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From email@hidden Thu Oct 01 07:56:31 1998
Subject: Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
I saw a Blackpoll Warbler by my apartment this morning. THis is week since
the last sighting. If it's the same bird, it's obviously hard to see.
However, it may be a new bird.
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 01 09:56:34 1998
Subject: not much
All,
I made a quick check of the Palo Alto Water Pollution Control Plant
trees and the Baylands fennel patch this morning 10/1/98. The
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS have taken over with 70+ between the two
places. YELLOW WARBLERS are also still numerous, with 21 estimated.
Only 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a few COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. Also 5
HERMIT THRUSHES, 4 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, and a HOUSE WREN (also a
singing MARSH WREN in the fennel patch). Many VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS
and a few BARN SWALLOWS were foraging over the WPCP and the GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (now looking quite adult-like) was at the duck
pond.
On the way in to work I stopped briefly at the L'Avenida portion of
Stevens Creek, eventually meeting up with Steve Rottenborn. Added a
few more species here, including 1 NORTHERN FLICKER, 1 SPOTTED TOWHEE
(Steve had 2), 1 DARK-EYED JUNCO, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 2 WILSON'S
WARBLERS and 1 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW. While talking to Steve,
another flock with a WARBLING VIREO and a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET in it
went by.
A whopping 5-warbler morning - guess it's time to head for the coast!
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 01 10:11:21 1998
Subject: A bird here, a bird there
For a week now, since last Friday, a WILLOW FLYCATCHER
has been living in the small trees between my office
building and the next one. We are about 100 yards west
of Coyote Creek, north of Montague. It sits on the
bare branches on top of the trees, where I can watch it
from 10' away, because our windows are "reflectorized"
and it can't see me.
Meanwhile, on Monday Sept. 14, and again on Wednesday,
Sept. 23, I heard a WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH in the pine
trees outside my apartment in Santa Clara. I have not had
the time to check for it each day. Could this be the
hint of another nuthatch invasion, as we had two years ago?
- Chris Salander
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 01 12:14:27 1998
Subject: Milpitas migrants
In addition to the Blackpoll Warbler I saw earlier today, a White-throated
Sparrow has shown up at the seed spills I have left. Also a Townsend's
Warbler, which is unusual for here. Other birds include Fox, Lincoln's,
Song, and White-crowned Sparrows, 2 Western Tanagers, 2+ Orange-crowned,
and 6+ Yellow Warblers. Swarms of Yellow-rumpeds are now here.
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 01 12:53:36 1998
Subject: Alviso Stilt Sandpiper
A STILT SANDPIPER continues at State and Spreckles in Alviso. An immature
COOPER'S HAWK flew very low over the marsh, scattering the shorebird flocks,
much like a Peregrine Falcon. It started over near the EEC, perched
momentarily on the railroad tracks, and then flew out to Arzino Ranch.
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 01 18:02:21 1998
Subject: Nuthatches
Today, Thursday, Oct. 1, I had a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH in my yard. I am
down in the flats of Los Gatos and the only other time I have had them was
the invasion year. Maybe we will have another this year?
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 02 13:32:57 1998
Subject: BAR-TAILED GODWIT
All:
On 29 Sep., a brief check of CCRS just north of the office produced
7 WILLOW and 10 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, 2 WARBLING VIREOS, 2
HOUSE WRENS, 6 WESTERN TANAGERS, 50+ YELLOW, 1 MACGILLIVRAY'S,
3 WILSON'S, and 6 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS. At the waterbird
pond, Al Jaramillo and I saw 1 juv. BAIRD'S and 1 PECTORAL
SANDPIPER and a PRAIRIE FALCON, while the WPCP ponds visible
from the fence had 10 PECTORAL and 1 BAIRD'S (same as at the
pond?). The EEC in Alviso had 3 SPOTTED TOWHEES and 2 WILLOW
FLYCATCHERS.
On 1 Oct., I saw a WESTERN KINGBIRD west of Stevens Creek near
Shoreline Park in Mtn. View.
Today (2 Oct.), I was doing some monitoring work near the
confluence of Coyote Slough and Alviso Slough when I found a
juvenile BAR-TAILED GODWIT. I don't have time to post a
description now, but I will give a few details in the hope that
someone else will look for it. The bird flew into the mudflat
on the west side of the mouth of Alviso Slough, just across
this slough from the extreme NW corner of salt pond A9 (located
right at the confluence of these two sloughs). This bird flew
in with some MARBLED GODWITS at 07:54, when the tide was quite
low but starting to rise. All the birds with it were flushed
at 08:00 by a PEREGRINE FALCON, and I then watched as it flew
northwest across Coyote Slough and landed far to the NW on
the mudflats on the Alameda County side. The area where this
bird was seen can be easily scoped from the NW corner of pond
A9, although unfortunately reaching this point requires a long
walk/bike ride NW along Alviso Slough from the Alviso marina.
There are tens of thousands of shorebirds on these flats at
low tide, including 2100 MARBLED GODWITS this morning. This is
the second record of Bar-tailed Godwit for Santa Clara County,
and I think the second for Alameda.
Also seen at this location was a BLACK TURNSTONE, seen in both
counties as it flew along Coyote Slough with a flock of peeps.
I saw a SHORT-EARED OWL at dawn farther upstream along Alviso
Slough.
I then did some monitoring on the north side of Coyote Slough
in Newark, where a flock of 300 VIOLET-GREEN and 130 BARN
SWALLOWS included at least 2 TREE and single BANK and CLIFF
SWALLOWS (all five species were perched within a 3-meter
portion of the boardwalk).
Later, I saw the basic-plumaged ad. STILT SANDPIPER at State
and Spreckles in Alviso after Mike Mammoser and his brother
told me that they had seen it there.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 04 16:03:32 1998
Subject: weekend birding out of county
My wife and I were visiting a friend Fri & Sat in Monterey Co, and I
sloshed the Carmel River both Fri and Sat morning and cruised the
beachfront cypresses at Monterey Dunes in Moss Landing (where we were
staying) Thurs late aft. Saw lots and lots of western migrants at both
spots, but the only rarity was a BLACKPOLL WARBLER on the river Fri
morning. I stopped by Crespi Pond three times but
did not turn up the Clay-Colored Sparrow.
Friday midday I also visited my favorite Monterey spot, the birdbath/seep
created by the leaky water tank near the south parking lot at Jack's Peak
Regional Park. I love to watch the birds bathing here, and I usually fall
asleep doing so, and see the best baths after I wake up. When I got there
Friday there was a big mixed flock of Townsend's and Yellow-rumped
Warbler's with Juncos, Kinglets, and Pygmy Nutchatches. I snoozed for ten
minutes while watching Juncos, Spotted Towhees, and Townsend's Warblers
bathe, and sure enough, after I woke up, I got the treat, a bathing HERMIT
WARBLER.
This morning I went up to SF attracted by the prospect of two life and one
state bird on the report. Well, one out of three is pretty good. With
Calvin Lou's help, I saw the BLACKBURNIAN (nemesis lifer!) at Skyline
Grove, Fort Funston. Also BLACKPOLL, BLACK-THROATED GRAY, & GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLET. I left there at 10:10 dropping the old joke that the other folks
would now see the Yellow-Green Vireo in five minutes. Well, apparently
from Doug Shaw's report, I was wrong and it took 25 minutes. Doug had
been waiting around for 13 hours. You're welcome, guys.
Doug reported that Greg Miller was there yesterday, saw the YGV, and
headed off for Bodie in search of Sage Grouse, probably his last Calif
visit in his 700-plus big year.
I headed on to North Lake in GG Park and heard when I arrived that the
Prothonotary Warbler had been seen earlier there. I hung out around the
sandbar on the west side for an hour, and I saw Yellow Wablers, Fox
Sparrows, a Black-headed Grosbeak, and my first Hermit Thrush of the fall,
but no Prothonotary.
-- Tom Grey Stanford CA email@hidden
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 05 06:54:25 1998
Subject: Woods Ducks/Almaden Res
Hello Everyone,
The fall/winter build-up of WOOD DUCKS at Almaden Reservoir has begun as
43 were seen on Saturday afternoon, Oct 10. The Wood Ducks were seen on
or near the mud embankment at the upper end of the reservoir near the
intersection of Alamitos and Hicks Roads.
Also, on Sat, Oct 10, at around 6:30 pm a flock of 100+ VAUX'S SWIFTS
was seen over Almaden Valley near the intersection of Meridian and
Coleman. This was almost a pure flock with only about six swallows
(Violet-green) seen in the mix.
That's it for now - Ann
Ann Verdi
AMD/CA Central Svc Scheduling
408-749-2199 or x42199
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 05 07:25:46 1998
Subject: Oct 3, not Oct 10
Oops!
I listed Almaden birds as seen on Saturday, Oct 10 - this should have
read Saturday, Oct 3.
Sorry! - Ann
Ann Verdi
AMD/CA Central Svc Scheduling
408-749-2199 or x42199
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 05 09:11:12 1998
Subject: Inbetween Birds
Folks:
Al Eisner asked if reports of the Greater White-fronted Goose that has
inhabited the Palo Alto Duck Pond for the last year are still of interest.
The short answer, as concerns the county records, is yes.
There are a number of issues with this bird. The first issue is whether
this is a wild bird or even if it was ever a wild bird. We have seen a
pattern in the past when apparently wild geese have become habituated to human
food and failed to migrate, but we also know that there are local
aviculturists who may raise this species and it is possible that this bird was
raised locally and escaped. We don't know the true status of this bird and if
a debate on its origins or current status is of interest to you then go ahead
and have some fun.
As concerns the county records I try to keep track of less-than-wild
birds and also exotics, even though I rarely report these in the Avocet or
to Field Notes. My reason is largely self-preservation in that if an
out-of-town birder drops me a note and says he saw a Greater White-front at
the Duck Pond or Vasona, or a Ross' Goose at Vasona, I then know that this was
one of our tame birds. In addition, there is the possibility that some of
these inbetween birds may eventually contribute genetically to their species
by starting to breed locally and it is nice to have tracked their behavior.
So, yes, please keep me informed of the inbetween birds and particularly of
any breeding you see, whether of parakeets, bishops, or ring-necked doves.
And as for that symbol of distant wilderness and the far off reaches of
the arctic--the Canadian Goose, well . . .
Bill
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 05 17:19:15 1998
Subject: composite list
OCTOBER 5, 1998 SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST UPDATE
A good month for eastern warblers and shorebirds has brought us to
within 11 species of the 300 mark this year. Some things to look for
include Broad-winged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Wandering Tattler,
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (not likely with the low number of Pectoral
Sandpipers this year), Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Pomerine Jaeger,
eastern vireos and warblers, Clay-colored Sparrow, longspurs, and
Bobolink. Given the number of Black-throated Blue Warblers and
Clay-colored Sparrows found in the general area this year there is
probably at least one hiding somewhere in the county!
Mike
P.S. Some advice from Kendric:
[To make the columns line up, please copy this list to a word processor, and
change the font to a monospaced font (Monoco, Courier, etc.), and set the
right hand margin to 7.5 inches.]
