Received: from smtp.slac.stanford.edu (smtp.slac.stanford.edu [134.79.18.80]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7LIseV11197 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:54:40 -0700 Received: from CONVERSION-DAEMON.smtp.slac.stanford.edu by smtp.slac.stanford.edu (PMDF V6.1-1 #37665) id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:54:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpserv1.slac.stanford.edu (smtpserv1.slac.stanford.edu [134.79.18.81]) by smtp.slac.stanford.edu (PMDF V6.1-1 #37665) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:54:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from SLACVX.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU ([134.79.144.12]) by smtpserv1.slac.stanford.edu (PMDF V6.1 #37665) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:54:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from SLACVX.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU by SLACVX.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (PMDF V5.2-32 #37499) id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:54:31 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:54:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Al Eisner <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Message-id: <[[email protected]]> X-VMS-To: IN%"[[email protected]]" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] Sunnyvale again Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: At about 7:45 this morning at the Sunnyvale WPCP, there was a substan- tial feeding flock in the broadened channel one rounds en route to the radar tower. (I've always thought of this enclosure as "The Nose", from its shape.) The flock included at least 76 American White Pelicans, 1 or 2 Brown Pelicans, 32 Great Egrets, and 95 Snowy Egrets. The 30 or so feeding Forster's Terns for several minutes included one Black Tern. The flock dissipated after 8 AM. Later, a bit after 9:00, I saw two Black Terns feeding together over the east end of the west pond, for about 10 minutes. I had poor luck (again!) at the northeast corner of the west pond. The algae mat is nearly gone, and the water level in the channel is higher than it was a few days ago. I saw nothing more unusual than two Lesser Yellowlegs. However, we know the birds come and go, and perhaps several other birders arriving as I left had better luck. Al Received: from mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (mta5.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.241]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7M0c0V16687 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:38:00 -0700 Received: from rahul ([64.169.18.242]) by mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with SMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:37:59 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:17:39 -0700 From: Kris Olson <[[email protected]]> To: South Bay Birders <[[email protected]]> Message-id: <[[email protected]]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] Baird's & Breeding-plumaged Bonaparte's Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello birders, Yesterday early afternoon, Crittenden's Marsh: finally saw the BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, good looks at one. Further out toward B1 (on the second gate) was a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, I think an immature due to its buffy color. It was hunting from the tall stalks on either side of Stevens Creek and from the second gate. Today, a walk at Palo Alto Baylands (with dad, daughters and dog) produced a stunning alternate plumaged BONAPARTE'S GULL on the mudflats with many Ring-billeds. It had a big black hood, black bill, red legs, white tail, dark wing tips. It seemed as if there was a tiny bit of white or light around the face where the bill meets the face -- less than in Sibley's "first summer bird", so maybe starting to molt? To find the bird (I realize this is only a "2" for the county, but it was pretty stunning) go to the old boat house. I stood with the house on my right, and looked at the mudflats. 3:30pm, tide starting to go out. No sign of the Mew Gull that was there a couple of days ago. Kris Olson Received: from mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.47]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7M3mAV19700 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:48:10 -0700 Received: from acer ([12.81.0.236]) by mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020822034804.NRVJ28921.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@acer> for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 03:48:04 +0000 Message-ID: <000b01c2498f$19298e60$ec00510c@acer> From: "John Mariani" <[[email protected]]> To: "South-bay-birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:50:42 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 Subject: [SBB] Marbled Godwit & Willet at Calero Reservoir(!!!) Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Howdy South-bay-birders, This afternoon I visited the east (upstream) end of Calero Reservoir. Immediately upon reaching the stream inflow at the east end I spotted a MARBLED GODWIT feeding with other shorebirds amid the drowned vegetation. I later lost sight of the godwit, and then saw it flush and fly away to the north with a second bird--a WILLET! Both species are dirt common along the bay margins, but are very unusual down here--these are first records for the park, and as far as I know the godwit is a first for the Almaden Valley (Jim Danzenbaker had a Willet earlier this year at Almaden Lake Park). Going purely by the number of previous occurrences, you would be more likely to find a Baird's Sandpiper at Calero than either of these species. Since they were seen flying away together I bet they probably arrived together. The water level is falling and some shallows and islands are forming at the east end of the reservoir. There is a lot of drowned vegetation which makes it more difficult to spot small shorebirds (the habitat looks like it could be good for Pectoral or Solitary Sandpipers). Other birds at the reservoir today included 17+ BLACK-NECKED STILTS, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a few GREEN-WINGED TEAL, lots of PIED-BILLED GREBES (adults with offspring), and 1 CASPIAN TERN. Between the office parking area and east end of the reservoir I saw a flock of 8 WILD TURKEYS, 3 flocks of CALIFORNIA QUAIL, and a few DARK-EYED JUNCOS, including a streaky juvenile bird. There must have been at least 10 WHITE-TAILED KITES in the hills around the reservoir. A BOBCAT and 3 YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIES were also seen along McKean Road in the vicinity of the reservoir. John Mariani [[email protected]] www.birdswest.com