
David Suddjian, Capitola
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 17 08:44:15 2001
Subject: [SBB] Reoccupation, Expansion, and Water Use
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Folks:
My two cents on "re-occupation." There is a general movement of
Wrentits into urban and riparian areas in late summer and fall, although the
incidences of this are infrequent. These birds will call, so they are quite
noticeable. It is my opinion that these are birds looking for territory,
young of the year. Detailed breeding studies show that young birds generally
set up territories very close to their natal area, but it seems likely that
some birds move further.
The Nuttall's Woodpeckers that Richard Carlson noted have undergone a
range expansion locally in the last 35 years. The first Nuttall's was found
on the Palo Alto CBC in 1968 and the second in 1971. In recent years, between
60 and 100 birds have been tallied. Their advance up the peninsula has
continued, but slowly--they are still quite uncommon nearer to the coast.
Urbanization has changed the water balance in our local areas
drastically. It is likely that this has had a significant effect on both
numbers of species and aggregate numbers of birds. For plants that are not
adapated to the Mediterranean climate, plant growth is highest at the times of
high temperatures and long daylight. In out climate, of course, this is the
period when water becomes a minimum. But in urban areas, the opposite is the
case as this is when we have maximum water use. An interesting math problem
is to calculate your base household water use (using December to March data),
and subtract 12 months of this base use from your total consumption. Then
divide that total consumption by the area of your yard to figure out how many
inches of water you use annually. At my house in Menlo Park, the effect is to
double the annual rainfall. You do not have to be a fan of Frank Herbert's
_Dune_ to imagine what kind of changes this can make. [By the way, I believe
the SCVWD's statistics show that we import 57% of our water now.]
Bill
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Subject: [SBB] Wrentit movement
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>>There is a general movement of Wrentits into urban and riparian areas in
late summer and fall
Interesting to learn this. Saturday at Andrew Molera, besides the frequent
calling of Wrentits from the chaparral to the south of the river, we heard
one calling from the edge of a mixed flock right in the riparian corridor.
This bird was very cooperative, and continued calling while we passed within
six feet.
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Subject: Re: [SBB] Wrentit movement
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Mark Paxton wrote:
>
> >>There is a general movement of Wrentits into urban and riparian areas in
> late summer and fall
>
Yes, we've seen this in San Francisco as well, where (unfortunately) the
only Wrentits we get these days are these post-breeding wanderers.
Mark
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Last weekend, while birding at CCFS, I had the opportunity to observe an
interesting behavior. While standing along the creek at the crossover out
front of the trailers, a Hermit Thrush came out into the short grass and
began to forage, sometimes within 15 feet of where I stood. As it tilted its
head this way and that way, looking for prey, I could see it shaking one of
its feet in the grass. This movement was just a rapid vibration, barely
noticeable except at close range through binoculars. It was obviously a
technique for flushing prey into the open, much like what a Snowy Egret does
in the water. It would execute this maneuver for a minute, and then stop and
continue checking by tilting its head back and forth. Then it would hop to a
new location and repeat the procedure. It carried on like this for some time
before flying back into the riparian understory. I have never seen this
behavior before and wonder if it's ever been recorded previously?
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 17 14:01:05 2001
Subject: [SBB] White-throated Sparrow but no Sabine's Gull
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All,
This morning Frank Vanslager and I decided to hit some of the local hot spots
and made our last stop at the Sunnyvale Water Treatment Facility. While
Frank and I were searching the plant (east) side of the canal, just north of
the parking lot, Pete LaTourrette refound the tan striped White-throated
Sparrow on the west side of the canal near the pumping station (where the
power lines cross the trail). The bird was quite a skulker but we eventually
all got good looks as it moved from one side of the canal to the other. We
also had good views of Lincoln's Sparrows and a Fox Sparrow in this area.
Later Frank, Mike Mammoser and I tried for but missed the Sabine's Gull (the
Red-necked Phalarope was still there). Earlier Frank and I had at least 13
Pectoral Sandpipers sleeping in the pond at State St. & Speckles Ave. The
pond also had a couple Lesser Yellowlegs, a couple Greater Yellowlegs, three
to four Least Sandpipers and several dowitchers. Our best bird at the EEC
was a singing Fox Sparrow. Four Burrowing Owls and two male Ring-necked
Pheasants were spotted in Arzino Ranch but there were no "mentionables" in
Harvey (aka Calabazas) Marsh.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 2:05 PM,10/17/01
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 17 16:25:35 2001
Subject: [SBB] Re: Hermit Thrush behavior
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All,
I have seen this behavior numerous times by Hermit Thrushes in my yard. It
is just as Mike describes, apparently scaring up prey items.