________________________________________________________________________
Recent progress of the composite list:
278: 9/11/98 BREWER'S SPARROW
279: 9/14/98 BLACKPOLL WARBLER
280: 9/15/98 VESPER SPARROW
281: 9/16/98 LARK BUNTING
282: 9/17/98 PARASITIC JAEGER
283: 9/19/98 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
284: 9/26/98 RED-THROATED PIPIT
285: 9/27/98 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
286: 9/28/98 TENNESSEE WARBLER
287: 9/28/98 GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE
288: 10/ 2/98 BAR-TAILED GODWIT
289: 10/ 2/98 BLACK TURNSTONE
Please send any additions, corrections, or comments to Mike
Rogers, email@hidden.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST - 1998
SCR MMR MJM COMP SOURCE
377 254 239 230 289+ICGU
% OF COMPOSITE FOR 1998
% OF 377 (Iceland Gull not counted)
Red-throated Loon 2/16 2/ 8 2/ 8 SBT
Pacific Loon 2/21 SBT
Common Loon 2/ 8 2/11 2/14 1/ 2 AVe
Pied-billed Grebe 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Horned Grebe 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Red-necked Grebe 1/ 2 1/16 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Eared Grebe 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Western Grebe 1/ 2 2/11 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Clark's Grebe 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Northern Fulmar
Sooty Shearwater
Ashy Storm-Petrel
Brown Booby
American White Pelican 1/ 2 1/16 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Brown Pelican 7/ 3 1/ 6 2/ 8 1/ 4 JMa
Double-crested Cormorant 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Magnificent Frigatebird
American Bittern 1/16 2/28 1/15 CWh
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Great Egret 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Snowy Egret 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Little Blue Heron 5/ 7 8/21 4/29 PJM
Cattle Egret 1/ 2 4/24 4/26 1/ 2 SCR
Green Heron 1/ 6 2/11 2/13 1/ 1 DJC
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
White-faced Ibis 8/16 8/ 6 8/ 8 8/ 6 RWR
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Tundra Swan 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/ 3 1/ 1 CKS,JML,DJC
Greater White-fronted Goose 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Snow Goose 1/ 2 1/19 1/ 3 1/ 2 SCR
Ross' Goose 2/ 8 1/19 1/16 1/16 MJM
Brant
Canada Goose 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Wood Duck 4/21 4/11 1/18 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Green-winged Teal 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Mallard 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Northern Pintail 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Cinnamon Teal 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Northern Shoveler 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Gadwall 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Eurasian Wigeon 1/26 2/24 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
American Wigeon 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Canvasback 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Redhead 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Ring-necked Duck 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/31 1/ 1 m.ob.
Tufted Duck 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Greater Scaup 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Lesser Scaup 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Oldsquaw
Black Scoter 3/ 8 3/ 2 3/ 8 3/ 1 JMe
Surf Scoter 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
White-winged Scoter 2/11 1/ 6 2/13 1/ 6 MMR
Common Goldeneye 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Barrow's Goldeneye 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Bufflehead 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Hooded Merganser 1/ 4 2/28 2/28 1/ 1 AVe,CH,NLe
Common Merganser 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Red-breasted Merganser 1/16 2/11 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Ruddy Duck 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Turkey Vulture 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
California Condor
Osprey 3/ 2 1/19 1/18 1/17 JMa,JLa
White-tailed Kite 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 2 SCR,MJM
Bald Eagle 2/ 8 2/16 1/16 SGu
Northern Harrier 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1/ 2 1/19 4/26 1/ 2 SCR
Cooper's Hawk 1/ 2 1/ 6 2/22 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk 1/ 2 1/16 1/ 3 1/ 1 DJC
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Ferruginous Hawk 1/ 2 1/19 1/ 2 SCR
Rough-legged Hawk 1/ 3 1/ 3 SCR
Golden Eagle 1/ 6 1/ 7 1/17 1/ 1 DJC
American Kestrel 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Merlin 1/ 9 2/ 9 1/ 3 1/ 2 fide CKS
Peregrine Falcon 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Prairie Falcon 3/ 4 1/25 NLe
Ring-necked Pheasant 1/ 6 1/13 2/22 1/ 6 SCR
Wild Turkey 3/16 4/11 4/ 5 1/ 1 JMa
California Quail 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/18 1/ 1 SCR,DJC
Mountain Quail 6/11 5/13 MLF
Yellow Rail
Black Rail 1/12 1/12 2/ 8 1/ 9 VTi,RWR,FVs
Clapper Rail 1/12 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Virginia Rail 1/ 2 1/12 1/31 1/ 2 SCR
Sora 1/ 2 1/16 2/ 8 1/ 2 SCR
Common Moorhen 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
American Coot 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Pacific Golden-Plover 7/27 7/26 7/25 AME
American Golden-Plover 9/19 NLe
Golden-Plover sp 8/16
Snowy Plover 5/13 6/14 4/19 TRy,SSa
Semipalmated Plover 1/ 6 4/24 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Killdeer 1/ 1 1/ 7 1/18 1/ 1 m.ob.
Mountain Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
American Avocet 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Greater Yellowlegs 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Lesser Yellowlegs 1/ 6 4/24 8/ 1 1/ 6 SCR
Solitary Sandpiper 4/19 PJM
Willet 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Wandering Tattler
Spotted Sandpiper 4/27 2/ 8 2/16 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Whimbrel 1/ 6 1/ 6 2/ 8 1/ 4 CKS,JML
Long-billed Curlew 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Hudsonian Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit 10/ 2 10/ 2 SCR
Marbled Godwit 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Ruddy Turnstone 7/24 8/24 4/28 RWR
Black Turnstone 10/ 2 10/ 2 SCR
Red Knot 1/ 6 8/24 1/ 6 SCR
Sanderling 5/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 6 MMR
Semipalmated Sandpiper 7/ 4 8/22 7/ 4 SCR,NLe
Western Sandpiper 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Least Sandpiper 1/ 2 1/ 6 2/14 1/ 1 AVe,CH
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper 9/27 8/ 9 8/ 1 DWe,TGr
Pectoral Sandpiper 9/14 9/16 7/26 7/26 MJM
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Dunlin 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper 8/16 8/18 8/16 8/16 SCR,MJM
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff 8/ 3 8/ 6 8/ 1 8/ 1 DWe,TGr
Short-billed Dowitcher 1/ 6 1/ 6 4/26 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Long-billed Dowitcher 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 2 SCR,MJM,AVe
Common Snipe 1/ 5 3/ 8 1/ 1 DJC
Wilson's Phalarope 6/16 7/10 6/13 6/12 BMc
Red-necked Phalarope 6/30 8/ 4 4/17 4/17 MJM,AVE,FVs
Red Phalarope 2/11 2/ 8 2/ 8 SBT
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger 9/18 9/18 9/17 SMi
Long-tailed Jaeger
Laughing Gull 6/22 DSt
Franklin's Gull 6/ 9 6/10 6/13 5/13 RWR,FVs
Little Gull 4/28 4/29 4/28 4/28 SCR
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Heermann's Gull
Mew Gull 1/ 2 1/19 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,TGr
Ring-billed Gull 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
California Gull 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Herring Gull 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Thayer's Gull 1/ 2 1/16 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
??Iceland Gull 1/16 1/16 SBT,SCR,AJa,MH
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1/18 3/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Western Gull 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Glaucous-winged Gull 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,TGr
Glaucous Gull 1/ 6 2/24 1/ 6 SCR
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull 8/18 FB,JMS
Caspian Tern 4/17 4/11 4/11 4/ 2 RWR
Elegant Tern 9/ 3 9/ 1 8/ 8 NLe
Common Tern 9/ 3 9/23 5/15 SBT
Arctic Tern
Forster's Tern 1/ 6 2/ 8 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Least Tern 7/ 2 7/ 7 7/ 3 7/ 2 SCR
Black Tern 5/ 7 4/29 9/18 4/28 TGr,JSt,RWR
Black Skimmer 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
Cassin's Auklet
Rock Dove 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Band-tailed Pigeon 1/ 1 3/27 3/15 1/ 1 SCR
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Greater Roadrunner 4/19 SMi
Barn Owl 4/19 1/ 9 4/26 1/ 9 MMR,RJe
Flammulated Owl
Western Screech-Owl 6/ 2 4/26 1/ 1 JMa
Great Horned Owl 1/14 4/25 3/22 1/ 1 DJC
Northern Pygmy-Owl 1/ 1 4/12 1/ 1 SCR,JMa
Burrowing Owl 1/ 5 1/20 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl 10/ 2 3/ 7 RiC
Northern Saw-whet Owl 4/26 1/ 1 JMa
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill 9/30 4/26 4/26 MJM,GKH,DSt
Black Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift 4/13 4/25 4/25 4/12 DPo,SMi
White-throated Swift 1/18 1/21 2/22 1/ 8 RWR,FVs
Black-chinned Hummingbird 5/ 6 5/ 8 4/18 4/16 CCRS
Anna's Hummingbird 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Costa's Hummingbird 6/ 8 6/ 8 SCR
Calliope Hummingbird 4/19 4/19 SCR,HLR,RPR
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird 3/16 4/ 8 4/ 5 3/16 SCR
Allen's Hummingbird 3/ 4 4/11 3/15 1/25 AME
Belted Kingfisher 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/17 1/ 1 DJC
Lewis' Woodpecker 1/ 6 NLe,RWR,FVs
Acorn Woodpecker 1/ 1 1/ 6 2/28 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1/ 2 1/ 1 CKS,JML
Red-naped Sapsucker 1/ 6 1/ 6 MMR
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/17 1/ 1 m.ob.
Williamson's Sapsucker
Nuttall's Woodpecker 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/ 3 1/ 2 m.ob.
Downy Woodpecker 1/ 1 3/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 1 SCR,CKS,JML
Hairy Woodpecker 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
Northern Flicker 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Pileated Woodpecker 6/11 4/12 4/12 MJM
Olive-sided Flycatcher 4/26 5/ 6 4/25 4/16 JCo
Western Wood-Pewee 4/26 4/25 4/25 4/19 JDa
Willow Flycatcher 5/28 8/29 6/12 5/28 SCR
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher 4/30 4/11 4/11 4/11 MMR,MJM
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 3/28 3/27 3/18 1/ 4 CCRS
Black Phoebe 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Eastern Phoebe 1/ 2 3/ 4 3/ 1 1/ 2 SCR
Say's Phoebe 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/18 1/ 2 SCR
Ash-throated Flycatcher 4/14 4/25 4/26 4/ 8 RWR
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird 5/ 4 4/11 4/11 3/ 1 DRo,RCa
kingbird sp. 2/ 8 AGu
Western Kingbird 3/16 4/ 8 4/11 3/16 SCR
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Horned Lark 3/16 4/26 3/15 1/25 AME
Purple Martin 5/14 RCi
Tree Swallow 1/18 1/19 3/ 1 1/17 LCh
Violet-green Swallow 2/ 5 1/19 2/22 1/18 JDa
Nor. Rough-winged Swallow 2/ 8 2/25 2/28 2/ 8 SCR
Bank Swallow 7/ 2 5/26 NLe
Cliff Swallow 3/ 2 3/ 1 3/ 8 2/26 TRy
Barn Swallow 1/ 2 1/19 3/ 1 1/ 2 SCR
Steller's Jay 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/17 1/ 1 m.ob.
Western Scrub-Jay 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Clark's Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
Yellow-billed Magpie 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
American Crow 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Common Raven 1/ 1 1/ 5 2/13 1/ 1 m.ob.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1/ 1 1/16 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Oak Titmouse 1/ 3 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 CKS,JML,DJC
Bushtit 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Red-breasted Nuthatch 9/27 4/12 1/ 1 JMa
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/ 3 1/ 6 1/13 1/ 1 DJC
Pygmy Nuthatch 1/ 1 4/12 1/ 1 SCR,JMa
Brown Creeper 1/ 1 4/25 1/17 1/ 1 m.ob.
Rock Wren 3/ 16 1/19 1/13 1/13 MJM
Canyon Wren 1/ 1 JSa,HGe
Bewick's Wren 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
House Wren 3/29 4/ 8 4/ 5 3/21 LAY
Winter Wren 1/ 1 4/ 4 1/ 1 SCR
Marsh Wren 1/12 1/12 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
American Dipper 4/11 3/29 TGr
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1/ 2 10/ 1 1/ 2 SCR
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4/26 3/27 3/29 1/ 5 CJC
Western Bluebird 1/ 2 1/ 6 2/16 1/ 1 DJC
Mountain Bluebird 1/17 JLu
Townsend's Solitaire 5/ 6 5/ 3 MHa,DHa
Swainson's Thrush 4/30 5/ 6 5/ 9 4/ 2 PMB
Hermit Thrush 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/13 1/ 1 SCR,JMa
American Robin 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/13 1/ 1 m.ob.
