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From email@hidden Tue Sep 01 11:15:05 1998
Subject: composite list
SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST UPDATE
The peak of the Fall migration is upon us this month - we need 23 more
species to reach the 300 mark this year. Some things to look for
include Broad-winged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, American Golden-Plover,
Wandering Tattler, Black Turnstone, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper,
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, jaegers, Dusky Flycatcher, eastern vireos and
warblers, Clay-colored and Brewer's Sparrows, Vesper Sparrow,
longspurs, and Bobolink. Looks like no easy ones left :(
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:
273: 8/ 6/98 WHITE-FACED IBIS
274: 8/ 8/98 ELEGANT TERN
275: 8/16/98 STILT SANDPIPER
276: 8/18/98 SABINE'S GULL
277: 8/29/98 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
Please send any additions, corrections, or comments to Mike
Rogers, email@hidden.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST - 1998
SCR MMR MJM COMP SOURCE
377 242 229 229 277+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
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
Marbled Godwit 1/ 2 1/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 1 AVe,CH,DJC
Ruddy Turnstone 7/24 8/24 4/28 RWR
Black Turnstone
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 8/ 9 8/ 1 DWe,TGr
Pectoral Sandpiper 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
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 8/ 8 NLe
Common Tern 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 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 3/ 7 RiC
Northern Saw-whet Owl 4/26 1/ 1 JMa
Lesser Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Common Poorwill 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
Black-chinned Sparrow 5/23 JGa
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow 4/ 8 1/19 1/ 4 1/ 4 MJM
Black-throated Sparrow
Sage Sparrow 4/12 AME,DPo
Lark Bunting
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 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 Sep 01 11:33:15 1998
Subject: Late-nesting Barn Swallows etc.
All,
A couple of weeks ago I posted a note about some late-nesting Barn Swallows
at Rancho San Antonio County Park. After hearing from Mike Rogers and Bill
Bousman that the last known date for these birds to be on the nest in SC
County was 8/25, I began daily check-ins (with the weekend help of Ulf
Stauber) starting 8/26. The 3 healthy young fledged this morning, 9/1/1998.
Last evening at sundown they were all perched on the rim, but when I
arrived just before 10 this AM the whole family was lined up along the roof
of the restroom structure and took wing as I watched.
Other birds noticeable from the parking lot were a couple of Blue-gray
Gnatcatchers and a Warbling Vireo, along with some CB Chickadees and a
whole mess of Lesser Goldfinches.
--Garth Harwood
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 01 13:13:32 1998
Subject: Saturday at CCRS
This is 4 days late but the first chance I got since Sat.
Saturday from 10:00AM to noon birded the riparian area in CCRS,
following Nick Lethaby's reports (thanks Nick!).
Some birds were still active despite the time of day. They included:
W. TANAGER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, VAUX's SWIFT, ORANGE-CROWNED,
YELLOW and WILSON's WARBLERs.
A male ALLEN's HUMMINGBIRD was there too.
Would the time of year make it a migrant?
Vivek Tiwari
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 01 14:06:31 1998
Subject: LASP, ELTE
All,
Today would have been a good day to have been out birding. While
on a 7-mile run from Moffett Field through Shoreline Park I had
3 LARK SPARROWS (an unusual bayside migrant) on the dike east of
Steven's Creek near the end of Crittenden Lane, numerous warblers
along the creek south of here (OCWA, WIWA, YEWA, COYE), and a very
vocal ELEGANT TERN on the western part of Salt Pond A1 north of
Shoreline Lake. The tern landed out on some wood pilings with
other terns that may have included more ELTEs. Coming back to
my building here on Moffett Field another 2 LARK SPARROWS flew
over heading towards the bay. Lots of birds moving around!
Mike Rogers
9/1/98
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 02 13:04:28 1998
Subject: Web Site Updates
BirdChat,
Here is a partial listing of some updates to my California Birding
pages at http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/ .
The SouthBay birders archive has been updated to include the August
1998 messages.
Two new mystery birds have been added for September and the "answers"
to last month's mystery birds have been posted.
The Fall Class page has been revised with a new field trip schedule
and a correction for the Thursday class starting date (17 Sept instead
of 10 Sept).
New Bulwer's Petrel photos by Bert McKee taken in Monterey Bay have
been added to the photo gallery.
The California County pages have been updated with new site guides to
Alpine, Calaveras and San Benito counties contributed by Penelope
Bowen, John Luther and Kent Van Vuren. New checklists for Alpine,
Calaveras and Contra Costa counties have been contributed by Penelope
Bowen and Steve Glover.
Numerous other minor corrections and additions have been made to many
of the county birding pages. I'd like to take this opportunity to
thank all the contributors for helping make this a project of the
entire California birding community.
More is on the way. Enjoy!
--
Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044 email@hidden
SF Birding Classes begin Sept 9th http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan
California Bird Records Committee http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 02 14:09:25 1998
Subject: 4th Wednesday Field Trip
South Bay and Peninsula Birders:
Sorry to invade the list with something other than a report, but this
notice was missing from the September Avocet, and I'd hate to have the
Wednesday crowd think there was no trip planned.
Rosalie
**Wednesday, September 23, 8:30 AM. Palo Alto Baylands area for shorebir=
ds
and fall warblers. Leader: Rosalie Lefkowitz (650) 494-6358. From Hwy 1=
01
take Embarcadero Road east taking a left turn where the road forks just
past the airport. Meet in the parking lot across from the Lucy Evans
Baylands Interpretive Center. Lunch optional.
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 02 14:39:33 1998
Subject: recent (?) birds
All:
Sorry for not keeping up with these reports.
On 18 August, along Coyote Creek in the vicinity of Sycamore Drive
(downstream from Montague Expwy.), I had 10 WESTERN TANAGERS, 2-3
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, and 1 YELLOW WARBLER. The banded BEWICK'S
WREN is still on territory near the end of Barber Lane, where it
has been since 1994 or earlier.
On 19 August, an adult PRAIRIE FALCON was over New Chicago Marsh.
On 25 August, along Coyote Creek between Story Road and I-280, I
saw 7 WESTERN TANAGERS and 4 female/imm. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRDS.
Along the Guadalupe River upstream from Montague Expwy., I had 4
WILLOW and 5 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, 14 WILSON'S and 7 YELLOW
WARBLERS, 2 WARBLING VIREOS, and 1 WESTERN TANAGER.
On 26 August, the fennel patch near the intersection of Caribbean
and Mathilda in Sunnyvale (near the WPCP) had 2 YELLOW and 1 ORANGE-
CROWNED WARBLERS and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER.
On 27 August, Gretchen Flohr, a biologist at H.T. Harvey, found an
imm. male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD at Arzino Ranch, and I went out to
find it exactly where she had seen it. One of the two juv. STILT
SANDPIPERS found the previous day by Nick Lethaby was at State and
Spreckles in Alviso.
On 28 August, the fennel patch at the Palo Alto Baylands had 6 YELLOW
WARBLERS, 1 BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, 1 WESTERN TANAGER, and 1
HOUSE WREN. The Palo Alto WPCP had 1 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER,
5 YELLOW WARBLERS, and 1 HOUSE WREN, and there were 3 more YELLOW
WARBLERS at Matadero Creek. The fennel patch at Caribbean and
Mathilda in Sunnyvale had a WILLOW FLYCATCHER (possibly the same as
seen on 8/26), 1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, and 2 YELLOW and 3 ORANGE-
CROWNED WARBLERS. One juv. STILT SANDPIPER was at State and Spreckles
in Alviso.
On 31 August, the Sunnyvale fennel patch had 8 YELLOW and 3 ORANGE-
CROWNED WARBLERS and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Seventeen BROWN PELICANS
flew over the Sunnyvale ponds heading east.
On 1 September, along Coyote Creek in the vicinity of Sycamore Drive,
I had 29 WESTERN TANAGERS (flying everywhere!), 23 YELLOW, 2 WILSON'S,
and 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 2 WILLOW and 10 PACIFIC-SLOPE
FLYCATCHERS, 8 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, and 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
At CCRS, the gray fox was again on the levee south of the office,
and a LARK SPARROW was foraging near the office. The female RUFF,
now mostly in basic plumage (retaining one alternate median covert
and still replacing a few coverts and outer primaries) was in the
waterbird pond, and two juv. STILT SANDPIPERS were still at State
and Spreckles in Alviso.
Today (2 September), the female RUFF was still at CCRS and now
3 juv. STILT SANDPIPERS were at State and Spreckles. Four BROWN
PELICANS and a PEREGRINE FALCON were at the confluence of Alviso
and Coyote Sloughs (in SCL Co.), and a basic-plumaged adult BLACK
TERN was in the salt pond at the mouth of Mowry Slough in Alameda
County.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 02 14:44:59 1998
Subject: White-crowned Sparrows,etc.
On this morning's walk at the Emily Renzel Wetlands in Palo Alto I saw tw=
o =
hatching-year White-crowned Sparrows, the first I've seen this fall. I
also checked out the wires behind the ITT building where hundreds of
Violet-green Swallows were staging last month. Only about 20 remain. If
there should be any interest left in Hooded Orioles, I can report that tw=
o
of them were still at my feeder this morning.