Screech.
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From: "Michael Mammoser"
To: "SBB"
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Subject: [SBB] :
> Last weekend, while birding at CCFS, I had the opportunity to observe an
> interesting behavior. While standing along the creek at the crossover out
> front of the trailers, a Hermit Thrush came out into the short grass and
> began to forage, sometimes within 15 feet of where I stood. As it tilted
its
> head this way and that way, looking for prey, I could see it shaking one
of
> its feet in the grass. This movement was just a rapid vibration, barely
> noticeable except at close range through binoculars. It was obviously a
> technique for flushing prey into the open, much like what a Snowy Egret
does
> in the water. It would execute this maneuver for a minute, and then stop
and
> continue checking by tilting its head back and forth. Then it would hop to
a
> new location and repeat the procedure. It carried on like this for some
time
> before flying back into the riparian understory. I have never seen this
> behavior before and wonder if it's ever been recorded previously?
>
> Mike Mammoser
>
>
>
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 17 17:02:02 2001
Subject: [SBB] Re: hermit thrush behavior
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In a message dated 10/17/01 12:24:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
email@hidden writes:
> I have never seen this
> behavior before and wonder if it's ever been recorded previously?
>
>From the Birds of North America species account (No. 261; Jones and Donovan
1996):
"Foot-quivering (using feet to shake and scare insects out of clumps of dead
or newly regenerating grasses) observed in California (Ramsey 1992); this may
also be an aggressive behavior (Dilger 1956, Willis 1966)."
Dilger, W.C. 1956. The hostile behavior and reproductive isolating mechanisms
in the avian genera _Catharus_ and _Hylocichla_. Auk 73:313-353.
Ramsey, R.W. 1992. Foot-quivering by a Hermit Thrush. Wash. Birds 2:33-34.
Willis , E.O. 1966. The role of migrant birds at swarms of army ants. Living
Bird 5:187-231.
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 17 20:45:49 2001
Subject: [SBB] FW: {EBB} Fwd: Women's birding workshop
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From: East Bay Birders Circle [mailto:email@hidden]On Behalf Of
Larry Tunstall
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 12:45 PM
To: East Bay Birders Circle
Subject: {EBB} Fwd: Women's birding workshop
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 12:05:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: kristy ruocco
Subject: Bird exploration
Hello. I'm Kristy Ruocco and I'm a Special
Events Coordinator for the Bay Area REI stores and I
have put together a Women's Workshop Series that is
offering five different workshops for women - by women.
This Saturday from 8 AM to 11 AM we are offering the
Birding Workshop that with be taking place in Point
Reyes National Seashore taught by Melissa Pitkin from
PRBO. It's a full day of learning and exploring that
we are thrilled to be offering. I was hoping that you
would be able to share this with people that may be
interested in joining in on the adventure. There is a
small cost for the instruction along with free gifts -
REI Members $35 NonMembers $50.
I'm excited to be able to present workshops like
this one to our local communities to inspire and
invigorate them. So far we have had great success yet
we know this is an awkward time we are all going
through. I feel it is one of the best times to be
able to get out in the world and experience it and
appreciate all that we can.
Kristy Ruocco
Special Events Dept. REI
510.527.7377
Forwarded to EBB by Larry Tunstall
Larry Tunstall
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 18 16:42:11 2001
Subject: [SBB] Guadalupe River
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All,
I birded the overflow channel east of the Guadalupe River between
Montague Expwy and Trimble just after dawn this morning 10/18/01.
Winter birds have arrived in numbers, with at least 5 NORTHERN
FLICKERS, 11 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 9 HERMIT THRUSHES, 20 AMERICAN
PIPITS, 27 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 3+ "OREGON" DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and 5 species
of SPARROWS dominating the scene. There are still some lingering
migrants, however - the most interesting being 4 ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLERS, 1 YELLOW WARBLER, 2 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, and 1 WESTERN
TANAGER. Also of interest were a continuing pair of HUTTON'S VIREOS,
a single male BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and a flyover WESTERN MEADOWLARK.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 18 19:22:11 2001
Subject: [SBB] Sabine's Gull @ Sunnyvale Water Treatment Facility
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Today after work, I went to the Sunnyvale Water Treatment Facility to look
for the Sabine's Gull and White-throated Sparrow. I had the opposite
results of Mike, Frank and Bob yesterday. I found the Sabine's Gull on the
level forming the narrow channel, about 150 yards past the pumping station.