Varied Thrush 1/ 1 1/ 1 SCR
Wrentit 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/17 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
Northern Mockingbird 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Sage Thrasher 4/ 7 BWe
Brown Thrasher
California Thrasher 1/ 1 1/ 6 2/28 1/ 1 SCR
Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing 1/ 2 1/14 3/28 1/ 1 JMa
Phainopepla 4/18 1/ 6 NLe,RWR,FVs
Northern Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike 1/ 1 1/19 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
European Starling 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Bell's Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Cassin's Vireo 4/26 4/11 4/12 4/ 5 LAY
Plumbeous Vireo
Hutton's Vireo 1/ 1 1/19 1/ 3 1/ 1 SCR,JMa
Warbling Vireo 3/28 3/27 3/29 3/18 AME
Red-eyed Vireo
Tennessee Warbler 9/28 9/28 9/28 SCR
Orange-crowned Warbler 1/ 4 1/24 3/ 1 1/ 4 SCR,CCRS
Nashville Warbler 4/14 4/25 4/12 JMM
Virginia's Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler 1/ 4 4/11 4/25 1/ 4 SCR
Chestnut-sided Warbler 9/27 9/27 SCR
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Black-throated Gray Warbler 4/30 4/25 4/ 5 1/ 9 SBT
Townsend's Warbler 1/ 1 3/27 3/15 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
Hermit Warbler 4/26 4/ 4 2/ 1 AVe,CH
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler 1/ 4 1/17 1/ 4 SCR
Palm Warbler 1/ 4 1/13 1/ 4 SCR,HLR
Blackpoll Warbler 9/16 9/14 CCRS
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird 6/ 7 SRo,KVV
Northern Waterthrush 8/29 8/30 8/29 MMR
Kentucky Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler 4/26 4/25 8/30 4/19 NLe
Common Yellowthroat 1/ 4 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler 3/28 3/27 3/22 3/22 MJM
Yellow-breasted Chat 5/ 6 5/ 3 CCRS
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager 4/24 4/26 4/25 1/23 RWR
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/25 KCo,MWr
Black-headed Grosbeak 4/ 8 4/11 4/11 4/ 5 VTi
Blue Grosbeak 5/ 6 5/11 4/19 4/19 MJM
Lazuli Bunting 4/19 4/26 5/ 3 4/19 SCR
Indigo Bunting 7/18 AJa
Passerina sp. 4/10 4/10 SCR
Dickcissel
Green-tailed Towhee 9/28 CCRS
Spotted Towhee 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
California Towhee 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/13 1/ 1 m.ob.
Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1/ 2 4/ 8 4/11 1/ 2 SCR
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow 4/27 4/26 3/31 GFi,MPl
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow 9/15 9/11 NLe
Black-chinned Sparrow 5/23 JGa
Vesper Sparrow 9/15 9/15 SCR
Lark Sparrow 4/ 8 1/19 1/ 4 1/ 4 MJM
Black-throated Sparrow
Sage Sparrow 4/12 AME,DPo
Lark Bunting 9/16 9/16 MMR
Savannah Sparrow 1/ 2 1/12 1/ 4 1/ 1 DJC
Grasshopper Sparrow 4/10 6/ 2 4/10 SCR
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 1/ 9 fide AME
Fox Sparrow 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Song Sparrow 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Lincoln's Sparrow 1/ 2 1/13 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Swamp Sparrow 1/ 2 1/ 2 SCR
White-throated Sparrow 3/29 1/15 AJb
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
White-crowned Sparrow 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Harris' Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Tricolored Blackbird 1/ 2 1/14 4/11 1/ 2 SCR
Western Meadowlark 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Yellow-headed Blackbird 5/ 4 9/16 4/ 4 NLe
Brewer's Blackbird 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Great-tailed Grackle 5/25 5/28 5/30 5/25 SCR
Brown-headed Cowbird 1/ 2 1/16 1/18 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Hooded Oriole 3/29 4/24 4/26 3/21 AWa
Baltimore Oriole
Bullock's Oriole 3/28 4/ 8 3/22 3/19 GHa
Scott's Oriole
Purple Finch 1/ 1 3/27 2/28 1/ 1 SCR
Cassin's Finch
House Finch 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin 1/18 1/ 9 TGr
Lesser Goldfinch 1/ 1 1/13 1/ 4 1/ 1 m.ob.
Lawrence's Goldfinch 5/ 5 4/26 4/26 1/ 6 NLe,RWR,FVs
American Goldfinch 1/ 1 1/ 7 1/20 1/ 1 m.ob.
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow 1/ 2 1/ 6 2/22 1/ 1 CKS,JML,DJC
Observer codes: m.ob.-many observers, AGu-Arnel Guanlao, AJa-Al
Jaramillo, AJb-Alberta Jasberg, AME-Al Eisner, AVe-Ann Verdi, AWa-Alan
Walther, BMc-Bert McKee, BWe-Bruce Webb, CCRS-Coyote Creek Riparian
Station, CH-Caralisa Hughes, CJC-Chuck Coston, CKS-Chris Salander,
CWh-Clark White, DHa-David Haveman, DJC-Don & Jill Crawford, DPo-David
Powell, DRo-Don Roberson, DSt-Dick Stovel, DWe-Dave Weber, FB-Florence
Bennett, FVs-Frank Vanslager, GFi-George Finger, GHa-Garth Harwood,
GKH-Grant Hoyt, GLB-Gloria LeBlanc, HGe-Harriet Gerson, HLR-Heather
Rottenborn, JCo-Jack Cole, JDa-Jim Danzenbaker, JGa-Jim Gain,
JLa-Jolene Lange, JLu-John Luther, JMa-John Mariani, JMe-John Meyer,
JML-Jeanne Leavitt, JMM-John & Maria Meyer, JMS-Jean-Marie Spoelman,
JSa-June Santoro, JSt-John Sterling, KCo-Kitty Collins, KLP-Kathy
Parker, KVV-Kent Van Vuren, LAY-Amy Lauterbach & James Yurchenco,
MH-Matt Heindel, MHa-Merry Haveman, MJM-Mike Mammoser, MLF-Mike
Feighner, MMR-Mike Rogers, MPL-Marjorie Plant, MWr-Marti Wright,
NLe-Nick Lethaby, PMB-Phyllis M. Browning, RCa-Rita Caratello,
RCi-Rich Cimino, RCo-Rita Colwell, RiC-Richard Carlson, RJe-Richard
Jeffers, RLe-Rosalie Lefkowitz, RPR-Rebecca Paige Rottenborn, RWR-Bob
Reiling, SBT-Scott Terrill, SCR-Steve Rottenborn, SGu-Stephan Gunn,
SMi-Steve Miller,SRo-Steve Rovell,SSA-Susan Sandstrom, TGr-Tom Grey,
TRy-Tom Ryan, VTi-Vivek Tiwari, WGB-Bill Bousman
SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST HISTORY
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 HIGH
COMP 278 295 303 293 296 305 305
SCR 279 291 262 251 268 291
MJM 234 250 265 242 253 276 276
MMR 214 234 254 271 257 258 275 275
MLF 136 183 199 209 215 235 194 165 218 265 265
WGB 216 228 245 170 245
AME 240 220 219 231 240
KLP 232 232
RWR 204 201 203 228 228
TGr 189 211 211
CKS 185 195 186 195
GLB 190 190
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 06 08:34:30 1998
Subject: REVISED composite list
LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN - as pointed out by a few observant readers, I
left off John Mariani's Summer Tanager and only included Nick
Lethaby's Red-throated Pipit at the top. With the tanager we are now
only 10 away from 300!
OCTOBER 5, 1998 SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST UPDATE
A good month for eastern warblers and shorebirds has brought us to
within 10 species of the 300 mark this year. Some things to look for
include Broad-winged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Wandering Tattler,
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (not likely with the low number of Pectoral
Sandpipers this year), Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Pomerine Jaeger,
eastern vireos and warblers, Clay-colored Sparrow, longspurs, and
Bobolink. Given the number of Black-throated Blue Warblers and
Clay-colored Sparrows found in the general area this year there is
probably at least one hiding somewhere in the county!
Mike
P.S. Some advice from Kendric:
[To make the columns line up, please copy this list to a word processor, and
change the font to a monospaced font (Monoco, Courier, etc.), and set the
right hand margin to 7.5 inches.]
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Recent progress of the composite list:
278: 9/11/98 BREWER'S SPARROW
279: 9/14/98 BLACKPOLL WARBLER
280: 9/15/98 VESPER SPARROW
281: 9/16/98 LARK BUNTING
282: 9/17/98 PARASITIC JAEGER
283: 9/17/98 SUMMER TANAGER
284: 9/19/98 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
285: 9/26/98 RED-THROATED PIPIT
286: 9/27/98 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
287: 9/28/98 TENNESSEE WARBLER
288: 9/28/98 GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE
289: 10/ 2/98 BAR-TAILED GODWIT
290: 10/ 2/98 BLACK TURNSTONE
Please send any additions, corrections, or comments to Mike
Rogers, email@hidden.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST - 1998
SCR MMR MJM COMP SOURCE
377 256 239 230 290+ICGU
% OF COMPOSITE FOR 1998
% OF 377 (Iceland Gull not counted)
Red-throated Loon 2/16 2/ 8 2/ 8 SBT
Pacific Loon 2/21 SBT
Common Loon 2/ 8 2/11 2/14 1/ 2 AVe
Pied-billed Grebe 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Horned Grebe 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Red-necked Grebe 1/ 2 1/16 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Eared Grebe 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Western Grebe 1/ 2 2/11 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Clark's Grebe 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Northern Fulmar
Sooty Shearwater
Ashy Storm-Petrel
Brown Booby
American White Pelican 1/ 2 1/16 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Brown Pelican 7/ 3 1/ 6 2/ 8 1/ 4 JMa
Double-crested Cormorant 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Magnificent Frigatebird
American Bittern 1/16 2/28 1/15 CWh
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Great Egret 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Snowy Egret 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Little Blue Heron 5/ 7 8/21 4/29 PJM
Cattle Egret 1/ 2 4/24 4/26 1/ 2 SCR
Green Heron 1/ 6 2/11 2/13 1/ 1 DJC
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
White-faced Ibis 8/16 8/ 6 8/ 8 8/ 6 RWR
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Tundra Swan 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/ 3 1/ 1 CKS,JML,DJC
Greater White-fronted Goose 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Snow Goose 1/ 2 1/19 1/ 3 1/ 2 SCR
Ross' Goose 2/ 8 1/19 1/16 1/16 MJM
Brant
Canada Goose 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Wood Duck 4/21 4/11 1/18 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Green-winged Teal 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Mallard 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Northern Pintail 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Cinnamon Teal 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Northern Shoveler 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Gadwall 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Eurasian Wigeon 1/26 2/24 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
American Wigeon 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Canvasback 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Redhead 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Ring-necked Duck 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/31 1/ 1 m.ob.