Rosalie Lefkowitz
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 03 10:00:52 1998
Subject: S.C. County List
Mike Rogers has updated the 1998 SANTA CLARA COUNTY YEAR LIST (9/1/98).
Kendric
South Bay Birders Unlimited (SBBU)
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/
273: 8/ 6/98 WHITE-FACED IBIS
274: 8/ 8/98 ELEGANT TERN
275: 8/16/98 STILT SANDPIPER
276: 8/18/98 SABINE'S GULL
277: 8/29/98 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 03 12:07:36 1998
Subject: Guadalupe River
All,
This morning Frank Vanslager and I tried to refind the Northern Waterthrush
(this time useing a taped call) with no luck. Later we had nine imm/female
Common Mergansers and a Spotted Sandpiper just downstream from I-880.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 11:43 AM, 9/3/98
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 03 14:26:50 1998
Subject: BLSK, COTE, ELTE
All:
In last night's summary, I forgot a few birds. On 28 August, I
saw the adult STILT SANDPIPER and a juv. SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
at the Calabazas Ponds, and on 30 August, I saw 6 COMMON MERGANSERS
flying up the Guadalupe River near Hwy. 85.
This morning, I checked the fennel patch near the Sunnyvale WPCP.
There had not been much (any?) turnover since 31 Aug., as the WILLOW
FLYCATCHER was still in the same spot and an unusual ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER in very heavy molt was still present. I had a total of 4
ORANGE-CROWNED and 5 YELLOW WARBLERS here.
I then scanned the ponds at the WPCP, seeing a number of terns flying
back and forth between a huge feeding concentration on pond A4 and a
roost on the levees between the two WPCP ponds. Walking out to these
levees, I saw 8 BLACK SKIMMERS and a COMMON TERN roosting with 380
FORSTER'S TERNS. One of the skimmers had a silver band on the right
foot, while another had a silver band on the left and a light-colored
band (whitish or cream) on the right. The Common Tern was either a
second-year bird or an adult that had already acquired a white
forecrown and lost most of the red color on the bill. While looking
at these birds, I heard, then saw 4 ELEGANT TERNS (3 adults, 1 imm.)
fly over heading from pond A4 to the northwest. A flock of 10 VIOLET-
GREEN and 60 BARN SWALLOWS here included 2 VAUX'S SWIFTS.
Still at least 2 juv. STILT SANDPIPERS and 9 LESSER YELLOWLEGS at
State and Spreckles today.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 03 21:38:04 1998
Subject: Sillicon Valley Wildlife Rescue relocation
To all of you who are concerned about the future of the wildlife
rehabilitation center, AND about a piece of the Coyote Creek riparian
habitat. This is also especially for Mike Feighner and others who
expressd concern.
The San Jose City Council and the Board of Supervisors have decided that
along with adjacent land, the portion of the Coyote Creek area where the
wildlife center is currently located will be turned into a municipal
golf course. Efforts by the city and Santa Clara county to find a
suitable relocation spot for the center are under way. As I understand
it, the wildlife rehab group had to go public on this to get the city
council's attention. Apparently the council wanted to keep it quiet.
(Will they never learn?) One of the reasons I've heard given is that
there is a homeless/transient problem in the area and so a "cleanup' is
needed. So there will be more homeless wildlife.
The Wildlife Center has prepared a petition, but effectiveness would be
enhanced if we also send lots of letters encouraging the city and county
to help the center find a new SUITABLE place soon. The letters might
also request information on what environmental impacts have been
considered for the riparian corridor, and what other uses for the land
were considered. I am told that the Wildlife Center is "hands off" the
golf course, which has a hard-over supporter on the council - a Mr.
Shirikawa. They just want to be relocated to a suitable site not out in
the boondocks, they do not want to challenge the golf course for fear of
losing key support on the council. So if you write letters to the city
council, mayor and Board of Supes check the content with one of the
people whose names follow.
Suggested letter forms are available from the Wildlife center folks
named here:
Karlene Stoker at home (408) 729-5181 work 943-4255 (She has an e-mail
address but I don't have it yet)
Debbie Champion Home =(408) 270-2777 and email email@hidden.
The center has handled over 5,000 animals this year. I know from my
involvement in wildlife rehab that a powerful amount of knowledge has
been and is being gained from the understanding obtained from handling
sick and injured wild animals.
Time is important. Sorry it took me so long to find the information, but
we were out of town and then were inundated with grandkids.
Lou Young
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Subject: More on Wildlife center
Almost forgot - the Wildlife Center needs people to circulate their
petition -ask Karlene or Debbie to provide copies.
Lou
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 04 11:26:55 1998
Subject: Ruff.
Birders:
A short note to let you all know that the Ruff was at the CCRS Waterbird
Pond yesterday (thursday) at noon. It was also a really good day for
banding, among the more unusual birds were a Lazuli Bunting, Western
Tanager and Marsh Wren (fide Diane Kodama).
Regards,
Al
Alvaro Jaramillo "It was almost a pity, to see the sun
Half Moon Bay, shining constantly over so useless a country"
California Darwin, regarding the Atacama desert.
email@hidden
Helm guide to the New World Blackbirds, Birding in Chile and more, at:
http://www.sirius.com/~alvaro
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 04 12:30:49 1998
Subject: Alum Rock Park
All,
For those that might be interested, I heard on the radio this
morning that Alum Rock Park will finally be opened in time for
the Labor Day weekend! Wonder what nested there this year
with the lack of human disturbance? (Dippers?)
Go get that Canyon Wren!
Good birding,
Mike
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 04 12:59:06 1998
Subject: 9 BLACK SKIMMERS + 1 COMMON TERN
South-Bay-Birders:
At noon today at the Sunnyvale Sewage Ponds there were now 9 BLACK SKIMMERS
in addition to the single COMMON TERN, all roosting on the levee between
the two main ponds. Steve ROTTNBORN had reported originally to the BIRDBOX
8 SKIMMER and 1 COMMON TERN there yesterday.
Also present was one RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and 1 BROWN PELICAN.
Mike Feighner
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 04 14:52:06 1998
Subject: recent birds
Yesterday evening, I birded along Berryessa creek in Milpitas and found a
Lazuli Bunting, the second of the fall here.
This lunchtime, I checked the pond at Spreckles and State street and saw
one of the Stilt Sandpiper. I then went on to the Sunnyvale Sewage Ponds.
There are now 9 Black Skimmers there, but no sign of the Common or Elegant
Terns there, despite careful checking. I saw about 15 Bonaparte's Gulls and
a single Red-necked Phalarope. An immature Peregrine also flew by.
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 04 15:00:57 1998
Subject: :) for the day
>From: email@hidden
>X-OpenMail-Hops: 1
>Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 10:38:42 -0700
>Subject: :) for the day
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>TO: email@hidden, email@hidden, email@hidden
>
> SMILE FOR THE DAY
>
> According to the Knight-Ridder News Service, the inscription on the
> metal bands used by the U.S. Department of the Interior to tag
> migratory birds has been changed. The bands used to bear the address
> of the Washington Biological Survey, abbreviated
>
> Wash. Biol. Surv.
>
> until the agency received the following letter from a camper:
>
> "Dear Sirs: While camping last week I shot one of your birds. I
> think it was a crow. I followed the cooking instructions on the leg
> tag and I want to tell you it was horrible."
>
> The bands are now marked Fish and Wildlife Service.
>
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 04 16:25:20 1998
Subject: White-rumped calidrid
While standing near the Palo Alto Baylands fennel patch lamenting
the complete lack of visible migrants (from recent reports I had expected
to have to fight them off), a group of three calidrids flew by at about
10 am today, 9/4. They caught my attention immediately because one of
them was slightly larger than the other two (which looked like least/western
types) and had a white rump. They looped around over the body of water
behind the fennel patch, then headed east toward the bay.
My guess is that this was in fact a White-rumped Sandpiper, but
given my lack of experience with this species and the quick flyby
nature of the sighting, I wouldn't want to call it as such for the
record. However, I wanted to alert local birders to the possibility
of this species.
Dick Stovel email@hidden
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From email@hidden Sat Sep 05 11:23:54 1998
Subject: birds
I had a Rufous Hummer (ID based on time of year), 3 OC warblers, 1
Audubon's Warbler, and 5 Yellow Warblers, and a W. Tanager outside my
appartment Friday evening. Saturday morning, CCRS was pretty dead. Ruff
still there.
At Alviso, I had the Ruff and 5 Pectoral Sandpipers.
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From email@hidden Sat Sep 05 14:20:09 1998
Subject: Unusual flock
We had a flock of about 200 blackbirds (mostly or entirely
Redwing) spend half an hour in the tall redwood and cedar trees
near our house this AM. They were accompanied by at least a
couple of Flickers that were clearly moving with the flock. I also
spotted one BH Cowbird; there may have been more of those as
well.
A few redwings strayed into our ash trees and added a new bird to
our yard list.