Red-necked Phalaropes (pair) were in amongst the ducks on the east side of
the levee. No luck on finding the White-throated Sparrow, but did see a
Green Heron in the channel running below the high-power lines just north of
the parking lot.
Randy Little
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 18 21:54:50 2001
Subject: [SBB] Fwd: Possible Condor at Stanford Dish
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All,
I don't want to be responsible for spreading mere rumors, but I thought
the following report from one of my students was intriguing and deserved
posting in order to alert people of the possiblity of a Condor in the
area. The student is a good observer (familiar with Turkey Vultures,
ofcourse) and is convinced she saw a California Condor last week while
walking at the Stanford Dish. I needed to speak with her and get her
permission before relaying her story to SBB, hence the lateness of this
report. She informed me that an associate of hers has also seen the bird
during a different walk and agrees with her description. The student's
report was as follows:
<<
Dear all,
I know I haven't been birding a long time but I think this bird was not
hard to identify. Yes, a California Condor. I took a walk this morning
about 8:45 at the Dish (entrance at Stanford and Junipero Serra) and
about an hour later when I was finishing my walk (for those of you who
have been there, just when you start out, there is a Y fork in the
trail, taking the Right fork, it was on the left side about 50 to 75
yards away). As I was finishing my walk, from far away, I saw a large
bird. As I approached closer, I noticed its bright orange head and
neck with "ostrich-like" feathers around the neck, white wing linings,
and the huge distinctive size. It was foraging around in the dry arid
foothills of the Dish, I watched it for about 10 or 15 minutes, and I
did not see it take flight. It did not appear injured, just kind of
foraging around. (I would have stayed to see it take flight, but I had
an appointment that I could not miss!! even for a Condor!) When I
reached the bottom of the hill at Junipero Serra and Stanford, I turned
around and looked and I could not see it any more... SK
>>
I have discussed other possible species with her and she remains
confident that it could not have been any of the birds I listed. I can
offer no further details about the siting as I was not there. I truly
hope that this report proves to be accurate and that others can observe
the bird if it is still in the area. No harm in keeping an eye out, I
think. Thank you.
Matthew Dodder
http://www.birdguy.net
P.S. for this entire week, a noisy group of parrots has flown over my
appartment at about 6:00pm each night. I have not yet seen the birds as
I am always in my kitchen when they fly over, but I imagine they are
Red-masked Parrots, perhaps the same group I used to see in Mountain
View. I sounds like about 6-8 individuals.
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 19 10:03:26 2001
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All,
Matthew mentions hearing conures for the past week at 6pm. Here in
Sunnyvale the conure patterns are changing from summer to winter
behavior as well. All summer long, I have had a pair of MITRED
CONURES (=PARROTS) around my house, apparently attempting to nest as
they were seen copulating and tearing at the roof shingles of a nearby
church. Occasionally more birds would show up in the neighborhood,
with up to 8 flying around and landing on various trees. After seeing
at least the pair daily since early summer, they disappeared after the
first of October. Last Saturday 10/13/01, I happended to be in a
slightly sifferent part of Sunnyvale in the evening and was treated to
the remarkable sight of 3 groups of vocal conures joining together to
form a flock of 25 birds, which then headed off towards the junction
of Remington and Mary at 6:35pm, apparently heading to an evening
roost.
These parrots have been around locally for many years and have been
confirmed to be breeding in some years. It seems that their numbers
may indeed be increasing, although they have not been systematically
censused. The California Bird Records Committee has recently added
Red-crowned Parrot to the state list, based on the 2000 or so birds
breeding in southern California (perhaps 20% of the world
population!). Although the Red-masked and Mitred Conures are less
numerous, they may also be candidates for addition to the state list.
In order to make such a determination, the status (breeding,
population size, etc.) needs to be assessed. Thus information on our
birds may be of great interest in this assessment - please keep the
list informed about such observations.
Thanks,
Mike Rogers
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Subject: Re: [SBB] local parrots
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> Thus information on our birds may be of great interest in this assessment
> - please keep the list informed about such observations.
Okay. Here is my parrots / parakeets sighting summary.