Tufted Duck 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Greater Scaup 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Lesser Scaup 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Oldsquaw
Black Scoter 3/ 8 3/ 2 3/ 8 3/ 1 JMe
Surf Scoter 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
White-winged Scoter 2/11 1/ 6 2/13 1/ 6 MMR
Common Goldeneye 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Barrow's Goldeneye 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Bufflehead 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Hooded Merganser 1/ 4 2/28 2/28 1/ 1 AVe,CH,NLe
Common Merganser 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Red-breasted Merganser 1/16 2/11 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Ruddy Duck 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Turkey Vulture 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
California Condor
Osprey 3/ 2 1/19 1/18 1/17 JMa,JLa
White-tailed Kite 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 2 SCR,MJM
Bald Eagle 2/ 8 2/16 1/16 SGu
Northern Harrier 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1/ 2 1/19 4/26 1/ 2 SCR
Cooper's Hawk 1/ 2 1/ 6 2/22 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk 1/ 2 1/16 1/ 3 1/ 1 DJC
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Ferruginous Hawk 1/ 2 1/19 1/ 2 SCR
Rough-legged Hawk 1/ 3 1/ 3 SCR
Golden Eagle 1/ 6 1/ 7 1/17 1/ 1 DJC
American Kestrel 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Merlin 1/ 9 2/ 9 1/ 3 1/ 2 fide CKS
Peregrine Falcon 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Prairie Falcon 3/ 4 1/25 NLe
Ring-necked Pheasant 1/ 6 1/13 2/22 1/ 6 SCR
Wild Turkey 3/16 4/11 4/ 5 1/ 1 JMa
California Quail 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/18 1/ 1 SCR,DJC
Mountain Quail 6/11 5/13 MLF
Yellow Rail
Black Rail 1/12 1/12 2/ 8 1/ 9 VTi,RWR,FVs
Clapper Rail 1/12 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Virginia Rail 1/ 2 1/12 1/31 1/ 2 SCR
Sora 1/ 2 1/16 2/ 8 1/ 2 SCR
Common Moorhen 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
American Coot 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Pacific Golden-Plover 7/27 7/26 7/25 AME
American Golden-Plover 9/19 NLe
Golden-Plover sp 8/16
Snowy Plover 5/13 6/14 4/19 TRy,SSa
Semipalmated Plover 1/ 6 4/24 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Killdeer 1/ 1 1/ 7 1/18 1/ 1 m.ob.
Mountain Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
American Avocet 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Greater Yellowlegs 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Lesser Yellowlegs 1/ 6 4/24 8/ 1 1/ 6 SCR
Solitary Sandpiper 4/19 PJM
Willet 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Wandering Tattler
Spotted Sandpiper 4/27 2/ 8 2/16 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Whimbrel 1/ 6 1/ 6 2/ 8 1/ 4 CKS,JML
Long-billed Curlew 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Hudsonian Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit 10/ 2 10/ 2 SCR
Marbled Godwit 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Ruddy Turnstone 7/24 8/24 4/28 RWR
Black Turnstone 10/ 2 10/ 2 SCR
Red Knot 1/ 6 8/24 1/ 6 SCR
Sanderling 5/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 6 MMR
Semipalmated Sandpiper 7/ 4 8/22 7/ 4 SCR,NLe
Western Sandpiper 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Least Sandpiper 1/ 2 1/ 6 2/14 1/ 1 AVe,CH
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper 9/27 8/ 9 8/ 1 DWe,TGr
Pectoral Sandpiper 9/14 9/16 7/26 7/26 MJM
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Dunlin 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper 8/16 8/18 8/16 8/16 SCR,MJM
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Ruff 8/ 3 8/ 6 8/ 1 8/ 1 DWe,TGr
Short-billed Dowitcher 1/ 6 1/ 6 4/26 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Long-billed Dowitcher 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 2 SCR,MJM,AVe
Common Snipe 1/ 5 3/ 8 1/ 1 DJC
Wilson's Phalarope 6/16 7/10 6/13 6/12 BMc
Red-necked Phalarope 6/30 8/ 4 4/17 4/17 MJM,AVE,FVs
Red Phalarope 2/11 2/ 8 2/ 8 SBT
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger 9/18 9/18 9/17 SMi
Long-tailed Jaeger
Laughing Gull 6/22 DSt
Franklin's Gull 6/ 9 6/10 6/13 5/13 RWR,FVs
Little Gull 4/28 4/29 4/28 4/28 SCR
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Heermann's Gull
Mew Gull 1/ 2 1/19 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,TGr
Ring-billed Gull 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
California Gull 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Herring Gull 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Thayer's Gull 1/ 2 1/16 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
??Iceland Gull 1/16 1/16 SBT,SCR,AJa,MH
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1/18 3/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Western Gull 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Glaucous-winged Gull 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,TGr
Glaucous Gull 1/ 6 2/24 1/ 6 SCR
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull 8/18 FB,JMS
Caspian Tern 4/17 4/11 4/11 4/ 2 RWR
Elegant Tern 9/ 3 9/ 1 8/ 8 NLe
Common Tern 9/ 3 9/23 5/15 SBT
Arctic Tern
Forster's Tern 1/ 6 2/ 8 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Least Tern 7/ 2 7/ 7 7/ 3 7/ 2 SCR
Black Tern 5/ 7 4/29 9/18 4/28 TGr,JSt,RWR
Black Skimmer 1/ 6 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
Cassin's Auklet
Rock Dove 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Band-tailed Pigeon 1/ 1 3/27 3/15 1/ 1 SCR
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Greater Roadrunner 4/19 SMi
Barn Owl 4/19 1/ 9 4/26 1/ 9 MMR,RJe
Flammulated Owl
Western Screech-Owl 6/ 2 4/26 1/ 1 JMa
Great Horned Owl 1/14 4/25 3/22 1/ 1 DJC
Northern Pygmy-Owl 1/ 1 4/12 1/ 1 SCR,JMa
Burrowing Owl 1/ 5 1/20 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl 10/ 2 3/ 7 RiC
Northern Saw-whet Owl 4/26 1/ 1 JMa
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill 9/30 4/26 4/26 MJM,GKH,DSt
Black Swift
Chimney Swift
Vaux's Swift 4/13 4/25 4/25 4/12 DPo,SMi
White-throated Swift 1/18 1/21 2/22 1/ 8 RWR,FVs
Black-chinned Hummingbird 5/ 6 5/ 8 4/18 4/16 CCRS
Anna's Hummingbird 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Costa's Hummingbird 6/ 8 6/ 8 SCR
Calliope Hummingbird 4/19 4/19 SCR,HLR,RPR
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird 3/16 4/ 8 4/ 5 3/16 SCR
Allen's Hummingbird 3/ 4 4/11 3/15 1/25 AME
Belted Kingfisher 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/17 1/ 1 DJC
Lewis' Woodpecker 1/ 6 NLe,RWR,FVs
Acorn Woodpecker 1/ 1 1/ 6 2/28 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1/ 2 1/ 1 CKS,JML
Red-naped Sapsucker 1/ 6 1/ 6 MMR
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/17 1/ 1 m.ob.
Williamson's Sapsucker
Nuttall's Woodpecker 1/ 2 1/ 7 1/ 3 1/ 2 m.ob.
Downy Woodpecker 1/ 1 3/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 1 SCR,CKS,JML
Hairy Woodpecker 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
Northern Flicker 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Pileated Woodpecker 6/11 4/12 4/12 MJM
Olive-sided Flycatcher 4/26 5/ 6 4/25 4/16 JCo
Western Wood-Pewee 4/26 4/25 4/25 4/19 JDa
Willow Flycatcher 5/28 8/29 6/12 5/28 SCR
Least Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher 4/30 4/11 4/11 4/11 MMR,MJM
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 3/28 3/27 3/18 1/ 4 CCRS
Black Phoebe 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Eastern Phoebe 1/ 2 3/ 4 3/ 1 1/ 2 SCR
Say's Phoebe 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/18 1/ 2 SCR
Ash-throated Flycatcher 4/14 4/25 4/26 4/ 8 RWR
Tropical Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird 5/ 4 4/11 4/11 3/ 1 DRo,RCa
kingbird sp. 2/ 8 AGu
Western Kingbird 3/16 4/ 8 4/11 3/16 SCR
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Horned Lark 3/16 4/26 3/15 1/25 AME
Purple Martin 5/14 RCi
Tree Swallow 1/18 1/19 3/ 1 1/17 LCh
Violet-green Swallow 2/ 5 1/19 2/22 1/18 JDa
Nor. Rough-winged Swallow 2/ 8 2/25 2/28 2/ 8 SCR
Bank Swallow 7/ 2 5/26 NLe
Cliff Swallow 3/ 2 3/ 1 3/ 8 2/26 TRy
Barn Swallow 1/ 2 1/19 3/ 1 1/ 2 SCR
Steller's Jay 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/17 1/ 1 m.ob.
Western Scrub-Jay 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Clark's Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
Yellow-billed Magpie 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
American Crow 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Common Raven 1/ 1 1/ 5 2/13 1/ 1 m.ob.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1/ 1 1/16 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Oak Titmouse 1/ 3 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 CKS,JML,DJC
Bushtit 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Red-breasted Nuthatch 9/27 4/12 1/ 1 JMa
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/ 3 1/ 6 1/13 1/ 1 DJC
Pygmy Nuthatch 1/ 1 4/12 1/ 1 SCR,JMa
Brown Creeper 1/ 1 4/25 1/17 1/ 1 m.ob.
Rock Wren 3/ 16 1/19 1/13 1/13 MJM
Canyon Wren 1/ 1 JSa,HGe
Bewick's Wren 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
House Wren 3/29 4/ 8 4/ 5 3/21 LAY
Winter Wren 1/ 1 4/ 4 1/ 1 SCR
Marsh Wren 1/12 1/12 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
American Dipper 4/11 3/29 TGr
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1/ 2 10/ 1 1/ 2 SCR
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4/26 3/27 3/29 1/ 5 CJC
Western Bluebird 1/ 2 1/ 6 2/16 1/ 1 DJC
Mountain Bluebird 1/17 JLu
Townsend's Solitaire 5/ 6 5/ 3 MHa,DHa
Swainson's Thrush 4/30 5/ 6 5/ 9 4/ 2 PMB
Hermit Thrush 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/13 1/ 1 SCR,JMa
American Robin 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/13 1/ 1 m.ob.
Varied Thrush 1/ 1 1/ 1 SCR
Wrentit 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/17 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
Northern Mockingbird 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Sage Thrasher 4/ 7 BWe
Brown Thrasher
California Thrasher 1/ 1 1/ 6 2/28 1/ 1 SCR
Red-throated Pipit 9/26 NLe
American Pipit 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing 1/ 2 1/14 3/28 1/ 1 JMa
Phainopepla 4/18 1/ 6 NLe,RWR,FVs
Northern Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike 1/ 1 1/19 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
European Starling 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Bell's Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Cassin's Vireo 4/26 4/11 4/12 4/ 5 LAY
Plumbeous Vireo
Hutton's Vireo 1/ 1 1/19 1/ 3 1/ 1 SCR,JMa
Warbling Vireo 3/28 3/27 3/29 3/18 AME
Red-eyed Vireo
Tennessee Warbler 9/28 9/28 9/28 SCR
Orange-crowned Warbler 1/ 4 1/24 3/ 1 1/ 4 SCR,CCRS
Nashville Warbler 4/14 4/25 4/12 JMM
Virginia's Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler 1/ 4 4/11 4/25 1/ 4 SCR
Chestnut-sided Warbler 9/27 9/27 SCR
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Black-throated Gray Warbler 4/30 4/25 4/ 5 1/ 9 SBT
Townsend's Warbler 1/ 1 3/27 3/15 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
Hermit Warbler 4/26 4/ 4 2/ 1 AVe,CH
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler 1/ 4 1/17 1/ 4 SCR
Palm Warbler 1/ 4 1/13 1/ 4 SCR,HLR
Blackpoll Warbler 9/23 9/16 9/14 CCRS
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird 6/ 7 SRo,KVV
Northern Waterthrush 9/23 8/29 8/30 8/29 MMR
Kentucky Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler 4/26 4/25 8/30 4/19 NLe
Common Yellowthroat 1/ 4 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 2 MJM
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler 3/28 3/27 3/22 3/22 MJM
Yellow-breasted Chat 5/ 6 5/ 3 CCRS
Summer Tanager 9/17 JMa
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager 4/24 4/26 4/25 1/23 RWR
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/25 KCo,MWr
Black-headed Grosbeak 4/ 8 4/11 4/11 4/ 5 VTi
Blue Grosbeak 5/ 6 5/11 4/19 4/19 MJM
Lazuli Bunting 4/19 4/26 5/ 3 4/19 SCR
Indigo Bunting 7/18 AJa
Passerina sp. 4/10 4/10 SCR
Dickcissel
Green-tailed Towhee 9/28 CCRS
Spotted Towhee 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 SCR,JMa,DJC
California Towhee 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/13 1/ 1 m.ob.
Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1/ 2 4/ 8 4/11 1/ 2 SCR
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow 4/27 4/26 3/31 GFi,MPl
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow 9/15 9/11 NLe
Black-chinned Sparrow 5/23 JGa
Vesper Sparrow 9/15 9/15 SCR
Lark Sparrow 4/ 8 1/19 1/ 4 1/ 4 MJM
Black-throated Sparrow
Sage Sparrow 4/12 AME,DPo
Lark Bunting 9/16 9/16 MMR
Savannah Sparrow 1/ 2 1/12 1/ 4 1/ 1 DJC
Grasshopper Sparrow 4/10 6/ 2 4/10 SCR
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 1/ 9 fide AME
Fox Sparrow 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Song Sparrow 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Lincoln's Sparrow 1/ 2 1/13 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH
Swamp Sparrow 1/ 2 1/ 2 SCR
White-throated Sparrow 3/29 1/15 AJb
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
White-crowned Sparrow 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Harris' Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 1 m.ob.
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Tricolored Blackbird 1/ 2 1/14 4/11 1/ 2 SCR
Western Meadowlark 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 DJC
Yellow-headed Blackbird 5/ 4 9/16 4/ 4 NLe
Brewer's Blackbird 1/ 1 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Great-tailed Grackle 5/25 5/28 5/30 5/25 SCR
Brown-headed Cowbird 1/ 2 1/16 1/18 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Hooded Oriole 3/29 4/24 4/26 3/21 AWa
Baltimore Oriole
Bullock's Oriole 3/28 4/ 8 3/22 3/19 GHa
Scott's Oriole
Purple Finch 1/ 1 3/27 2/28 1/ 1 SCR
Cassin's Finch
House Finch 1/ 1 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 m.ob.
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin 1/18 1/ 9 TGr
Lesser Goldfinch 1/ 1 1/13 1/ 4 1/ 1 m.ob.
Lawrence's Goldfinch 5/ 5 4/26 4/26 1/ 6 NLe,RWR,FVs
American Goldfinch 1/ 1 1/ 7 1/20 1/ 1 m.ob.
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow 1/ 2 1/ 6 2/22 1/ 1 CKS,JML,DJC
Observer codes: m.ob.-many observers, AGu-Arnel Guanlao, AJa-Al
Jaramillo, AJb-Alberta Jasberg, AME-Al Eisner, AVe-Ann Verdi, AWa-Alan
Walther, BMc-Bert McKee, BWe-Bruce Webb, CCRS-Coyote Creek Riparian
Station, CH-Caralisa Hughes, CJC-Chuck Coston, CKS-Chris Salander,
CWh-Clark White, DHa-David Haveman, DJC-Don & Jill Crawford, DPo-David
Powell, DRo-Don Roberson, DSt-Dick Stovel, DWe-Dave Weber, FB-Florence
Bennett, FVs-Frank Vanslager, GFi-George Finger, GHa-Garth Harwood,
GKH-Grant Hoyt, GLB-Gloria LeBlanc, HGe-Harriet Gerson, HLR-Heather
Rottenborn, JCo-Jack Cole, JDa-Jim Danzenbaker, JGa-Jim Gain,
JLa-Jolene Lange, JLu-John Luther, JMa-John Mariani, JMe-John Meyer,
JML-Jeanne Leavitt, JMM-John & Maria Meyer, JMS-Jean-Marie Spoelman,
JSa-June Santoro, JSt-John Sterling, KCo-Kitty Collins, KLP-Kathy
Parker, KVV-Kent Van Vuren, LAY-Amy Lauterbach & James Yurchenco,
MH-Matt Heindel, MHa-Merry Haveman, MJM-Mike Mammoser, MLF-Mike
Feighner, MMR-Mike Rogers, MPL-Marjorie Plant, MWr-Marti Wright,
NLe-Nick Lethaby, PMB-Phyllis M. Browning, RCa-Rita Caratello,
RCi-Rich Cimino, RCo-Rita Colwell, RiC-Richard Carlson, RJe-Richard
Jeffers, RLe-Rosalie Lefkowitz, RPR-Rebecca Paige Rottenborn, RWR-Bob
Reiling, SBT-Scott Terrill, SCR-Steve Rottenborn, SGu-Stephan Gunn,
SMi-Steve Miller,SRo-Steve Rovell,SSA-Susan Sandstrom, TGr-Tom Grey,
TRy-Tom Ryan, VTi-Vivek Tiwari, WGB-Bill Bousman
SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST HISTORY
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 HIGH
COMP 278 295 303 293 296 305 305
SCR 279 291 262 251 268 291
MJM 234 250 265 242 253 276 276
MMR 214 234 254 271 257 258 275 275
MLF 136 183 199 209 215 235 194 165 218 265 265
WGB 216 228 245 170 245
AME 240 220 219 231 240
KLP 232 232
RWR 204 201 203 228 228
TGr 189 211 211
CKS 185 195 186 195
GLB 190 190
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 06 08:44:17 1998
Subject: Pine Siskin
A PINE SISKIN was at my niger feeder this morning.
-- Tom Grey Stanford CA email@hidden
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 06 11:29:06 1998
Subject: Siskins etc./SCVAS Phipps ranch trip 10/4
All,
On the SCVAS trip to Phipps Ranch Sunday, 10/4/1998, nearly 40 birders
mobbed the few birds lingering in the streamside vegetation. The bright,
unseasonably warm weather seemed to have a dampening effect on the numbers
of fall migrants, although diversity remained fair. There were several
score of PINE SISKINS in the alder tops--the first significant numbers I've
seen this fall on the coastside. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS were similarly
omnipresent (some in full song, another effect of the weather, no doubt).
Good views of such common but elusive birds as FOX SPARROW, TOWNSEND'S
WARBLER, WARBLING VIREO and lingering SWAINSON'S THRUSHES were had by most,
and the resident pair of RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS put on a much-appreciated
display. Singleton YELLOW, ORANGE-CROWNED, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
rounded out the migrant list although the WHITE- and GOLDEN-CROWNED
SPARROWS present everywhere would probably like to be included too. Sadly,
the VARIED THRUSH calling from treetops adjacent to the parking lot just
before the outing did not linger for the crowd, and a small group of CEDAR
WAXWINGS spotted earlier was also missed by the larger group.
Several smaller groups followed up by visiting nearby migrant hotspots such
as Gazos Creek, but by noon the chickadee flocks had reverted to
near-purity, with only the occasional Townsend's or Ruby-Crowned tossed in
for eye relief.
--Garth Harwood
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 06 12:18:23 1998
Subject: Back Yard Birds
Dear friends,
The back yard bird scene is changing quite a bit at our home in the
Barron Park section of Palo Alto, one block west of El Camino Real. In
the past week, the White-crowned and Golden-crowned sparrows and juncos
have returned, a single Townsends warbler was checking out our
persimmon tree, a pair of Steller's jays visited our peanut feeder and
birdbath, and this noon we spotted our first returning Hermit thrush.
The jays were a first ever for our back yard in the five years that we
have lived here. Another unusual visitor to our birdbath this year has
been a Black phoebe, who takes baths about the same way that they chase
bugs --- on the fly.
Cheers, Dave & Leda Beth
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 06 13:50:29 1998
Subject: S.C. Co List Update
Mike Rogers has updated the 1998 SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST.
278: 9/11/98 BREWER'S SPARROW
279: 9/14/98 BLACKPOLL WARBLER
280: 9/15/98 VESPER SPARROW
281: 9/16/98 LARK BUNTING
282: 9/17/98 PARASITIC JAEGER
283: 9/17/98 SUMMER TANAGER
284: 9/19/98 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
285: 9/26/98 RED-THROATED PIPIT
286: 9/27/98 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
287: 9/28/98 TENNESSEE WARBLER
288: 9/28/98 GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE
289: 10/ 2/98 BAR-TAILED GODWIT
290: 10/ 2/98 BLACK TURNSTONE
Kendric
South Bay Birders Unlimited (SBBU)
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 07 06:12:48 1998
Subject: Vaux's Swifts, Blue-winged Teal
On October 5 at 9:30 AM, I first heard, then saw, a flock of Vaux's Swifts
flying about the top of the 5- or 6-story apartment building at 406 Forest
Avenue in downtown Palo Alto. There were about 15-20 birds flying under
and out of the roof tiles at the back of the building. Further on down
Forest, a larger flock of over 30 swifts were flying around the top of
another tall building that had what appeared to be ventilation slots that
these birds were investigating. Could one assume that the swifts had
roosted in these locations the previous night?
Later that morning, there was a male Blue-winged Teal in the usual
location at Adobe Creek. It was still in partial eclipse plumage.
Phyllis
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 07 09:43:23 1998
Subject: BWTE, RBGR
Folks:
Yesterday, 10/6/1998, on my bike ride home I saw a male BLUE-WINGED TEAL
coming out of eclipse plumage in the North Pond of the Palo Alto FCB. The
facial crescent was clearly marked and the head and body plumage appeared
close to normal, but the white tail patches were missing. This may be the
same bird that Phyllis saw on 10/5/1998 in Adobe Creek.
This morning, 10/7/1998, I walked along Stevens Creek from opposite the
Moffett gate down to the lone eucalpytus above Crittenden. Of most interest
was an immature male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in the willows about 50 m above
where the creek crosses from the E side to the W side of the ditch. From a
distance this bird looked similar to a female BHGR, but with close view I
could see the heavier streaking extending across the breast, a patchy rose
wash on portions of the breast where the male's bib will occur, and bright
rose on the folded wing near the allula. While I was writing my notes a bright
Spizella jumped up immediately in front of me, but the fraction of a second
view was not sufficient for an id--probably a Chipping Sparrow. I could not
refind the grosbeak after my initial observation.
Migration continues along this stretch with a WILLOW FLYCATCHER, 2
"WESTERN" FLYCATCHERS, 4 YELLOW WARBLERS, and a male WILSON'S WARBLER. The
latter bird is missing its left eye. As is typical for our local riparian
areas in fall I counted 23 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS along this stretch. I also
flushed a GREEN HERON from the creek.
Bill
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 07 12:08:35 1998
Subject: Birds?: Cargill Salt
Cargill Salt will be holding a Open House and
Harvest Tour on Saturday, October 24, from 9 am
to 2 pm, no appointment necessary. This may be
a good opportunity for birdwatchers to investigate
what is and will be happening with our baylands.
Cargill Salt
7220 Central Ave
Newark, CA 94560
(510) 790-8680
- Chris Salander
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 07 12:14:53 1998
Subject: RBGR At Steven's Creek
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Hello All:
I refound the ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK at 12:06 pm about 200 yards north of
the fallen cottonwood in an isolated Bay tree. I saw it fly in, rest for 15
seconds at eye level, then fly into the center of the tree where I could not
refind it. I was able to see a clear white throat, a light caramel colored
chest and breast (darker than a female Black-headed) and with bold dark
brown streaking and just a hint of pink in the center of the chest. While
it fluttered I got a flash of hot pink in the axilliaries. It had a bold
white supercilium. No sign of the spizella but the sparrows had really
quieted down in general.