George Oetzel
Menlo Park
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From email@hidden Sat Sep 05 19:24:09 1998
Subject: Shorebirds on 9/5/98
On Maryanne Danielson's field trip today, we had 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS near
Spreckles and State St. this morning, and a STILT SANDPIPER there in the
early afternoon. The RUFF was on the far side of the CCRS waterpond,
staying near the reeds. The 9 BLACK SKIMMERS were still hanging out at the
Sunnyvale Sewage ponds as reported earlier.
Phyllis Browning
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From email@hidden Sun Sep 06 11:57:17 1998
Subject: YB Chat at CCRS 9/5/98
Saturday banding at CCRS processed many hatch-year migrants and a few =
adult birds. Topping the list was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. It was a new =
banding, and the bird was netted at lane 9800.
Empids made up the bulk of the 25 birds processed with two WILLOW =
FLYCATCHERS and 5 "WESTERN" FLYCATCHERS. WILSON'S WARBLERS and COMMON =
YELLOWTHROATS rounded out the warblers. One SWAINSON'S THRUSH was banded. =
One of the more unusual bandings was an juvenile HOUSE SPARROW, the first =
for the year. The appearance of a fledgling could be an effect of the =
presence of McCarthy Ranch shopping center. =
One WESTERN TANAGER was heard and seen briefly. =
Further notes on the YBCH:
According to Pyle, adult YBCH have a complete molt from July thru October =
on their breeding grounds; this individual had fresh plumage and, owing to =
place and time, was most likely already in its basic plumage. It's skull =
appeared to be complete and because their skull completion starts at Oct. =
1, this was most likely an after-hatch-year bird.
At first I thought it was a fall adult male, and after consulting the =
references more deeply, I'm not certain of this conclusion. A completed =
skull at this time indicated that this was an adult. The brightness of the =
yellow breast implied a male. But the lores were blackish (slate?), not =
black.
Plumage features were inconclusive for determining race. The =
submoustachial mark ended at mid-eye, a feature of the eastern virens race.=
This mark measured 3 mm in width, indicating the western auricollis. Wing =
chord and tail were equal at 79 mm, which doesn't favor either subsp. =
Of probably little value: the bright yellow breast plumage was tinged with =
brownish (apparently common for fall birds) and in this respect resembled =
the photo for virens in the Dunn and Garrett Warbler guide. On the other =
hand, the pattern of yellow to a sharp demarcation at the white belly with =
dusky flanks looked like the photo for the western auricollis. However, I =
found no indication in D&G or in Pyle that this kind of difference in the =
interface of the yellow breast and white belly is a racial difference. =
Also, the position of the bird in the virens photo obscures a clear view =
of the belly. The photos are of spring males in May and lowers the value =
of these comparisons. =
Sorry if this report wasn't quick enough for some, but this is the first =
chance I had at getting an email out.
------------------------------------
Les Chibana email@hidden
Palo Alto, CA
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From email@hidden Sun Sep 06 17:39:44 1998
Subject: Pt Reyes
I was up there with my wife and two non-birding friends for a little
vacation yesterday and today, and nonetheless managed to see some birds:
the SUMMER TANAGER at the dam at Muddy Hollow (a generally birdy spot,
where I saw Mike Feighner) was nice and cooperative yesterday morning;
yesterday afternoon we had the awesome spectacle of several hundred
thousand SOOTY SHEARWATERS circling in Drake's Bay (seen from the
fishdocks).
This morning at about 7:30 I was lucky enough (on my fourth drop-by try in
2 days -- we were staying nearby) to get an excellent five minutes view
of the LEAST BITTERN at Olema Marsh, also a COMMON SNIPE, a VIRGINIA RAIL,
and an AMERICAN BITTERN chasing a GREEN HERON in flight over the marsh,
all within about a half-hour period (7:15-45). If you are going up there
to chase vagrants tomorrow, be sure to make an early stop at Olema Marsh!
Later this morning we did a non-birding hike (up Mt. Wittenberg) and the
birdy fact was the numerous presence of TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS.
Despite a certain amount of sideroad cruising with my nonbirding (but
tolerant) crowd yesterday I wasn't able to find the Eastern Kingbird that
was reported seen along the road to Drake's Beach.
-- Tom Grey Stanford CA email@hidden
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From email@hidden Sun Sep 06 21:00:18 1998
Subject: Shorebirding at Alviso
Hi South-bay-birders,
Today (Sunday) Jolene Lange and I spent a couple of hours shorebirding
in the Alviso area. A single ad. RUFF was still present at the pond
where State and Spreckles meet in Alviso. In the same general area we
also had about a half dozen LESSER YELLOWLEGS, lots of LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, and a WESTERN KINGBIRD.
At the Calabazas Ponds there was still at a STILT SANDPIPER in with
the dowitchers. Also seen there were 12 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS.
Not much else to report, except that this evening I heard a COMMON
POORWILL behind my parent's house in the Almaden Valley--probably a
migrant, since I haven't heard any around this summer.
John Mariani
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From email@hidden Mon Sep 07 13:24:59 1998
Subject: Stevens Creek/Crittenden
All:
On Friday (4 Sep.), a quick check of Crittenden Marsh revealed two
HORNED GREBES (1 partial albino in partial alternate plumage, one
in basic plumage) but nothing more interesting. Four PEREGRINE
FALCONS (1 ad. and 3 juveniles) were calling and chasing each
other repeatedly among the transmission towers on the west side
of Stevens Creek here, and two DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT nests
still had large young out in pond A-2. The riparian habitat along
Stevens Creek below 101 had 32 YELLOW, 14 ORANGE-CROWNED, and 2
WILSON'S WARBLERS, 2 WARBLING VIREOS, 5 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS,
and 7 HOODED ORIOLES, including an apparent family group of 5
females/immatures together and another pair (female and adult
male) feeding a recently fledged juv. BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD.
Lots of activity here, but nothing unusual.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Mon Sep 07 16:18:32 1998
Subject: Alviso birds
I did the salt pond "death march" today. Saw 56 Brown Pelicans, an adult
Little Blue Heron, a juv Baird's Sandpiper and an adult winter Red Knot.
At Spreckles/State St. an adult Ruff and adult winter Stilt Sandpiper were
present.
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From email@hidden Mon Sep 07 16:44:28 1998
Subject: Franklin's Gull
A first winter FRANKLIN'S GULL was with about 40 BONAPARTE'S GULLS in and
around the outflow channel between the two salt ponds at Sunnyvale WPCP.
There were 8 BLACK SKIMMERS present, and I saw the COMMON TERN perched on
the levee right near the Skimmers.
-- Tom Grey Stanford CA email@hidden
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 05:52:09 1998
Subject: bird trip
I am leading a field trip to the south bay from Modesto this Saturday. We
usually only have 3 or 4 cars worth of people. Could anyone suggest a nice
place to view shorebirds that would be accessible to our group? I notice Alviso
mentioned a lot. Is this accessible? Thanks
Jim Gain
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 11:58:49 1998
Subject: Alum Rock Park
Monday, Sept. 8
Alum Rock Park was open this weekend, for the
first time since the winter storms. I will start
by describing what is open and what is not:
Situation
The main entrance off Alum Rock Ave is
open. However, when you reach the bottom of the
canyon and the ranger booth, you must turn left
and park in the lower part of the park. The
upper part of the park East of the entrance is closed
to vehicle traffic.
The North Rim trail is open. The trail
along the south side of the canyon is closed.
To go up the canyon you walk along the road.
There is still some damage visible here and there,
but nothing that blocks the trail. There were very
few people once we got past the entrance.
The Birds
Sorry, no DIPPERs or CANYON WRENs, even
though we specifically looked for them. Highlights
were a WARBLING VIREO across from Alum Rock, a
juvenile SOLITARY VIREO foraging in a tree over
the road (with a families of wrens and chickadees nearby),
a first year RED-TAILED HAWK drinking from the creek,
and two BELTED KINGFISHERs at the bridge near
Sycamore Grove. It was quite hot even by mid-morning,
and this probably limited bird activity.
- Chris Salander
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 12:37:08 1998
Subject: weekend sightings
All---
On Saturday evening, Sept. 6, Karen and I were walking the dog
along our usual route in south Los Altos near Fremont Av. and Grant
Rd. We noticed some large birds in the treetops that didn't appear
to be crows, which have moved into the neighborhood over the last
few years and are very conspicuous. These birds turned out to be
WHITE-TAILED KITES, five in all, and they seemed to be settling in
for the evening as twilight approached. They changed perches three
or four times while we watched, going for the highest trees (approx.
50 ft or so) and settling in groups of two to three. There may have
been more than 5.
I've seen kites roost in large groups at P.A. Baylands and also
Pescadero Marsh, but never in the suburbs. The nearest suitable
breeding habitat would be Rancho San Antonio and adjacent oak
woodland foothills.
That same day, we had a small passerine flock visit our back
yard, including a YELLOW WARBLER and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER. We called
it a WIFL because of the absence of an eye-ring; the overall
coloring was brownish rather than greenish, and it had two prominent
buffy wing-bars. A nice new bird for the yard list.