I have seen Red-masked Parakeets near the intersection of Miramonte and Castro
(in Mt. View) in the morning ~8:30am. Usually they identify their presence
via their vocalization, at most 7 or 8, not a big flock.
Three times (separate dates) in mid Sept., there were 4 parrots flying
overhead from Mt. View to Sunnyvale around 4:30pm near Cuesta Park area.
(They may have done so before Sept. but I wasn't available before Sept.)
On Oct. 5, I counted 22 Red-masked Parakeets in a tall Redwood tree near
Bubb's school (on Hans) ~4:40pm. I had good look of the birds (without
binocular). 22 is a rough count.
Regards,
Debbie (and Tadd)
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 19 13:14:37 2001
Subject: [SBB] Sabine's Gull still there (10/19)
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All,
This morning Frank Vanslager and I saw the first fall Sabine's Gull in the
canal between the two large ponds at the Sunnyvale Water Treatment Facility.
A single Red-necked Phalarope was in the eastern pond. We also had two
closely associating Fox Sparrows, one of the birds was singing, near where
the White-throated Sparrow has been seen. Earlier we had American Pipits
along the CCFS access road (first of the fall for us). At the Waterbird Pond
we had a Mew Gull. The breeding plumaged Long-billed Dowitcher was also in
the pond despite the fact that the total number of dowitchers was quite low
(less than a dozen). A juvenile Cooper's Hawk perched on a fence pole to the
south of the pond. We had two adult Peregrine Falcon sightings in Alviso,
both could have been of the same bird, one of a PEFA on a Power Tower along
the EEC access road and the other of a PEFA standing on the ground in Arzino
Ranch (I couldn't tell if it had made a kill). We had at least five
Burrowing Owls and several Ring-necked Pheasants (four, two and two, in one
view) in Arzino Ranch. Several Pectoral Sandpipers continue in the pond at
the corner of State St and Spreckles Ave in Alviso.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 1:15 PM, 10/19/01
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 19 19:47:43 2001
Subject: [SBB] Re: Possible Condor at Stanford Dish
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All,
A few more comments about my previous report:
For those asking about the possible siting, the bird in question was
seen on Friday October 12 in the morning.
As I mentioned, the delay in the report is because the student informed
only myself and members of the class and is not a member of SBB. I was
out of town last week and wanted to discuss the siting with her before
broadcasting the report. She mentioned that an associate echoed her
report, but had seen the bird about a week earlier in the same area.
Neither one of the reports mentioned numbered tags on the wings. It is
true that the lack of brightly-colored identification tags casts serious
doubt on the identification. Nevertheless, the possiblity of California
Condors occuring in our area is exciting and worth some consideration. I
feel we should not consider the report false, merely "unconfirmed".
Personally, I plan on keeping an eye out... I am not familiar with the
dispersal pattern of the Big Sur birds and cannot offer any input on the
subject.
What I like most about SBB is the confidence that even unsubstantiated
reports such as this can spark interesting dialog and thoughtful input.
Thank you all for your comments.
Matthew Dodder
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 21 00:32:21 2001
Subject: [SBB] Saturday birds at Palo Alto Baylands & Charleston Slough
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Howdy South-bay-birders,
The highlight of a class field trip on Saturday was a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
seen at Palo Alto Baylands, part of a mixed sparrow flock on the lawn at the
ranger's residence. Heard 2 FOX SPARROWS singing in the fennel patch nearby,
and an immature COOPER'S HAWK was also hanging out there.
Later we counted at least 20 BLACK SKIMMERS on the island in Charleston
Slough, and saw 3 PEREGRINE FALCONS flying high above the Palo Alto Flood
Control Basin (2 flying and interacting with each other, shortly followed by
a third). A few LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were in the weeds along the edge of the
slough and forebay, but gave us disappointingly short looks--
John Mariani
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Subject: [SBB] RE: CLAPPER RAIL......
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Good Afternoon All,
Early this morning I had another class trip, this time to the Palo Alto
Baylands, led by teacher, Lisa Myers. Lisa was the first one out of the car,
and spotted a CLAPPER RAIL.....she called for us all to come see. We could
see the CLAPPER RAIL clearly with our binoculars and had fantastic scope
views. The rail hung around for sometime as we watched it forage and eat
whatever it picked out of the mud. My sincere thanks go to Lisa Myers for
her great birding classes and her field trips. A patient teacher with great
knowledge that she shares.