Steve Miller
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 07 14:39:00 1998
Subject: CSWA,RBGR
All,
Hearing that the Rose-breasted Grosbeak was still around, I headed out
the gate here at work and checked Stevens Creek. I bumped into Nick
Lethaby and we complained about the wind, the impossibility of
refinding the bird etc. until Nick's daughter forced his departure. I
checked the nearby tree nursery and then headed south along the creek.
I have been forcing myself to investigate every Yellow Warbler chip,
and this time it paid off. Just about 80 yards south of the fallen
dead cottonwood I pished in a beautiful CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (no
chestnut though). Also an immature COOPER'S HAWK here. After heading
back up the east side of the creek I looked longingly at the lone Bay
tree and was truly astounded to see the immature male ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK sitting out at the edge of the top of the tree! It gave me
nice views of front and back for five minutes before flying northeast
onto Moffett Field (near the blue Hunsaker Road sign). By the time I
climbed the dike I could not refind the bird.
Mike Rogers
10/7/98
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 07 15:54:00 1998
Subject: Black Rail tides
To everyone,
Quite a few people have asked if I would post the
extreme high tides at the Palo Alto Baylands for
viewing the Black Rail, so here goes:
11-03-98 11:27a 9.0'
11-04-98 12:06p 9.2'
11-05-98 12:48p 9.3'
11-06-98 1:33p 9.2'
12-01-98 10:14a 9.2'
12-02-98 10:56a 9.5'
12-03-98 11:39a 9.6'
12-04-98 12:24p 9.5'
12-05-98 1:10p 9.3'
12-06-98 1:58p 9.0'
12-29-98 8:59a 9.2'
12-30-98 9:47a 9.4'
12-31-98 10:35a 9.6'
01-01-99 11:21a 9.6'
01-02-99 12:08p 9.5'
01-03-99 12:54p 9.3'
01-27-99 8:35a 9.1'
01-28-99 9:29a 9.3'
01-29-99 10:22a 9.4'
01-30-99 11:11a 9.4'
01-31-99 11:58a 9.2'
A total of 21 tides based on good weather conditions, there
could be more with low pressure systems from storms
moving in.
I could use help if anyone would be interested in keeping an
eye on folks that might want to walk into the marsh. Please
let me know if you can help out.
Thanks,
Deborah Bartens
City Naturalist
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 07 17:30:53 1998
Subject: birds
On Monday, 5 Oct 98, I spent some time birding Santa Clara County,
starting at Ed Levin Park, where I found 2 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKERS.
At the North Pond of the Palo Alto flood control basin I had a COMMON
SNIPE and a male BLUE-WINGED TEAL.
In Alviso, the New Chicago Marsh had 3 STILT SANDPIPERS (2 adult basic
and 1 juvenile 1st-basic), a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, a basic WILSON'S
PHALAROPE, a couple LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and a BURROWING OWL that flushed
off the railroad tracks.
At the end of Nortech Pkwy 2 immature PEREGRINE FALCONS flushed up the
flock of blackbirds, which contained 2 male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 08 08:49:38 1998
Subject: CSWA
Folks:
About 8:10 am this morning, 10/8/1998, Mike Rogers re-found the
immature CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER on Stevens Creek below L'Avenida. It was
almost exactly where it was yesterday, 80 yards upstream from the fallen
cottonwood, but it was working the E side of the vegetation and we both
watched from the levee on the E side. This area is easily accessible from
L'Avenida if you have calf-high waders (I believe you can get a pair for $15
from Orchard Supply) as the creek is shallow. The activity this morning for
all birds was much greater than yesterday afternoon when I spent an hour on
the W side.
Other birds this morning on my bike commute included a PRAIRIE FALCON on
the transmission towers on the Stevens Creek Mitigation Area that are closest
to the bay (probably Bill Carver's bird) and a partial albino GREEN-WINGED
TEAL in Stevens Creek next to the mitigation area. The partial albino is a
strange bird and I identified it as a Green-winged Teal only because it was
next to a female and it size and shape were identical. It had a few gray
feathers on the right side of the back or right scapulars (more likely) and it
also had some mottled gray on the belly. The eye was black and the bill was
yellow-orange, like a barnyard duck. It was alert and seemed to be part of a
group of about 20 teal.
Bill
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 08 09:24:04 1998
Subject: Chestnut-sided Warbler
South-Bay-Birders:
Just got back from the east side of Stevens' Creek about 80 yards upstream
from the fallen tree. When I arrived, Mike Rogers and his girl-friend were
looking at the Chestnut-sided Warbler which Mike Rogers quickly pointed out
which I in turn saw about 4 times before leaving. Mike and his girl-friend
proceeded further north along the trail. There is no telling what good
things they will have seen.
Yesterday, at about 5:30 PM I had some brief looks at the first-fall
Rose-breasted Grosbeak just down-stream from the fallen tree.
A year ago today I saw the Sabine's gull in Alviso, and today the
Chestnut-sided warbler; both nice birthday birds.
Mike Feighner, Sunnyvale, CA, email@hidden (work)
Livermore, CA, email@hidden (home)
on this date in history: 10-8-1871 Chicago Fire presumably caused by Mrs.
O'Leary's Cow
10-8-1998 House votes for
Impeachment Hearings
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 08 10:35:27 1998
Subject: UnIded _Spizella_
Yesterday I was in Mtn View for some reason and decided to make a swing-by
for the Grosbeak. Walked the west side dike from Avenida
to the fallen cottonwood from 4:00-4:15PM. Could not find the Grosbeak
in that short time.
In a low exposed branch of the tall cottonwood next to the fallen cottonwood,
I saw a _Spizella_ sparrow. It was just above eye level and I was watching
it head-on. Sometimes it dipped its head a bit and sometimes it turned,
allowing for short looks at the side of its face. I was watching from the
dike. From that distance it did not appear to have dark lores.
The crown was darkish brown with a light median patch, giving it a somewhat
striped appearance. The ear coverts stood out distinctly and appeared
dirty brownish. There was a malar stripe the same color as the
supercilium and this divided a distinct whitish throat from a distinct
whitish broad submoustachial stripe. The broad supercilium appeared dirty
greyish.
The breast was light greyish which stood out clearly from the whitish throat.
It flew down into the fallen cottonwood and I lost it after that.
The crown plumage, distinct ear coverts and distinct throat and distinct malar
stripe would seem to rule out Brewer's. The crown plumage and the absence
of dark lore also makes Chipping Sparrow less likely. But the ear-coverts did
not show any rufous, which I assume would have clinched Clay-colored.
Any comments?
Vivek Tiwari
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 09 07:17:47 1998
Subject: RBGR continuing
Folks:
On my bike commute home yesterday evening, 10/8/1998, I saw the immature
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK fly east across the levee and into Moffett Field, where
it landed in first in an elderberry (little food left) and then a coyote bush.
Its flight path indicated that it started from Stevens Creek within a few
meters of where it has been seen over the last two days. This was 5:20 pm.
Bill
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 09 08:36:21 1998
Subject: CCRS
This morning I saw a White-throated Sparrow, a Willow FLycatcher, a
Golden-crowned Kinglet, and a MacG. Warbler at CCRS, along with commoner
migrants.
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 09 10:43:55 1998
Subject: Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Frank Vanslager, Bob Reiling and I refound the ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
along Stevens Creek in the willows just downstream from the "lone bay
tree" this morning at about 10. We had glimpses of it there, then it flew
east into a tree just on the other side of the Moffett fence where we got
brief good views (I with my bins saw the rosy axillaries when the bird
fluttered, Bob with his scope saw the traces of rose on the breast). Then
it flew west all the way across the opposite levee into the tree farm. Bob
and Frank were still trying to relocate it when I left.
It was a nice windless morning and we had in addition to the many
Yellowrumps, several YELLOW WARBLERS, 2-3 WILSON'S WARBLERS, a WARBLING
VIREO, and I briefly saw an empid sp. that I think was probably a Willow
though I wasn't sure enough to call it. Also FOX & LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and
a GREEN HERON.
-- Tom Grey Stanford CA email@hidden
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 09 14:09:02 1998
Subject: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, No Chestnut-sided Warbler
All,
Frank Vanslager and I continued to look but were unable to find the RBGR after
Tom Grey left. An unknown birder was on the West bank of the creek so I
thought that I would let him know where we had last seen the bird. He replied
that the bird was in view near the top, west side of a tree just downstream
from where the three of us had earlier re-found the bird. Shortly thereafter
the bird once again flew into the "Tree Farm" on the West side of the creek.
Start looking for the bird where the large white tank is on the West side of
the creek. This bird does not call and considering it's size is very
secretive. When we first found the bird on the upper, outside edge a tree it
just melted back into the tree only to subsequently fly, several minutes
later, from the next tree upstream to the bushes NE of the Moffett Field
street sign for Hunsacker Rd and West Perimeter Rd. The bird flew into the
bottom of one bush but reappeared several minutes later at the top of a bush
some distance north of the first bush. It then flew to a short tree nearby
where it tried to hide near the trunk about 2 feet from the top of the tree
from which it flew over the creek to the "Tree Farm". I would suggest birding
from the top of the dike(s) as you will have the best chance of seeing the
bird fly, however, as the bird fly's low and direct you will probably miss
flights into and out of the far side of trees. Take a friend and bird
opposite sides of the creek.
On our way home we once again tried to find the CSWA but the wind was starting
to pick up and the number of warblers was down significantly from that of a
few hours earlier.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 3:43 PM, 10/9/98
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 09 15:46:13 1998
Subject: Nashville Warbler
Late with this news. My friend and I spotted two NASHVILLE WARBLERS while
walking the Alamitos Creek on Monday. We had entered the trail near
Graystone. The warblers were not far up the trail in the fennel? weeds,
along with YELLOW WARBLES. We had a very good look and could easily see
the white on their undersides.
Barbara Harkleroad
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From email@hidden Sat Oct 10 19:13:51 1998
Subject: CSWA still around
I spent 3.5 (1:00-4:30PM) hours today on the west side of Stevens Creek
between the fallen cottonwood and L'Avenida.
Around 3:00PM, I had good looks at the CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER.
It was moving about at the edge of a large mixed flock of BUSTITS,
R.C. KINGLETS and CHICKADEES. This was about 30 yds. upstream from
the fallen cottonwood, near the outflow from a pipe that emerges
from under the dike.
Later I met a visiting birder from S. Cal. who had seen it from the
eastern dike.
When I left at 4:30 the mixed flock was still around.
Also saw 3 FOX SPARROWS hiding in the riparian undergrowth.
On one of the birds the basal 2/3rd of the lower mandible was pale yellow.
The crown and back was a fairly uniform dark brown, and the streaks
on the underside were almost the same color. The streaking was dense
on the breast almost forming a band. Like the "Pacific Northwest"
form shown in Peterson, and closer to _unalaschcensis_ as shown in
Nat. Geo.
Also saw couple of LINCOLN's SPARROWs, WILSON's WARBLER and several
YELLOW-RUMPEDs. And distant looks at a swimming/wading GREAT BLUE HERON.
No sign of the RBGR, but I did not look downstream of the fallen
cottonwood. The birder from S. Cal. did not find it either, though he had
crossed over to the eastern side.
Vivek Tiwari
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From email@hidden Sun Oct 11 07:54:33 1998
Subject: The week's birds
All:
On 3 October, I had my first MERLIN of the fall near the junction of
Great America Pkwy. and Hwy. 101 in Santa Clara.