To: email@hidden
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 12:57:06 1998
Subject: Ogier Ponds
All,
During a pre-field-trip survey of Ogier Ponds today Frank Vanslager and I had
four pairs of Wood Ducks, 3-4 Willow Flycatchers, at least four Spotted
Sandpipers, a Yellow Warbler and 1 possibly 2 Green Herons. Other than for
the birds noted above birding was quite slow.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 12:39 PM, 9/8/98
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 13:54:13 1998
Subject: Re: kites
Grant Hoyt wrote:
> On Saturday evening, Sept. 6, Karen and I were walking the dog
>along our usual route in south Los Altos near Fremont Av. and Grant
>Rd. We noticed some large birds in the treetops that didn't appear
>to be crows, which have moved into the neighborhood over the last
>few years and are very conspicuous. These birds turned out to be
>WHITE-TAILED KITES, five in all, and they seemed to be settling in
>for the evening as twilight approached. They changed perches three
>or four times while we watched, going for the highest trees (approx.
>50 ft or so) and settling in groups of two to three. There may have
>been more than 5.
> I've seen kites roost in large groups at P.A. Baylands and also
>Pescadero Marsh, but never in the suburbs. The nearest suitable
>breeding habitat would be Rancho San Antonio and adjacent oak
>woodland foothills.
Same time, same day we had 3 kites fly over our house in midtown
Palo Alto, heading east - an unusual yard sighting for us also.
However, they have bred in suburban south Palo Alto, a few blocks
from the Flood Control Basin.
- Dick Stovel email@hidden
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 14:25:46 1998
Subject: Kites
Kites nest regularly near my house on the south end of Greer Road in Palo=
Alto, but once in the early eighties, for several nights around Labor Day=
weekend, a group of over twenty of them roosted in Ash trees just behind =
my
house. I must have been a new birder. It took me a while to identify th=
em
as kites. These trees serve now for nighttime roosts for Great Egrets.
Rosalie Lefkowitz =
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 14:40:15 1998
Subject: kites
It's not unusual for White-tailed Kites to roost together in large
numbers during the non-breeding season. In fact, they will even nest in
close proximity to each other, some say almost communally, which is an
unusual trait for any species of raptor.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 18:35:24 1998
Subject: birds
I wasn't able to do any birding in Santa Clara County this weekend,
because I was on a houseboat trip in the delta. It wasn't a complete
loss, however. We were tied up at a small island about 10 yards wide and
50 yards long for two days. For both of those days a BLACKPOLL WARBLER
foraged in the small valley oak on this island. Also, I was surprised to
hear 2 or 3 WRENTITS calling from other islands, composed of willows and
cattails. Considering the sedentary nature of this species, I would
assume that they are resident, though seemingly out of place.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 08 22:17:04 1998
Subject: Hawaiian bird program Wednesday
All--
Sorry if this message doesn't qualify for the list, but _The Avocet_ missed
the announcement and I'd like to get the word out: Jack Jeffrey will give
the slide program "Hawaii's Forest Birds--Past, Present and Future" at the
BABP meeting 7:30 tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at the Palo Alto Baylands
Interpretive Center. Jack is the biologist for Hakalau Forest NWR on the
Big Island and the _primo_ photographer of Hawaiian birds. You can find
more info at http://www.scvas.org/babp.html
--Pete
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Peter LaTourrette
Bird photos: http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~petelat1/
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society: http://www.scvas.org/
Western Field Ornithologists: http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/
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Subject: e-mail address change
H.T. Harvey will be undergoing changes in our e-mail delivery system.
We would like your list to go to two of our employees. See details
below.
Please add to your list:
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and
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Thank you for your assistance.
Jane
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 09 10:01:53 1998
Subject: migrants
I checked CCRS this morning and saw a Willow Flycatcher, a Western
Flycatcher, 3 W. Tanagers, a Macgillivray's, 3 Wilson's, and 10+ Yellow
Warblers. The shorebird pond had 25 Greater and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs.
Just looking from the decks of my apartment in Milpitas, I saw 5 W.
Tanagers, 5 Orange-crowned and 4 Yellow Warblers, and a Western
Flycatcher.I see these species almost daily.
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 09 14:10:42 1998
Subject: Sunnyvale
All,
After hearing about the many reports of jaegers in the bay,
especially those reported by Ron Thorn in nearby San Mateo
County, I decided to check our local tern flocks for one.
Since Salt Pond A4 has had the most reports of Elegant Terns
(the species being harassed in San Mateo County) and a good
flock of terns is nearby at the WPCP ponds, I opted to
check the Sunnyvale WPCP over lunch today (along with lots
of joggers!). There were terns foraging over A4, but most
were roosting on the dikes of the WPCP. All the parasitic
chases I observed were unfortunately being performed by
Ring-billed Gulls :(. The ten BLACK SKIMMERS were loafing
just past the pump station and included Steve's bird with
the cream-colored band on the right leg as well as another
with a wide blue-gray band with two yellow curlicues on the
right leg (both had USFW bands on the left leg). I could
not check for bands on three of the birds to determine
whether Steve's other banded bird was present. No sign
of any Common Tern or Franklin's Gull in the area, but a
female/immature MERLIN was being harassed by swallows as
it shot across the reeds, a very worn adult GLAUCOUS-WINGED
GULL was on the dike, and numerous BROWN PELICANS were about.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 09 14:18:21 1998
Subject: weekend birds
Hi Everyone--
Over Labor Day weekend (9/5) I went down to the mouth of the Salinas River.
Over the beach at the foot of Del Monte Blvd (the beach trail at Salinas
River NWR), I saw somewhere in the neighborhood of a million Sooty
Shearwaters, with a few Black-vented Shearwaters mixed in, diving for fish.
The vortex of the flock was perhaps 400 yards across, with birds streaming
in from the north for as far as I could see. Several Common Terns were
roosting in the lagoon at the edge of the dunes. On Tuesday (9/8) an
immature Black-headed Grosbeak visited my feeder in Mountain View. A Western
Tanager and a Yellow Warbler have been hanging around since the beginning of
September.
Mark.
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 09 15:34:26 1998
Subject: RUFF, STSA, BCHU
All:
Today (9 Sep.), I checked the EEC in Alviso for migrants, but came away
with only 1 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER and an imm. male BLACK-CHINNED
HUMMINGBIRD. The hummingbird is quite unusual here. Even though this
species breeds only a few miles to the east at CCRS, I've only seen one
other Black-chinned Hummingbird along the edge of the bay away from CCRS
(a fall bird at Matadero Creek in Palo Alto). At State and Spreckles, I
saw 3 STILT SANDPIPERS (2 juv., 1 basic adult, possibly the Calabazas
bird), and Jeff Seay showed me a female RUFF. This bird was fully in
basic plumage. Its bill showed no orange at the base as the CCRS bird
did last week, and its bill was very straight, with only a very slight
droop right at the tip rather than being more noticeably decurved like
the bill of the CCRS bird. Mike Mammoser described the Ruff initially
found at State and Spreckles this fall in the same manner, and when we
saw this bird at the Calabazas Ponds, its bill was much straighter than
the other Ruff present with it. Therefore, today's bird may have been
the same female that originally showed up at State and Spreckles in
mostly alternate plumage earlier this fall.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 10 10:54:15 1998
Subject: WIFL, LISP
Folks:
On my bike commute this morning, 9/10/98, I briefly sampled some of the
migrants along Stevens Creek above Crittenden Lane. A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was
the only Empid seen and I also saw my first LINCOLN'S SPARROW of the season.
CCRS normally nest their first Lincoln's by 9/10, so this is not particularly
early. I also counted an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, two YELLOW WARBLERS, and
five YELLOW-THROATED WARBERS along the creek. I also noted two YELLOW
WARBLERS along the eucayptus along Adobe Creek in the FCB--this might be a
descent vagrant trap.
Bill
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 10 11:21:44 1998
Subject: Okay, okay
Okay, they were COMMON YELLOWTHROATS. Isn't anybody doing any work out
there?
Bill
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 10 13:54:56 1998
Subject: Ogier Ponds field trip
All,
The recent weather front added several species to the list of birds seen on
the first Wednesday SCVAS field trip of the fall (9/9/98 to Ogier Ponds).
48-49 species were seen which was up from 37 species seen by Frank Vanslager
and I on the day before. Near the entrance to the ponds (where we met because
the gate was locked until about 8:25 AM) were four Wood Ducks. (Several
flocks of Wood Ducks were seen flying along the creek during the morning, one
flock with 8-10 birds in it). A few Gadwall joined the Mallards, American
Coots, Double-crested Cormorants and a single Ring-billed Gull in the pond on
the north side of the entrance road. (A single Ruddy Duck in the ponds to the
southeast completed the short list of ducks seen.) As we started walking
south, after ticking off a few common species, one of our sharp-eyed birders
found a Sora Rail walking along the reeds on the far, west side of the "South
Pond". This bird and a second (?), much closer Sora Rail were well seen by
all. A Green Heron was also on the west side of this pond and a nice Red-
shouldered Hawk was perched on a tree nearby. A surprise, to me, was finding
three Least Sandpipers feeding among the rocks where a branch of Coyote Creek
flowed into "South Pond". Another branch of the creek nearby had two Willow
Flycatchers feeding from twigs leaning over the creek and just upstream was
our only Spotted Sandpiper of the day. Two Greater Yellowlegs were later seen
(and heard) flying into the creek. The biggest miss of the day was a small
low flying egret seen around 8:00 AM that was identified as an immature Snowy
Egret but which was seen by another birder to have a yellow bill? (Therefore
a probable Cattle Egret!) At the end of the field trip about half of the
birders went to the park below Anderson Reservoir to have lunch and to talk
about all those neat things we did during the summer.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 1:35 PM, 9/10/98
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 11 09:15:44 1998
Subject: NOWA, WIFL
Folks:
This morning, 9/11/98, I found a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH along Stevens
Creek between L'Avenida and Crittenden, about 30 m downstream from the end of
Moffett housing. Also at the same spot was a WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Other
migrants included an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, six YELLOW WARBLERS, a WILSON'S
WARBLER, and three WESTERN TANAGERS. Notably absent were both Common
Yellowthroats and Yellow-throated Warblers. A late HOODED ORIOLE was along
here and 4-5 fledgling AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES were being fed by an adult which
is late.
