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All,

This morning Frank Vanslager and I saw a COMMON SNIPE on the northern side of 
Coast Casey Forebay (saw the bird a couple different times over a two hour 
period).  Nothing much of note in the Palo Alto Flood Control Basin, 
Shoreline Lake (a couple male SURF SCOTERS), Charleston Slough or Adobe Creek 
(a small flock of Short-billed Dowitchers flew over calling). 

Take care,
Bob Reiling, 1:26 PM, 8/27/02

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Today Roland Kenner and I started walking from the Alviso Marina and saw two
SNOWY PLOVERS in the northwest corner of the area between the east levee of
salt pond A12 and the railroad tracks.  From the parking lot we walked north
on the east levee for about half a mile until the trail reaches salt pond A13
and turns east for a bit before continuing north.  At about 10:00 we saw the
plovers near some puddles in the northwest corner of this mostly dry area.
The plovers were a light grayish tan color most nearly matching the adult
nonbreeding picture in the Sibley Guide.  One of the birds seemed slightly
larger than the other and had slightly darker (but not black) side patches and
ear patch.  The snowy plovers were shorter-tailed and much lighter colored
than a nearby semipalmated plover, and their legs were gray.  After getting
some nice looks at them, we continued our walk and went around salt pond A15
(not much of note there).  When we returned to the snowy plover spot around
1:00, we refound at least one of the snowy plovers.  It was still there when
we left although it flew a bit south to one of the other puddles.

The only other birds of interest were about 30 EARED GREBES on salt pond A13.
At least several were still in breeding plumage.

Pat Kenny  8/27/02