On 4 October, I birded about 1/3-mile of the Guadalupe River upstream
from Montague Expwy. in San Jose. Highlights included a PYGMY NUTHATCH
in the eucalyptus (very unusual location and habitat), 1 SWAMP SPARROW
in the overflow channel about 1/3-mile above Montague, and a late
female/imm. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD. Also here were 1 CASSIN'S and
10 WARBLING VIREOS, 2 WILSON'S, 25-30 YELLOW, 1 MACGILLIVRAY'S, and
8 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 1 PINE SISKIN, 7 WESTERN TANAGERS, and 3
SWAINSON'S THRUSHES. A GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET was at our apt. in
Santa Clara that day.
On 5 October, doing some surveys on private property near the mouth
of Guadalupe Slough, I saw 5 PEREGRINE FALCONS (4 in view simul-
taneously), 22 BROWN PELICANS, 200 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 1 CASPIAN
TERN, and 1 CANVASBACK.
On 6 October, I saw a tan-striped or imm. white-striped WHITE-
THROATED SPARROW on the levee behind the SFBBO building in
Alviso.
On 8 October, I saw my first THAYER'S GULL (an adult) of the fall
in salt pond A3N near the mouth of Guadalupe Slough and my first
MEW GULLS (5) and 14 LESSER YELLOWLEGS at State and Spreckles in
Alviso. Nine more LESSER YELLOWLEGS were at Arzino Ranch. Very
unusual at State and Spreckles was a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER in
full alternate plumage, even though none of the other adults
retained any obvious alternate plumage, and even many of the
immatures already had much basic plumage above. What's more,
the alternate feathering on this bird appeared very fresh, the
underparts having broad pale edging and the upperparts showing
no wear or fading at all. In fact, the outermost primary, which
was old and faded, contrasted sharply with the blackish (with
rufous stripes) tertials and greater coverts. I really do think
that this bird was in fresh alternate plumage (even though the
outermost primary was retained from a previous plumage), although
I can't explain why this would be so.
On 9 October, an OSPREY was at the Parkway Lakes in south San Jose.
On 10 October, Steve Rovell, Mike Mammoser, and I saw the imm.
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER and imm. male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
along Stevens Creek in Mountain View. The CSWA was very similar
to the one I had at CCRS earlier this fall, but the dark streaking
on the back was more apparent on this bird (vague though it was)
and the gray on the face did not seem to extend above the eye
on this bird as it did (slightly) on the CCRS bird. Our views
of the RBGR left much to be desired, as the bird was distant and
backlit, but because it sat out in the open (in the open field
east of the creek) for so long, we were able to see the nature
and extent of streaking on the underparts and the salmon-pink
underwing coverts (as it preened). Also here were single HOUSE
WREN, WARBLING VIREO, imm. female BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER,
and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 3 WILSON'S WARBLERS, and 10 or so
YELLOW WARBLERS. Mike and I then went to Palo Alto, where we
saw a BLACKPOLL WARBLER in the eucalyptus near the shed at the
NE corner of the Baylands duck pond; this bird eventually flew
to the eucs at the NW corner of the old harbormaster's residence.
Four YELLOW WARBLERS were in the fennel patch, and the male
WOOD DUCK (now in beautiful plumage and very tame, for those
photographers on this list) and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE were
still at the duck pond. A thorough check of the Palo Alto WPCP
produced one ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, but nothing else of
interest among the 100+ YELLOW-RUMPEDS.
Today (11 Oct.), there were at least 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS
near our apt.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 12:20:57 1998
Subject: birds
On Saturday, 10 Oct 98, I went to Stevens Creek at the end of L=92Avenida=
to search for recent vagrants. I ran into Steve Rottenborn and Steve
Rovell after they had already seen the Chestnut-sided Warbler, and
joined them in the hunt for the grosbeak. Near the downstream end of the
riparian habitat Steve found the ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK sitting in the
open in the field on Moffett property just east of the creek. In the
poor light we still managed reasonable looks at the breast markings and
the rose-pink wing linings. I then left them to look for the
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, finally finding it just as they rejoined me, in
the landscaped cottonwoods just across the wall in the Moffett housing
area.
Steve Rottenborn and I then went to the Baylands, where we found a
BLACKPOLL WARBLER in the trees just behind the Palo Alto Duck Pond.
On Sunday, 11 Oct 98, I birded the Guadalupe River between Montague and
Trimble. I bushwacked the riparian area near the Montague end, finding
low numbers of typical migrants; many YELLOW-RUMPED, 3 ORANGE-CROWNED, a
YELLOW, and a WILSON=92S WARBLER. Walking the west-side levee from
Trimble, I found an adult white-striped WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Further
down by the Viking truck yard, a small flock of Yellow-rumpeds produced
a female or immature male BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER. =
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 12:45:48 1998
Subject: Sunday birds
Saturday I birded Andrew Molera State Park in Monterey county. Sunday
morning, I paid yet another visit to Steven's Creek and finally saw the
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a state bird!). Luckily I had decided to bring my
scope and I could not have identified the bird without it. Also saw single
Yellow and Wilson's Warblers.
Later that day, I found a juvenile American Golden Plover, an American
Bittern, 10 Pectoral Sandpipers, and 17+ American Pipits in private area
off limits to the general public.
I noticed that I have seen 4 Pacific Golden Plovers (all adults in
July-August) and 7 American Golden Plovers (all juveniles in Sept-Oct) in
the county over the past few years. Is this typical of other people's records?
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 14:19:58 1998
Subject: Palo Alto, Sunday
On Sunday morning, I looked unsuccessfully for the Blackpoll Warbler at
the Palo Alto Baylands. However, I did find one immature Hermit Warbler
there.
Al
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 16:16:10 1998
Subject: Birds on Skyline Blvd.
This weekend I had an opportunity to check out the birds around the
house. I found a total of 30 sp. Only one TOWNSEND'S WARBLER represented the
warblers. Other migrant/wintering birds were VARIED THRUSH and
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS. A VATH-like call was heard the previous weekend and a week
ago, Monday. It was only a partial phrase, one short tremulous note. My
thought was that this might be a first-year bird developing its song. Has
anyone else heard this partial song from VATH?
An immature COOPER'S HAWK has been hunting in our area; the BAND-TAILED
PIGEONS were bursting from their perches, and the SCRUB and STELLER'S JAYS
actually went silent for a while. There might have been a Sharp-shinned
Hawk around, too, but our sightings were too brief, and it could have been
the Cooper's. I found a BEWICK'S and a WINTER WREN that are probably
residents. A pair of OAK TITMOUSE were caching food. Four resident species of
woodpecker were present: NORTHERN FLICKER, ACORN, HAIRY, and DOWNY
WOODPECKERS.
Migration is apparently not a big bird event up on the ridge.
Butterflies were still around: a beautiful Red Admiral, many Buckeyes and
West Coast Ladies, one Acmon Blue, and one unidentified sulfur or yellow
(I don't know which species are still flying around here).
Les
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 16:57:48 1998
Subject: Pine Siskin
Winter of 1996 I had quite a few Pine Siskin at my feeders (were not unusual)
Winter of 1997 I had one sighting of a Pine Siskin.
This year I've noticed a Pine Siskin at my feeders on 8 different days in
October. But it appears as if I may have just one.
My regular feeders are now: White Crowned and Golden crowned Sparrows,
MODO, California and Spotted Towhees, Calif Thrasher, Band Tailed Pigeons
(one has decided to become more of a pet and stays even when all the others
leave), Juncos, Anna's, Quail, Chickadees and Titmouse, House Finch,
Mocker, Scrubs, Nuttall's Woodpecker.
Accidental this month have included: Bushtits, Orange-crowned Warbler,
Yellow-rumped warbler, lesser goldfinch, stellar jay, song sparrow.
My cat problem is increasing...My neighbor has increased his cat population
from 1 to 3 and they have been joined by 2 other neighborhood cats...it is
soooo frustrating. The cats have even gotten to where they stand their
ground when I send my dog after them and hiss - so my dog
retreats...they're beautiful cats...but, ohhhh...i've tried the live cage
with sardines, with tuna, with peanut butter, but they sniff it from the
outside and walk away...so besides being beautiful cats they are very
intelligent cats.
Gloria LeBlanc
Los Gatos
Los Gatos
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 17:05:48 1998
Subject: Strange Vireo near L'Avinida
Along Stevens Creek below L'Avinida today I saw an unidentified Vireo.
First, it was definitely a Vireo, both in bill and behavior. It had a
uniformly pale yellow throat, breast and belly, medium gray (no greenish
tint) head, back, wings and tail, and no hint of wing bars. There was no
discernable supercilium stripe, and a faintly darker line starting at the
beak and extending through the eye.
I have checked several field guides, and the Birds of North America
pamphlet series. The best fit I can find is a Philadelphia Vireo,
especially the immature in Peterson. The lack of any supercilium stripe is
discouraging, and I wonder if the back color is OK. Second best is a
gray-backed immature Warbling Vireo, with much more yellow than the usual
wash on the flanks, and darker lores than normal. How much variation is
there in Warblling Vireos, and Philadelphia Vireos? Does anyone have any
ideas? Can someone suggest a good reference? (The Audubon library had no
books specializing on Vireos.)
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 19:16:41 1998
Subject: Quail
I have been observing my QUAIL family in the backyard at dusk tonight.
They find newly spaded and raked dirt, or any loose soil, and make a
hollow. Then they rather squirm around in it for awhile. In the morning
we find as many as ten such indentations in vaious places around our yard.
My question: Are they taking a dirt bath, or do they spend the night in
these hollows. I've never given much thought to where Quail roost or
sleep.
Barbara Harkleroad
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 19:27:58 1998
Subject: Broken glass
I forgot to mention that a large hawk, probably a COOPER'S chased a dove
right into my large kitchen picture window Saturday. The window didn't
survive and it was lucky I didn't get hurt as I was standing at my kitchen
sink by the window. In case anyone is interested, the cost was only about
$80 to replace the window later that afternoon. The dove was plucked on
the premises and only the feathers were left. Last year we saw a hawk pick
up a dove and carry it off. Another time the feathers and feet were left
on the lawn.
Barbara Harkleroad
Almaden Valley
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 19:37:03 1998
Subject: Guadalupe River
All,
I took advantage of the Columbus Day holiday and did some birding
along the Guadalupe River today 10/12/98. I started at 7:15am just
south of Montague working the overflow channel for sparrows before
heading into the riparian corridor about a half hour later (once it
got a little lighter). It took me until 11:15am to reach Trimble and
then almost another two hours to make it back up the west side (slow
going bushwhacking along the creek). The area around the eucalyptus
not far south of Montague once again had the highest number of
interesting birds (especially HERMIT THRUSHES), but there were birds
all along the eastern side of the river. The west side was much more
dead (later in the day?, tired of pishing?, too shady?, less
attractive undergrowth?) but did yield the day's only WINTER WREN.
Just north of Trimble on the east side of the river I had a large
sparrow flock, but could not refind Mike Mammoser's White-throated
Sparrow in it (there were few Zonotrichia on the west side here).
Interesting birds included: 1 MERLIN, 1 probable THAYER'S GULL
(flyover), at least a dozen NORTHERN FLICKERS (hard to get an accurate
count as they move in and out of the corridor), 2-3 BEWICK'S WRENS,
1 WINTER WREN, many RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (including some singing
birds), 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 18 HERMIT THRUSHES, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT,
27 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 1 WARBLING VIREO, 7 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS,
1 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 7 YELLOW WARBLERS, many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
(both Audubon's and Myrtle), 2 BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS (a third
bird was seen by Steve Rottenborn in the adjacent industrial complex
as he drove through in mid-morning), 2 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, 3-4 COMMON
YELLOWTHROATS, 2+ WILSON'S WARBLERS, 4 WESTERN TANAGERS (including one
singing male! with no red on the head), several dozen LINCOLN'S
SPARROWS, and 1 pale DARK-EYED JUNCO.