Bill
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 11 13:38:06 1998
Subject: CCRS Banding Today
Nice day banding at CCRS today. We caught CCRS's first WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
(immature _pugatensis_) of the fall, and the first RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. We
also banded a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (what a gorgeous bird in the hand!) and a
MACGILLAVRAY'S WARBLER, among many other species (including many WEFLs, a
WILLOW FLYCATCHER, LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and a WILSON'S WARBLER). WESTERN
TANAGER and a lot of YELLOW WARBLERS seen but not banded. A good birdy day
out there.
Jennifer Matkin
San Francisco, CA
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 11 15:22:00 1998
Subject: BIRDS
Along Coyote Creek, south of Hellyer, yesterday I had 3 WESTERN
TANAGERS, 4 YELLOW WARBLERS, a HOUSE WREN, and a pair of WOOD DUCKS.
Today, there was another HOUSE WREN, a LARK SPARROW, and a WILLOW
FLYCATCHER. I also heard the chatter of an oriole, but couldn't see it
to check the species.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 11 17:20:08 1998
Subject: Alviso birds
South Bay Birders:
At lunchtime today, I visited the ponds at the corner of Spreckles and
State Street and there wasn't much there other than one STILT SANDPIPER,
about 35 dowitchers, a few leftover yellowlegs, and a sprinkling of Least
and Western Sandpipers along with the stilts and Killdeer. This was very
different than the large number of shorebirds there several days ago (at
the same time of day). Did anyone notice a big shorebird migration last
night?
One interesting note was a flock of 18 WHIMBREL and one LONG-BILLED CURLEW
which were in a field with an active sprinkler northeast of the
intersection of Zanker Road and 237. I don't remember ever seeing this
many Whimbrels in the south bay. Can anyone comment on other flocks of
Whimbrels seen in the south bay and the time of year?
Good birding.......
Jim Danzenbaker
San Jose, CA
408-264-7582 (408-ANI-SKUA)
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From email@hidden Fri Sep 11 19:33:45 1998
Subject: Brewer's Sparrow
I had great looks at a first-winter Brewer' Sparrow by my deck in Milpitas.
On the extreme edge of the breast there were still remnants of the dark
streaking of juvenile plumage. Id was clinched by the pale lores, pale
submoustachial stripe more obvious than the supercilum, lack of a central
crown stripe, and dark streaking in the gray collar.
Other migrants included a Willow Flycatcher, a Rufous Hummingbird, a W.
Tanager, 2 Orange-crowned and 3 Yellow Warblers.
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From email@hidden Sat Sep 12 14:08:40 1998
Subject: NOWA, WIFL On Stevens Creek
> Hello All:
>
> There is still a good variety of song birds along this stretch of Stevens
> Creek between L'Avenida and Crittenden. My wife and I started from the
> Crittenden end at 10:45 am and found 1 WILLOW FLYCATCHER, 2 WESTERN
> PEWEES,
> 1 female HOODED ORIOLE, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 6 YELLOW WARBLERS, 4
> COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
> About 0.5 miles from Crittenden there is a fallen cottenwood tree where
> Mike
> Mammoser flagged us down and showed us the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. We
> watched
> it for about 30 minutes (12:40 to 1:10). The bird was still calling when
> we
> left. As we left the marsh, we got a good look at a SPOTTED SANDPIPER
> for
> comparison.
>
> Steve Miller
>
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From email@hidden Sat Sep 12 14:41:41 1998
Subject: CCRS today.
Birders:
Today I conducted a set of point counts at CCRS and was surprised to find
a hatch year Yellow-breasted Chat. This bird was not banded. Other birds
that were around included Western Tanager, Swainson's Thrushes, Fox
Sparrow, Warbling Vireo, Ash-throated Flycatcher but very few warblers. I
did not have time to check the waterbird pond.
Cheers,
Al.
Alvaro Jaramillo "It was almost a pity, to see the sun
Half Moon Bay, shining constantly over so useless a country"
California Darwin, regarding the Atacama desert.
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Helm guide to the New World Blackbirds, Birding in Chile and more, at:
http://www.sirius.com/~alvaro
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From email@hidden Sat Sep 12 15:10:02 1998
Subject: CCRS 9/12/98
All,
Highlights of banding at CCRS this morning:
MACGILLVRAY'S WARBLER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Also, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, YELLOW
WARBLER, and WILSON'S WARBLER. Lots of WESTERN FLYCATCHER and SWAINSON'S
THRUSH. The thrushes carried lots of fat deposits, fuel for the migration.
Also, heard a WESTERN TANAGER and saw an immature gambelii WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW (unbanded...the bird that Jennifer reported banded yesterday was
apparently a pugetensis).
After, I stopped by the pond at State and Spreckles Streets in Alviso
where Mike Mammoser had the STILT SANDPIPER staked out.
Les
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From email@hidden Sun Sep 13 10:59:36 1998
Subject: CCRS birds
On Sunday, I saw an unbanded YB Chat just N. of the trailers. Also a LISP,
2 WIFL, 2 WEFL, 4 W. Tanagers, 4 WAVI, and 7 YEWA.
The shorebird pond had lots of dowitchers and Westerns, including a Baird's.
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From email@hidden Sun Sep 13 12:05:19 1998
Subject: Sunday birds
On my third try, I got a look at the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on Stevens Creek
between L'Avenida and Crittenden, about 30 yards west of the fallen
cottonwood. At Spreckels and State in Alviso, the juvenile STILT SANDPIPER
was still there this morning and I got my first view of this one too --
back looks solid gray rather than scalloped, but extended bold supercilium
of a juv. At the Baylands FCB North Pond, there were lots of Dowitchers,
the ones that called Short-billed. I scoped through them but couldn't find
any rarities. At Matadero Creek, migrants included a HOUSE WREN and a WESTERN
WOOD-PEWEE.
-- Tom Grey Stanford CA email@hidden
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From email@hidden Sun Sep 13 14:49:40 1998
Subject: COTE, BLSK
All:
On Thursday (10 Sep.), I checked the Sunnyvale WPCP. Along
with 240 FORSTER'S and 1 CASPIAN TERN on the levees were 1
juv. COMMON TERN (obviously not the adult/second-year bird
I had here previously) and 10 BLACK SKIMMERS. Sixty-one
BROWN PELICANS were in pond A-4, and a VAUX'S SWIFT was
foraging with 120 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS. Other than an imm.
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, not a single migrant was in the fennel
patch or in the eucs along Caribbean Drive.
Also on 10 Sep., Jeff Seay (a biologist with H.T. Harvey's
Fresno office) had 10 BLACK TERNS flying near the confluence
of Alviso and Coyote Sloughs, heading toward the Sunnyvale
WPCP area.
This evening (13 Sep.), Heather, Rebecca, and I went to the
Ravenswood OSP in East Palo Alto to look for the Bar-tailed
Godwit that Ron Thorn had found there. Unfortunately, most
of the shorebirds were in the corner of the pond farthest
from the parking area, and Rebecca's diaper did not make it
out far enough to look through the birds adequately. Hopefully
some of the other birders out there had better luck. At least
30 RED KNOTS were in the pond, but there were probably many more
that I did not see.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Mon Sep 14 09:40:05 1998
Subject: Northern Waterthrush
All:
Maria and I saw the Northern Waterthrush in Stevens Creek below L'Avenida
late Sunday morning. We saw it off and on for about an hour, mostly in the
mud, but also in the willow trees. It was initially in the area Tom Grey
pointed out to us, perhaps 50 yards downstream from where the swamp covers
the lower trail. Then it worked its way upstream to an area perhaps 50
yards upstream from the
same swamp-covered point on the lower trail.
Yours, John Meyer
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From email@hidden Mon Sep 14 11:27:21 1998
Subject: birds
On Saturday, 12 Sep 98, I went to the Sunnyvale Sewage Ponds, hoping for
some tern activity. I had 11 BLACK SKIMMERS here, a few with color
bands. One had an aluminum Fish and Wildlife band on its left leg, while
the right leg had a tall gray band (from Charlie Collins?) marked with
"D19". Another had an aluminum band on the left leg, while the right leg
had a short white unmarked band (SFBBO?). Yet a third bird had an
aluminum band on the right leg and no color bands at all. One of the
skimmers was a juvenile, while the rest looked to be adults. Also here
was a color-banded WESTERN GULL. On its right leg were 3 bands, the top
one being yellow and the bottom two being red. The left leg had the
aluminum Fish and Wildlife band. Also on the left leg was a green color
band, but this band had somehow slid down onto the foot and was
disabling the bird. One end of the coiled band was pinched around the
bird's foot, with the remainder coiled up under its foot. The bird could
only limp along as it tried to walk.