We also saw today: Whimbrils, Long-billed Curlews, Dowitchers, Willets,
Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpipers, Marbled Godwits, Black-bellied Plover,
Green-winged Teals, Cinnamon Teals, White-tailed Kites, Red-tailed Hawks,
Northern Harrier, a pair of Peregrine Falcons. White & Gold Crowned Sparrows,
Bushtits, Egrets, Ruddy ducks, etc. Heard Marsh Wrens.
We also went over to Shoreline to see the Black Skimmers. Lots of great
looks at Northern Pintails, Cinnamon Teal, Green-winged Teals, lots of
American White Pelicans, had a great look at a Loggerhead Shrike. Also had a
pair of White-tailed Kites, Red-tailed and Cooper's Hawks. Moorhens,
Godwits, Yellowlegs, and Dowitchers galore. Had a Savannah Sparrow on the
ground which gave us outstanding views up close.
Took a quick look at the Surf Scoter at Shoreline Lake.
Thanks, Lisa for a memorable bird outing and a great life bird the Clapper
Rail.
Wishing you all good birding.
My best regards,
Linda Sullivan
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 21 16:21:40 2001
Subject: [SBB] Sunnyvale WPCP Sat PM
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Saturday 3:30-5PM at the Sunnyvale WPCP.
7 species of sparrows (HOUSE, WHITE-CROWNED, GOLDEN-CROWNED, LINCOLN's, FOX,
SONG, SAVANNAH) but no White-throated.
No gulls whatsover in the channel between the two large ponds.
RED-NECKED PHALOROPE was swimming close to the shore on the East Pond.
Both WHITE and BROWN PELICANs on the large salt pond east of the radar tower
- (A4?)
Vivek Tiwari
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 22 08:00:24 2001
Subject: [SBB] Calero, Sunday
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Hello All,
Here's a brief report from Calero Reservoir & vicinity for Sunday, Oct 21:
I arrived at the reservoir around 9:30 am to watch a flock of 30 AMER WIGEONS circling in for a landing - the total count of Amer Wigeons on the reservoir is now close to 200. I did not see the Eurasian Wigeon this time. There were six CANADA GEESE on the mudflats at the upper end when I arrived, but at 10:30 am Canada Geese began streaming in by the hundreds coming from the southeast over Bailey Road and by the time all the commotion had settled down there were well over 350 Canada Geese on the mudflats. This seems to be a regular pattern for this huge goose flock as I have seen it before at mid-morning at Calero Reservoir - wonder where they are settled earlier before they make this flight trek. With the flock were three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE (presumably the same ones reported by John Mariani last week). I watched the Greater White-fronted Geese fly in with the great CAGO flock, but while they flew in at the same time, they stayed somewhat apart from the main he!
rd!
. Other birds of interest at the upper end included one female RING-NECKED DUCK and one SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Other ducks included Mallard, Ruddy Duck, N. Shoveler, N. Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Gadwall. Other shorebirds: Killdeer, Long-billed Dowitcher, Least Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Black-necked Stilt. About ten EARED GREBES were seen.
Land birds of interest included at least 16 TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS seen in with mixed blackbird flocks both at the boat ramp and in the horse corral. I say "at least", because I only counted the easy-to-identify males. There were lots of blackbirds flying around (including Red-winged, Brewer's and starling), so I didn't try for the females, so presumably there were probably double the number of Tricolored's. Also of interest was a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE in the horse corral.
Almaden Reservoir and vicinity: Only eight WOOD DUCKS seen on Sunday, but to make up for that 33 WILD TURKEYS were seen - 20 in a pasture in New Almaden and 13 at the reservoir itself. Also at the reservoir were two SPOTTED SANDPIPERS and one COMMON SNIPE.
Finally a LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen along the path to the Fish Ladder along the Guadalupe Channel near the VTA Light Rail Station.
That's it for now from the Almaden area - Ann
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 22 11:22:20 2001
Subject: [SBB] :
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On Saturday, 20 Oct 01, I went to CCFS to show some people around from
Sequoia Audubon. As for migrants, we managed to see a single ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, a single YELLOW WARBLER, and a single HOUSE WREN. There was, of
course a myriad of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a few HERMIT THRUSHES. The
banders caught another HOUSE WREN and a WINTER WREN. Before leaving we got
nice looks at a PRAIRIE FALCON overhead and then perched at the sludge
ponds.
Later I went to the EEC and had an adult PEREGRINE FALCON on the power
towers along the entrance. At the Sunnyvale sewage ponds a GREEN HERON was
the only unusual bird.