I then checked the CCRS banding board. Of interest were no
Black-chinned Hummingbirds since May 9th!, a WILLOW FLYCATCHER on 10/7
still, at least 4 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS in October, SWAINSON'S
THRUSH still on 10/11, a VARIED THRUSH on 9/27, a CASSIN'S VIREO on
10/11, a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER on 10/10, and 17 MACGILLIVRAY'S
WARBLERS (+ 8 recaps) this Fall.
Driving to the waterbird pond produced a SAY'S PHOEBE, but the only
thing of note seen while looking through the fence at the WPCP ponds
was a HOUSE WREN. A calling MARSH WREN along the edge of the
waterbird pond made for a 4-wren day.
Yesterday evening 10/11/98 the immature male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
was again foraging in the Coyote bushes just north of the Hunsaker
Road sign on Moffett Field. At 6:00pm it flew across Stevens Creek to
the back of the tree nursery.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Mon Oct 12 21:02:58 1998
Subject: Re: Quail
In winter I've noticed big quail flocks flying to roost near my home in the
Almaden Valley. For roosting they seem to prefer the trees, and in particular one
big dense eucalyptus--many times I've watched them fly in at last light, hurtling
across a wide opening and disappearing into the tree. I've also disturbed them
at night while walking under our smaller creekside trees.
John Mariani
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Glenn Harkleroad wrote:
> I have been observing my QUAIL family in the backyard at dusk tonight.
> They find newly spaded and raked dirt, or any loose soil, and make a
> hollow. Then they rather squirm around in it for awhile. In the morning
> we find as many as ten such indentations in vaious places around our yard.
> My question: Are they taking a dirt bath, or do they spend the night in
> these hollows. I've never given much thought to where Quail roost or
> sleep.
>
> Barbara Harkleroad
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 13 07:13:32 1998
Subject: Re: Strange Vireo near L'Avinida
All,
Frank Vanslager and I saw the same vireo yesterday morning. From my vantage
point near the creek the bird appeared to have a gray back but from Frank's
viewpoint up on the dike the mantle was gray-green. I also noted that the
supercilium was not very obvious but then this wouldn't help to make it a
Philadelphia Vireo. I also think that the dark line on a PHVI should very
striking (in contrast) and it wasn't on this bird. I therefore believe that
the three of us saw a first fall Warbling Vireo.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 7:21 AM, 10/13/98
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 13 07:44:26 1998
Subject: Golden-crowned Kinglets and Western Tanagers
All,
Recently Steve Rottenborn has mentioned the presence of GCKI near his
apartment and Mike Rogers made note of GCKI that were banded at CCRS. On last
Saturday's SCVAS field trip to Coyote Hills Regional Park we had GCKIs in the
picnic area near the Visitor Center and in the fennel east of the Quarry
Staging Area. I have also noted larger than usual numbers of Western Tanagers
this fall (I have even seen them in my bird bath on several occasions, an
unusual occurrence in and of itself). I was wondering if these might be early
indications of a montane bird invasion in the valley this winter?
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 8:20 AM, 10/13/98
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 13 08:45:51 1998
Subject: Re: Strange Vireo near L'Avinida
I also noted that the
>supercilium was not very obvious but then this wouldn't help to make it a
>Philadelphia Vireo. I also think that the dark line on a PHVI should very
>striking (in contrast) and it wasn't on this bird. I therefore believe that
>the three of us saw a first fall Warbling Vireo.
In my view the facial pattern shown in the NGS guide is much more
contrasting than shown by real Philadelphia Vireos, although there should
be at least a dusky spot on the lores. More important is the underpart
coloration. Philadelphia Vireos are typically brightest yellow on the vent,
throat, and upper breast. The flanks are paler yellow and the bellu often
white. Warbling Vireo are brightest yellow on the flanks, sides of the
breast (and vent ??), but show a white throat and belly. Based on the
initial description, this bird may be worth a second look.
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From email@hidden Tue Oct 13 09:55:48 1998
Subject: Stevens Creek
All:
This morning (13 Oct.), I checked Stevens Creek below L'Avenida
fairly thoroughly, seeing single WARBLING VIREO and ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, hearing single BLACK-THROATED GRAY and WILSON'S WARBLERS,
and seeing 8 or so YELLOW WARBLERS. The vireo was so obviously
a Warbling (yellow wash all over the underparts but very, very
pale; vague greenish cast to the gray back), that I'm sure that
it wasn't Chuck's bird. I heard the Black-throated Gray and
Wilson's Warblers calling repeatedly but could never visually
locate them, indicating that a much quieter bird (like a vireo)
could go undetected there even if present. In other words, it's
still worth having others look for this vireo.
No sign of the Chestnut-sided Warbler or Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 14 09:02:39 1998
Subject: Feeding Frenzy Not
Folks:
On my bike commute this morning, 10/14/98, Salt Pond A2W was quite
attractive to piscivores despite the presence of hunters. I counted 605 AM.
WHITE PELICANS, 7 BROWN PELICANS, 300 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and 100+
SNOWY EGRETS. There were also good numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS and FORSTER'S
TERNS plunge-diving. However, while I was watching, although the gulls and
terns were actively feeding, none of the pelicans or cormorants appeared to
feed. The cormorants had largely abandoned the pond by the time I left, even
though additional pelicans were still flying in. So although there seemed to
be good prey for the gulls and terns, it looks like the foraging for the
larger birds was over by the time I arrived or never really got started.
Bill
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 14 14:13:32 1998
Subject: Re: Quail
Glenn Harkleroad wrote:
>
> I have been observing my QUAIL family in the backyard at dusk tonight.
> They find newly spaded and raked dirt, or any loose soil, and make a
> hollow. Then they rather squirm around in it for awhile. In the morning
> we find as many as ten such indentations in vaious places around our yard.
> My question: Are they taking a dirt bath, or do they spend the night in
> these hollows. I've never given much thought to where Quail roost or
> sleep.
I don't have personal experience with this behavior in quail, but I did
check some of my bird books. "The Birder's Handbook" makes a point of
saying that California Quail do not roost on the ground, but instead use
bushes and small trees. When I checked the article on dusting in the
"Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds" it specifically
mentioned quail as one of the species that most uses this bathing
method. So I'd say you are running a bathhouse for quail.
Rosalie Strait
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 14 15:30:09 1998
Subject: Eurasian Wigeon on Shorline Pond A1
This afternoon, on the southwest corner of pond A1, near the pumphouse,
there was a male Eurasian Wigeon that is still molting. Also three male
Blue-winged Teal on the Palo Alto flood control basin.
Charles Coston
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From email@hidden Wed Oct 14 20:31:05 1998
Subject: High Tides in Palo Alto
In case you have misplaced the e-mail sent out by Deborah Bartens, City of
Palo Alto Naturalist,I have posted her message about the Black Rail High
Tides on SBBU.
Also posted is a URL that will calculate all of the Palo Alto tides for you.
Kendric
South Bay Birders Unlimited (SBBU)
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 15 08:22:09 1998
Subject: RBGR
All,
This morning 10/15/98 a brief check of the east side of Stevens
Creek near the NASA-Ames bike path turned up the immature male
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (in the "lone bay tree") and 1-2 WILSON'S
WARBLERS, including the bird missing its left eye. Also had
a Yellow Warbler-like chip but couldn't get on the bird to see
if it was the Chesnut-sided Warbler or not. No sign of any vireos.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 15 12:30:39 1998
Subject: EUWI, BWTE
Folks:
On my afternoon bike commute yesterday, 10/14/98, I saw a male EURASIAN
WIGEON in mostly breeding plumage at the south end of Charleston Slough. This
is likely the same bird that Chuck Coston reported in Salt Pond A1 yesterday.
At the Palo Alto FCB North Pond I saw one sleeping male BLUE-WINGED TEAL,
again, probably one of Chuck's three birds.
Bill
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 15 13:24:38 1998
Subject: Siskin, CEWA, GRHE at McClellan
All,
Unusual birding today (10/15/98) at McClellan Ranch. A single PINE SISKIN
just visited our thistle feeder for the first time in a couple of years. A
small flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS was present in the sycamore tops earlier
today, and perhaps rarest of all at this location, a GREEN HERON was
flushed out of the Stevens Creek riparian belt by one of the kids' groups
out there this morning.
A few other fall migrants are appearing in the park in small numbers:
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, Audubon's YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
and HERMIT THRUSH have all appeared in the past 2 weeks. HUTTON'S VIREO has
been hanging around, too. No interesting sparrows lately, alas.
--Garth Harwood
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 15 16:29:07 1998
Subject: Turkey's around??
Hello all
A friend who rehabilitates injured birds has been nursing an adult
Wild Turkey back to health, and expects the bird to be releasable
very soon.
It is always good to release birds in an area where they occur
already. With that in mind, has anyone seen Wild Turkeys in the south
bay RECENTLY??
How about places like Almaden Quicksilver park, or Grant Ranch Park??
Any recent local sightings may help.
Thanks much
Alan
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From email@hidden Thu Oct 15 17:23:51 1998
Subject: Re: Turkey's around??
Alan Walther wrote:
> Hello all
>
> A friend who rehabilitates injured birds has been nursing an adult
> Wild Turkey back to health, and expects the bird to be releasable
> very soon.
>
> It is always good to release birds in an area where they occur
> already. With that in mind, has anyone seen Wild Turkeys in the south
> bay RECENTLY??
>
> How about places like Almaden Quicksilver park, or Grant Ranch Park??
>
> Any recent local sightings may help.
>
> Thanks much
>
> Alan
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You might want to check with Cal Dept. Fish and Game. Releasing Wild Turkeys
willy-nilly may be illegal. Wild Turkeys are a upland game species regulated by
Fish and Game. I am sure they can help out.
Paul.
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Paul L. Noble
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 16 08:01:38 1998
Subject: AMBI
Folks:
A note I received in the mail Wednesday from Barbara Hesse (?)
says that she has seen an AMERICAN BITTERN three times in the last
week at the Oka ponds.
Bill
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 16 11:55:32 1998
Subject: Palo Alto birds
I checked several landbird spots near the Bay this morning, mainly
Matadero Creek east of Hwy 1, and briefly Embarcadero Way (where Tom Gray
was also present). There were many Yellow-Rumped Warblers at both places,
but not many other migrants found. At Matadero Creek, I had one Western
Wood-Pewee, two Winter Wrens, and one Orange-Crowned Warbler. At Embarcadero
Way we had one Hermit Thrush and one Orange-Crowned Warbler. (Tom had earlier
had a probably Wilson's Warbler.) Finally, a drive-by at the Baylands turned
up the usual Greater White-Fronted Goose; I didn't hear any interesting chips.
Al
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From email@hidden Fri Oct 16 12:22:28 1998
Subject: Almaden Valley bird list & a request
Howdy South-bay-birders,
I am presently putting together a bird list for the Almaden Valley
area. The arbitrarily defined area covered by this list extends from
Blossom Hill Rd. south to include Calero Reservoir, and from the Santa
Teresa Hills west to include New Almaden, Almaden Quicksilver Co. Park,
Almaden Reservoir, Twin Creeks, all of Hicks Rd., Reynolds Rd., and Mt.
Umunhum, This saltwater-deprived part of the county has been neglected
for too long! I went back through old issues of the Avocet looking for
interesting bird sightings from this area, and found them to be almost
nonexistent prior to 1988.
Compared to the heavily visited areas on the edge of San Francisco
Bay, few birders come down this way. Those whose sightings I have
included on this preliminary list include Ann Verdi, David Suddjian,
Steve & Heather Rottenborn. Emelie Curtis, Jane Glass, Mike Mammoser,
Frank Vanslager, Mike Feighner, Bill Lundgren, and Mike Rogers. The vast
majority come from JUST THREE PEOPLE--Ann Verdi, David Suddjian, and
myself.
I would like to put together a more complete list fo