The fennel patch had a few birds, which included small numbers of YELLOW
WARBLERS and COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and a
HOUSE WREN. A LARK SPARROW was at the parking area.
I then went to Stevens Creek at the end of L'Avenida Ave, where I found
the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH near a spot where a cottonwood tree had fallen.
It was being quite vocal. Later I showed it to Steve Miller and his
wife, who had been working the creek further north. I also saw my first
LINCOLN=92S SPARROW of the season.
A stop at State and Spreckles in Alviso produced a basic-plumaged STILT
SANDPIPER. =
A walk along the creek at CCRS produced a WINTER WREN, WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.
On Sunday, 13 Sep 98, I returned to CCRS to look for migrants along the
creek. On the way in I had an immature RED-SHOULDERED HAWK perched on
the fence. At the trailers I saw a juvenile LESSER GOLDFINCH begging
from an adult, though I never saw any feeding take place. Migrants
present included many YELLOW WARBLERS and PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, 5
WILLOW FLYCATCHERS, 4 HOUSE WRENS, 2 WESTERN TANAGERS, a BLACK-HEADED
GROSBEAK, 2 WARBLING VIREOS, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 WILSON=92S
WARBLERS, and a SWAINSON=92S THRUSH.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Mon Sep 14 13:13:51 1998
Subject: Whimbrel Counts
Folks:
On 11 Sep Jim Danzenbaker commented:
>One interesting note was a flock of 18 WHIMBREL and one LONG-BILLED CURLEW
>which were in a field with an active sprinkler northeast of the
>intersection of Zanker Road and 237. I don't remember ever seeing this
>many Whimbrels in the south bay. Can anyone comment on other flocks of
>Whimbrels seen in the south bay and the time of year?
This species is regular in spring and fall in ones and twos and so elicits few
comments. Jim's observation is quite unusual for the count. The top three
high counts over the last 18 years in the county are:
4/12/97 43; flying N at Frazier Lake Road (Suddjian, both counties)
6/27/86 12; Charleston Slough (Yurchenco and Lauterbach)
8/30/91 12; Sunnyvale WPCP (Rogers)
9/13/96 12; Crittenden Marsh (Rogers)
10/1/89 10; outer Charleston Slough Yurchenco and Lauterbach)
4/8/97 10; flying N from San Felipe Lake (DeMartini and Shearwater)
Jim's observation, of course, takes the number two spot.
Bill
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Subject: Black Tern
I saw 2 imm Black Terns at Sunnyvale today, presumably the same as reported
a few days ago. Also 11 Skimmers still here.
I saw an immature Hooded Oriole in Milpitas today.
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Subject: BCHU
Along Coyote Creek, south of Hellyer, today I had an immature male
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD. Does this rate as a reasonably late record?
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Mon Sep 14 19:51:39 1998
Subject: Blackpoll at CCRS
Birders,
Today (Monday) two of our banders caught and banded an adult Blackpoll
Warbler. I was lucky enough to see it and we did get some photos. This is
only our second banded Blackpoll, the last one being caught in the fall of
1992. The bird was released at the trailers, it flew towards the first
willows near the trailers.
Also today we caught another Yellow-breasted Chat and a Willow Flycatcher.
Cheers,
Al
Alvaro Jaramillo "It was almost a pity, to see the sun
Half Moon Bay, shining constantly over so useless a country"
California Darwin, regarding the Atacama desert.
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Subject: New E-mail Address
Would the List Breaucrat please contact me? I have a new ISP and new
address and need to have the list server send mail to my new address.
Thank You.
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 15 10:15:51 1998
Subject: WHIMBRELS
More WHIMBREL records:
Bill's recent update on double-digit WHIMBREL records didn't include:
Whimbrel - 9/18/95, 14, Palo Alto Baylands yacht harbor (SCR).
Whimbrel - 5/10/96, 11, Crittenden Marsh (SCR,HLR).
and the 10+ I reported on 24 Aug 1998 at the Palo Alto Baylands.
As Bill noted, this is probably not that unusual in migration but is
simply poorly reported by observers.
Mike
P.S. SCR is, of course, Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 15 10:43:27 1998
Subject: L'Avenida
All,
Early on Saturday morning, I also spent some time along Stevens
Creek north of highway 101, finding similar birds as others:
1 imm. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 1 CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE in the
lone eucalyptus near the Crittenden Road bridge (pretty close
to the bay for this bird!), 2 WARBLING VIREOS, 15 YELLOW WARBLERS,
1 "AUDUBON'S" YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH,
2 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 1 WESTERN TANAGER, 1 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK,
2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, 1 HOODED ORIOLE, and a CALIFORNIA TOWHEE
carrying food for young.
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 15 11:15:07 1998
Subject: Re: Sunday birds
Tom Grey wrote:
> At Spreckels and State in Alviso, the juvenile STILT SANDPIPER
> was still there this morning and I got my first view of this one too;
> back solid gray rather than scalloped, but extended bold supercilium
> of a juv.
This sounds like the same bird I saw here on Saturday, which looked like
a definitive basic-plumaged adult. I don't believe that the supercilium
is a useful mark for aging this species, as Stilt Sandpipers have
distinct white supercilia in all plumages and ages. The NGS guide states
that the supercilium is more extensive in juvenal plumage. However,
since this bird was not in juvenal plumage, this mark is irrelevant for
aging this bird. Besides, a juvenile Stilt Sandpiper should be easily
ageable by many other plumage characteristics.
Molt timing and sequence provides additional clues to this bird's age.
Adult Stilt Sandpipers molt fairly early in the season, say in the July
to August time frame, and one would expect them to be in definitive
basic plumage at this time of year. On the other hand, juveniles go
through a somewhat protracted molt into 1st basic plumage in the
September to October time frame, and would be expected to still be
boldly patterned on the upperparts at this time of year. Additionally,
the Birds of North America species account says that these birds do not
molt their scapulars and tertials when they progress into 1st basic
plumage, while adults go through a complete molt. Therefore, it's
reasonable to expect even 1st basic birds to continue to show some
contrasting pattern on the upperparts, while adults attain uniformly
patterned upperparts.
Based on the timing of the Alviso bird's molt and the pattern of its
upperparts, I would say it is an adult in definitive basic plumage.
Mike Mammoser
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 15 11:16:44 1998
Subject: SNIPE
I'm home after 3 weeks in Europe...still have immature Hooded Orioles
feeding but haven't seen my Black Headed Grosbeaks.
On Saturday decided to stretch my weary jet-lagged legs at Charleston
Slough where I saw a Common Snipe which I pointed out to the SCV Audubon
field trip.
I still don't know what locations are called there. Coming in the gate from
San Antonio Road it was on the Adobe Creek side. there's a path that goes
to the left, away from the swallows. If you turned left on the path, it was
on your left, about 30 feet down the path. Was very visible for over an
hour. There's a little indention there in the reeds which it was by.
Phyliss stopped and saw it, said it was the first one of the fall for her....
Gloria LeBlanc
Los Gatos
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 15 13:48:49 1998
Subject: Northern Waterthrush
All:
This morning Frank Vanslager and I saw the Northern Waterthrush in Stevens
Creek downstream from L'Avenida. The bird was intermittently calling and was
seen on the west side of the creek anywhere from just upstream of the large
fallen Cottonwood, which blocks the lower trail, to a point further upstream
where drainage outflow has created a wet area which also blocks the lower
trail. The bird was normally seen on the ground but it would move up into the
Willows if we got to close.
Take care,
Bob Reiling, 1:07 PM, 9/15/98
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From email@hidden Tue Sep 15 15:31:38 1998
Subject: YHBL, BRSP, VESP
All:
Yesterday (14 Sep.), I had at least 4 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS
(probably 2 females and 2 imm. males) in a large flock of blackbirds
at Arzino Ranch in Alviso; I'm sure more were present. Three
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were in an irrigated field here.
Today (15 Sep.), I saw 2 BREWER'S SPARROWS and 1 VESPER SPARROW
on private property (a closed landfill) in the Alviso area.
Steve Rottenborn
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 07:00:42 1998
Subject: rarities
I enjoy reading about all of the wonderful birds along the coastal corridor. I
was wondering where I could purchase one of those vagrant traps to bring over
to this side of the hills. Other than the usual tanagers, flycatchers and
warblers, we don't find many rarities. I did see a Little Blue Heron look-alike
last Saturday at Charleston Slough. It looked like an immature Little Blue
Heron but its lores were pretty pale.
Jim Gain
Modesto
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 11:40:58 1998
Subject: Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
My theory that started to form last fall that my apartment complex is
better for rare landbirds than CCRS took another boost today when I had
superb looks at a Blackpoll Warbler (unbanded, so not the CCRS bird) from
my deck.