On Sunday, 21 Oct 01, I checked some areas around home. An OSPREY was
perched in a tree at the Ogier Ponds, while a fair number of RING-NECKED
DUCKS swam below. A large flock of blackbirds along Santa Teresa Road
included RED-WINGED, TRICOLORED, and BREWERS.
At Calero Reservoir a large flock of CANADA GEESE included 3 adult GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. Also present was a small Canada Goose that looked to be
about half the size of the larger ones, though it seemed somewhat larger
than what I would expect for leucoparia or minima (compared to nearby
Mallards). The underparts were slightly darker than the larger geese but not
as dark as I would expect for leucoparia or minima (though immature
Aleutians will have lighter breasts). I couldn't get a close study of this
bird, so it's difficult to pin it down to subspecies, but the size and
breast coloration is somewhat suggestive of taverneri. A variety of duck
species were present, including MALLARD, GADWALL, RUDDY DUCK, NORTHERN
SHOVELER, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, CINNAMON TEAL, and AMERICAN
WIGEON. Small numbers of gulls included RING-BILLED and HERRING, with one
GLAUCOUS-WINGED present. Surprisingly, I couldn't pick out a California,
though I didn't spend a lot of time checking them.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 22 14:47:56 2001
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Folks:
This morning, 10/22/2001, I saw 280-320 AM. WHITE PELICANS and and 2 ad.
and an imm. BROWN PELICAN on Salt Pond A1. Another imm. BROWN PELICAN was on
Shoreline Lake. An ad. PEREGRINE FALCON was at the Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh
eating an unidenfied prey item. My BLACK SKIMMER count at Charleston Slough
was 19.
Bill
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 24 11:20:47 2001
Subject: [SBB] Dippers in Herbert Creek
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This morning about 9:45 there were 2 Dippers in Herbert Creek opposite the
stop sign in Twin Creeks. There were also 6 Snipe, 1 Spotted Sandpiper and
8 Wood Ducks in the Almaden Reservoir. 16 Wild Turkeys were grazing on some
irrigated grass in downtown New Almaden. Kathy Parker
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 24 13:40:04 2001
Subject: [SBB] Coyote Creek
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Hello,
A quick lunchtime stroll along the south end of the Coyote Creek Parkway in
Morgan Hill revealed an OSPREY flying overhead with a fish. The bird
subsequently perched on the first utility pole downstream of the steel
bridge over the creek to enjoy a leisurely sushi lunch. Other birds
included Mallards, American Robin, Oak Titmouse, Bushtits, Ruby-Crowned
Kinglets, Black Phoebe, Northern Flicker, Nuttall's Woodpecker; Scrub Jay,
Stellar Jay, Turkey Vulture, Red-Tailed Hawk, Bewick's Wren, Belted
Kingfisher, Gold- and White-Crowned Sparrows, House Finches and an American
Kestrel.
Good birding,
Mark Paxton
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 24 16:25:50 2001
Subject: [SBB] Red-breasted Sapsuckers
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This morning in Twin Creeks was a real Red-breasted Sapsucker convention.
There were at least 4 (had that many in view at one time) and maybe as many
as 7 Red-breasted Sapsuckers in the large sycamores lining the creek.
Kathy Parker
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 24 17:41:20 2001
Subject: [SBB] Re: Twin Creeks
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Twin Creeks is a small cluster of homes above Almaden Reservoir. Keep going
on the road past Almaden Reservoir, past the intersection with Hicks Road
and about a half mile farther on, you come to Twin Creeks. There is no
sign, just a bunch of homes. The people here are a bit on the private side
so it pays to be very considerate and inconspicuous. Kathy Parker
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 24 17:44:53 2001
Subject: Re: [SBB] Red-breasted Sapsuckers
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Where the heck is Twin Creeks??
Richard C. Carlson
Full Time Birder, Biker, Skier, Hiker
Part-time Economist
Palo Alto & Lake Tahoe, CA
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 25 08:47:37 2001
Subject: Re: [SBB] Red-breasted Sapsuckers
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Where is Parker Creek?
At 4:25 PM -0700 10/24/01, Kathy Parker wrote:
>This morning in Twin Creeks was a real Red-breasted Sapsucker convention.
>There were at least 4 (had that many in view at one time) and maybe as many
>as 7 Red-breasted Sapsuckers in the large sycamores lining the creek.
>Kathy Parker
>
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 25 09:31:38 2001
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Folks:
This morning, 10/25/2001, I estimated 440-540 AM. WHITE PELICANS in Salt
Ponds A1 and A2W. Two BROWN PELICANS were in Salt Pond A2W. An adult pair of
PEREGRINE FALCONS were at the Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh. They flushed a half
dozen KILLDEER out of the marsh and the male repeatedly stooped on the birds
as the female flew cover--no success this time, though. 12+ BLACK SKIMMERS
were doing their dawn patrol at Charleston Slough.
Bill
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 25 10:41:22 2001
Subject: [SBB] Merlie Is Back???
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A black Merlin appeared on Merlie's tree this morning at 8:32 am.
Is it really Merlie again for the 10th year? Well, it is a black
Merlin, on the right tree, at the right time, and the right date
range.
We will have to wait and see if he keeps returning, or is just a
look-alike that is passing through.
Past experience with Merlie the Merlin for the last 9 years can be found on
South Bay Birders Unlimited (SBBU)
http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/
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Kendric C. Smith, Ph.D.
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Stanford, CA 94305-1041
(650) 493-7210 (voice or fax)
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 25 11:18:34 2001
Subject: [SBB] RE: Oka Ponds / Los Gatos Creek
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Good Morning,
Started this morning at LG Creek Park, Dell Avenue Entrance and just birded
the large pond. The BROWN PELICAN was actually flying and diving for fish.
Drove over to the Oka Lane entrance of Oka Ponds. Upon entering I had a
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON with a GREEN HERON next to each other in the
channel. Lots of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS in the Euc and Pepper Tree on the
path to the right. Also had a pair of NORTHERN FLICKERS (male and female) in
the Euc trees. Walking up the path closest to the freeway side, had three
SAVANNAH SPARROW (took pictures of them yesterday), in the largest pond, had
a GREAT BLUE HERON, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and 3 SNOWY EGRETS. The BELTED
KINGFISHER put in an appearance. Two GREAT EGRETS. I was surprised by all
the Snowy Egrets today, roughly 8-10 and at least 6 Green Herons. Walked the
path on the freeway side to spot 3 COMMON SNIPE, one on each island!
AMERICAN WIGEONS, GADWALLS and MALLARDS. Lots of GOLD & WHITE CROWNED
SPARROWS.
Wishing you all good birding.
My best regards,
Linda Sullivan
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 27 14:19:02 2001
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On Saturday, 27 Oct 01, I visited Lake Cunningham, but found nothing unusual
except a very sick male MALLARD that was being virtually eaten alive by a
flock of TURKEY VULTURES.
At the Palo Alto Baylands, the trees around the ranger station had a single
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in with the YELLOW-RUMPEDS. The fennel patch had a
couple of FOX SPARROWS in with the zonotrichia. Shorebirds at the estuary
included LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, MARBLED GODWITS, WHIMBRELS, WILLETS,
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, LEAST and WESTERN SANDPIPERS, and a DUNLIN. The gulls
included a few hundred BONAPARTE'S and about 20 MEWS. Two BROWN PELICANS
were flying north past the Interpretive Center.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 28 10:22:26 2001
Subject: [SBB] New Book - The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior
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[Slightly off topic]
"The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior" which was released recently
(October 2, 2001) is now in bookstores ($45.00). For those who don't get out
to a bookstore often, Amazon currently has it on sale for $27.00 where you
can see 54 sample pages. Open Amazon's home page www.amazon.com and put
this ISBN, 0679451234 , into the search window to see it.
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 29 07:30:59 2001
Subject: [SBB] Calero/Almaden
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Hello All,
Much of this sounds like a repeat from previous weeks, but here is report from Sunday, Oct 28.
Calero Reservoir (upper end): Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen again with the large flock of Canada Geese. Also seen was a smaller-sized Canada Goose with a darker chest than the larger Canada Geese, also with a shorter neck and shorter bill. It showed a light ring at the base of the neck, but the the ring was not well defined. This small goose spent most of its time resting with its head tucked under its wing so I didn't get as good a comparative look as I would have liked. Every time I thought it was about to stand up and move around, it would just settle back down again. This may have been the same small-size CAGO reported by Mike Mammoser last week. As for ducks, four BUFFLEHEAD were seen (first of the season for me). The male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen again this time, and he is now in alternate plumage (gray flanks, salmon-colored breast, cinnamon head with golden forehead