Also in the same spot were 7+ Yellow Warblers, 2+ Orange-crowned Warblers,
a Wilson's Warbler, a Yellowthroat, a Western Flycatcher, and 3-4 W. Tanagers.
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 12:28:41 1998
Subject: LARK BUNTING
All,
I spent about an hour birding around the CCRS trailers and along
the nearby portions of Coyote Creek today before noon. Migrants
were about but not in huge numbers. I had 1 WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE,
1 WILLOW FLYCATCHER, 4 "WESTERN" FLYCATCHERS, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, 9 YELLOW WARBLERS, 2 MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS, several
COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 5 WESTERN TANAGERS, 3 immature WHITE-
CROWNED SPARROWS, and a HOODED ORIOLE. The immature RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK was also still hanging around.
On the drive out, just after having stopped to talk to Chris
Otahol (returning with his Togo's sandwich), I saw an interesting
bird fly across the levee. I guessed it might be a Sage Thrasher,
appearing larger than a House Finch but smaller snd browner than
a Mockingbird. It landed on the ground by the WPCP fence. I
got out of the car and was delighted to see an immature LARK
BUNTING! This is only the third county record and a first for
CCRS (The first county record was on the 13th of Sept 1995 along
the Guadalupe River). The bird foraged along the base of the
fence for a while before hopping up to the top of the fence
and then flying into the WPCP.
Lots of good birds around right now!
Mike Rogers
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 13:07:37 1998
Subject: In defense of CCRS ;-) was, Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
At 11:40 AM 9/16/98 -0700, Nick Lethaby wrote:
>My theory that started to form last fall that my apartment complex is
>better for rare landbirds than CCRS took another boost today when I had
>superb looks at a Blackpoll Warbler (unbanded, so not the CCRS bird) from
>my deck.
>
Nick - Good going on the Blackpoll!! Great that you were able to confirm
that it was not the CCRS bird.
The more I live in California (I am originally from Toronto, Canada where
vagrants are well... rare) the more I realize that rare vagrants are not
all that rare here. One could go out right now within 5 miles of my house
here in Half Moon Bay and find good
vagrants if you gave it a good shot. OK, maybe its not possible to do at
all times, but the probability is high. If you spend time in any place in
the Bay area watching intently you will come up with some good birds. I
have yet to get a true vagrant in my yard, but I know its only a matter of
time. Three hybrid Zonotrichia ("crowned") sparrows in the yard isn't bad
however. The real key to finding rare birds is to spend a lot of time in
the field. Staring into my backyard is sort of like being in the field.
I am convinced that CCRS is great for birds, particularly for the
regularly occurring Western migrants. The volume of birds that can be
present may be staggering at times, particularly later on in the fall. I
think that late Sept. and October is when we really fill up with birds. Its
also good for rare birds, but we have two things against us at CCRS. First
of all, its difficult to bird the site, there is a heck of a lot of habitat
between the highway and the waterbird pond. Only a fraction of this habitat
is regularly covered. The proportion of rare birds to common birds is
higher in sites where the geography is good for vagrants but where habitat
is sparse, poor or limited. The large chunk of habitat makes it difficult
to find most of the rare birds that I am sure are out there. The other
thing that keeps us from finding more rarities is coverage. The paradox is
that CCRS is perhaps the best covered site in the county and a poorly
covered site all at the same time. The waterbird pond is covered
thoroughly, that is a fact and that is why so many good birds turn up
there. The riparian area is not well covered. Right now we are banding 7
days a week, but no one is Birding the site unless one of the regulars
(Steve R., Mike M., Mike R. or Nick L.) come down. The banding process can
be intense and takes most of the time of the banders, many of them do not
bring their binoculars on net runs as they are focused on the banding, not
bird observation during those times. Thus, while we have people there every
day we are not covering the area well in terms of general observation and
'vagrant hunting'. Of course, finding rarities and the like only appeals to
some birders, we all enjoy this activity in different ways. In any case,
unless we are talking about birds that keep near the ground, we are very
unlikely to catch them in our nets. When I am working at CCRS, I tend to be
inside in front of the computer, field surveys only take place every two
weeks. So, I am far from being a regular presense out in the field
unfortunately. Basically, I am writing this to try and dispel the myth that
people may have that any rare bird at CCRS is bound to be found by someone
- this just is not the case. I think we probably detect 1 in 4 of the
rarities that actually come through the area. Given the great habitat at
CCRS, the coverage from birders is relatively sparse. I would also suggest
that birders visiting the site try and have a look in places they may not
regularly venture into like the riparian area downstream from the trailers
(where eastern warblers have been banded in the past), and the areas near
the highway - these are almost unchecked. As well, the new revegetation
area (the area on the levee side of the overflow channel, basically the
nearest trees to the levee road) is great and this is where we catch a high
volume of birds. Its worth looking at on your way to the taller trees by
the creek.
So let's see CCRS as a bit of a challenge. The birds are out there, we just
have to find them!
Perhaps our coverage would be higher if we were to allow free and easy
access to the site, but this is not the case. Visitors to CCRS need to be
members, due to the arrangement we have with the Water District and issues
of liability. To become a member have a look at:
http://www.coyotecreek.org/members.htm
If you are unsure as to how to arrive at the site, then have a look at our
online map:
http://www.coyotecreek.org/ccrsmap.htm
Please post or tell us about any good birds or great fallouts of common
birds you see at CCRS. We do try and keep track of these sightings.
Cheers,
Al
Alvaro Jaramillo Wildlife Biologist
Half Moon Bay, Coyote Creek Riparian Station
California P.O. Box 1027
Alviso, CA 95002
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Subject: Re: In defense of CCRS ;-) was, Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
On Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:07:37 -0700, Alvaro Jaramillo
wrote:
>If you spend time in any place in
>the Bay area watching intently you will come up with some good birds.
One of the more striking examples was a WFO conference in Monterey
some years ago. The conference was at a motel with very average
grounds not far from downtown Monterey. In no way did it resemble a
"vagrant trap."
During the conference, a Chestnut-sided Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler and
Costa's Hummingbird were all found on the motel grounds. I doubt this
motel had ever been checked for birds before or since.
If we had the equivalent of a WFO conference every day in California,
how many rarities would be found?
--
Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044 email@hidden
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 14:10:10 1998
Subject: Re: In defense of CCRS ;-) was, Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
Folks,
CCRS is certainly a great place for birds.
But is its future secure?
Who owns the land and is there some guarantee that it will be left as such?
What about the fields on the south side that are just across the fence?
Thanks,
Vivek Tiwari
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 14:27:41 1998
Subject: RE: In defense of CCRS ;-) was, Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
Al:
I had heard about the banded Blackpoll Warbler unfortunately much later
after the actual banding and photographing. In fact I read about it in my
e-mail at home after driving past the CCRS on the way home. One could argue
it was my fault for not stopping my to check things out. It was already an
"old" bird when I birded the CCRS yesterday morning, and I never did refind
the Blackpoll. Yes, I am a CCRS member and I pay my dues and have been a
member for some time now. It was great before when a report of a rare CCRS
bird went out almost immediately, and we all swarmed to the CCRS. An
example was the Yellow-billed Cuckcoo that was at the CCRS two years ago for
a couple of days. I would like to see a return to that era.
While birding there yesterday, I came across two MacGillvray's warblers in
the willows at the telephone pole opposite the trailers. These too are in
turn also "old" birds now.
Mike Feighner
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 15:55:06 1998
Subject: Vagrant Traps
South-Bay-Birders,
I thought I would chime in as this thread is near and dear to my heart.
Figuring out what is and is not a good vagrant trap is one of the joys of
birding. I love the thought of discovering a trap and making it my own.
Unfortunately this is much easier in some areas than others. Even if decades
of thorough coverage don't reveal the Coyote Creek Riparian Station to be a
great vagrant trap it will still be far and away better than most bay area
locations away from the immediate coast. I've spent a lot of time in recent
years trying to mine small willow clumps and fennel patches around Richmond.
In all of that time I have found a couple of Clay-colored Sparrows and a
couple of Swamp Sparrows and a Black-throated Blue Warbler. The past couple
of years i've also spent a fair amount of time at Tilden which actually does
have a pretty good list of rarities. I've managed to find a Redstart, a
Chestnut-sided Warbler and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I've spent the most time
in east county, especially at Piper Slough. I've had a little more luck there
(Least Fly, Cassin's King., Summer Tanager, Clay-colored Sp.,) but any vagrant
is still an absolute red-letter day.
Despite the lack of rarities I must add that finding my own rarities in spots
that no one else bothers with is infinitely more exciting than going to Pt.
Reyes or the Carmel River. Birding Nick's apartment complex seems to me to be
much nobler than driving to the point every weekend. I've been trying for
years now to get some of the East Bay Birders (in residence only) to stick
around and work some spots but with very little success. What I wouldn't give
for just one Rottenborn, Rogers, Mammoser, Lethaby, Jaramillo, etc. birding in
Contra Costa County. Practically everyday in recent weeks has produced
bayside rarities in Santa Clara Co. Now that Ron Thorn has begun to
concentrate on the bayside he's routinely finding rarities. Bob Richmond has
found about 325 species over the years at Hayward Shoreline and there are only
about 6 trees (and feeble ones at that!). I guess the point of all of this
rambling is to encourage birders to get out and consistently census areas that
are either underbirded or never birded. As many birds as the previously
mentioned guys seem to find, the number surely pails in comparison to what
could be found if all or many of the local birders were working different
spots regularly.
Just a word of encouragement.
Have a great fall
Better yet, move to Contra Costa and have a great fall.
Steve Glover
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Subject: RE: In defense of CCRS ;-) was, Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
REPLY RE: In defense of CCRS ;-) was, Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
Mike,
I think a little understanding of the situation is useful here.
CCRS is a research lab, first and foremost, not a kind of rare =
bird zoo. Yes, it was nice to hear about the cuckoo immediately. =
(I was extremely lucky to get a phone call from a bander on =
the morning of the cuckoo sighting, thank you again, Rosalie!). =
But times and personnel have changed. It's true that Al has =
been trying to help the lab out by encouraging people to =
become members so they can come and see the great birds =
often found there. But the truth is, unless you have an =
email-enabled birder checking things out, you may not hear =
about these birds until later. The staff does have work to do. =
In the case of some of the recent rarities, there seems to be
an abundance of them around this fall. Although refinding one =
is never guaranteed, it is an advantage to know that they're =
around. And in case some of you are hoping for a chance to =
see a rarity in-hand, birds being processed are never held
very long. You do stand a great chance of seeing a rarity =
in-hand if you train and volunteer to become a bander ;-)
Another point, as Al stated, you can probably find great birds =
in less likely spots, too. It just takes coverage. The Patagonia
Picnic Table effect (or Monterey motel effect, for that matter)
is a result of coverage, maybe as much as great habitat.
Birds: I heard 3 WESTERN SCREECH-OWLS "barking" and =
calling at my house Saturday morning before dawn (while =
getting ready to go to CCRS to band). I also heard 2-3 (same =
birds?) calling late Monday night in the same location.
Les Chibana
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Subject: Re: In defense of CCRS ;-) was, Blackpoll Warbler in Milpitas
At 02:10 PM 9/16/98 -0700, Vivek wrote:
>Folks,
>
>CCRS is certainly a great place for birds.
>But is its future secure?
>Who owns the land and is there some guarantee that it will be left as such?
>What about the fields on the south side that are just across the fence?
>
Yes, the future of CCRS is secure. Most of the trees on site are part of an
expensive replanting scheme that is the outcome of mitigation for habitat
lost or damaged in other areas of the county. As I understand it, this
habitat cannot be destroyed or bulldozed etc. The Waterbird Pond is a
similar situation. What is outside the Water District property is private
land and all sorts of things could happen there. One can be assured that
the Water Pollution Control Plant is not going anywhere soon, but the farm
fields around CCRS could and will be developed. The fields between CCRS and
the McCArthy Ranch (Borders Books, and the mall) will be developed. You may
want to have a look at one of the latest Santa Clara Audubon Newletters to
read up about the fight that SCAS, using CCRS data, won over this proposal.
The site will be developed but as I understand it, the least 'harmful' or
lower impact proposal has been chosen, including some land to be set aside
as open space.
for details visit:
http://www.scvas.org/lawsuit.html
I don't know what will happen to the fields downstream from CCRS, but
surely they will be developed at some point. Alviso is undergoing changes
as well, a master plan for the development of Alviso is available. I have
not read it yet so I do not know exactly what it will mean to birds and
habitat at Alviso.
Over and Out.
Alvaro
Alvaro Jaramillo Wildlife Biologist
Half Moon Bay, Coyote Creek Riparian Station
California P.O. Box 1027
Alviso, CA 95002
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Birds of Chile, New World Blackbirds at : http://www.sirius.com/~alvaro
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 18:51:49 1998
Subject: Vagrant traps
Howdy South-bay-birders,
Although I live in Santa Clara County, I seldom go to the bayside
"vagrant traps." I figure others cover that ground pretty well, and I
can vicariously enjoy their finds via south-bay-birds. For the past few
years I've instead been birding the Santa Cruz County Coast in fall,
repeatedly visiting the same little willow patches and riparian
corridors. On the whole my luck has been miserable--either the vagrants
aren't there or they hide better there than they do in neighboring
counties.
Based on appearances, one place that should be a good vagrant trap
is Rancho del Oso (Waddell Creek). The vegetation is dense, with nice
alder/willow thickets. The habitat is extensive, which disperses the
birds more than I'd like :( . In past years I've had a few good birds
there (e.g. Red-eyed Vireo, Am. Redstart), but most trips are
disappointing. Today I spent some time there, and although there were a
few migrants around--Warbling Vireos, Black-throated Gray and Wilson's
Warblers, etc.--again I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. My
impression is that far more vagrants show up at the hotspots in Monterey
County. Maybe some trick of geography is to blame, but I don't think it
is entirely because there are more birders in Monterey County. I've had
much better luck finding vagrants (with fewer trips) at the Carmel River
Mouth. But as unproductive as they've been, I'm still gonna check out
those Santa Cruz County spots. I agree with Steve Glover--it's more fun
to explore and look in the unexpected places, and I think ultimately
more rewarding when you do find something. Just wait; one of these days
something's gotta turn up--
John Mariani
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 19:47:30 1998
Subject: Vagrant Traps
All,
I used to visit the Matadero Creek riparian area along and behind the
Palo Alto Incorporation Yard on the frontage road in Palo Alto. In the
past have found Empids, buntings and even a porcupine once. I have not
been out there in some time and wonder if anyone still pokes around out
there. Maybe some of you have, and just not found anything. If not, give
it give it a try. It seems a little dense, but some species like it
that way.
Paul L. Noble---Screechowl.
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From email@hidden Wed Sep 16 20:20:35 1998
Subject: Re: Vagrant Traps
South-bay-birders,
In answer to Paul, I walked that stretch along Matadero Creek two days
ago--habitat looked promising, especially with all the tall vegetation from the
El Nino rains. Birdwise it was dead, aside from a few White-crowned Sparrows and
a Pied-billed Grebe. Didn't hear a peep in the riparian. Hopefully it'll get
birdier as the fall progresses.
Another good bet right now is the restored marsh opposite the Palo Alto Duck
Pond (old Palo Alto Yacht Harbor). When I was there it was packed with
shorebirds--as I recall, a Bar-tailed Godwit was once found there at about this
time of year. The fennel and trees around the building near the duck pond had a
few migrants--Pacific-slope Flycatchers, Yellow Warbler, etc--might also be worth
checking out.
John Mariani
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Paul L. Noble wrote:
> All,
> I used to visit the Matadero Creek riparian area along and behind the
> Palo Alto Incorporation Yard on the frontage road in Palo Alto. In the
> past have found Empids, buntings and even a porcupine once. I have not
> been out there in some time and wonder if anyone still pokes around out
> there. Maybe some of you have, and just not found anything. If not, give
> it give it a try. It seems a little dense, but some species like it
> that way.
>
> Paul L. Noble---Screechowl.
>
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 17 05:35:07 1998
Subject: Re: CCRS land
Folks,
Richard Carlson highlights an action by San Jose that is all too common
there and in other local communities. Much harm is done to the environment
based on decisions that are made with little or no public scrutiny. Now
cities have discovered the so-called "negative declaration" which allows
them to simply declare that an environmental impact is not significant even
when listed, threatened species are involved. The development or project
can then proceed with little opposition and little or no mitigation for the
species and habitat. (The word insidious leaps to mind).
Fortunately, SCVAS has Craig Breon looking into the "Neg-Dec." business.
Starting soon SCVAS will be reviewing all of the neg-decs. issued by San
Jose (and there seem to be plenty of them). Hopefully, we can catch
these sorts of harmful actions before they can be completed. Craig
always welcomes supporting voices at city council meetings, so stay tuned
to SCVAS. Audubon is trying its best to save some habitat in the Bay
Area.
Cheers, Dave Drake
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From email@hidden Thu Sep 17 08:23:24 1998
Subject: Blackpoll continues in Milipitas
This morning I had the Blackpoll Warbler again, this time off my front
deck. Mike Rogers was successful in seeing it last night.
Directions:
The Apartment complex is Dixon Landing Condominium. These lie at the N. end
of Abbott Avenue. Take 237 E and turn L on Abbott, which is the first light
after you cross 880. Go about I mile through 3 stop signs. The condiminiums
are on your left a few hundred yards after the third stop sign.
To get to the areas where the Brewer's Sparrow has been, take the entrance
immediately after the 'Dixon Landing Condo' sign. Keep straight and you
will come to a roundabout (traffic circle). This is by the swimming pool
and club house. Walk through to the area behind the swimming pool and there
are some bottlebrush bushes, a pine, and some other bushes surrounding a
lawn. Althernately check the alders that are within 100 yards of the
traffic circle.
A good spot for the bird last evening was a willow in the slough behind the
complex. This seems best visible from the Okidata parking lot off
California Circle. From the condo complex, the easiest route is to walk N
on Abbott and then take the bike path N along the creek to California
Circle. Turn R to Okidata.
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