From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Dec 5 14:52:02 2002 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id gB5MnM69007160 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 14:49:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-r04.mx.aol.com (imo-r04.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.100]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id gB5Mmseo007121 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 14:48:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id t.4e.14fbca3d (4238) for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:48:45 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:48:44 EST To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10634 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1b4+ Subject: [SBB] County birding X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b4+ Precedence: list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] All, This morning Frank Vanslager and I checked out the Gull Roost east of the Alviso Marina parking lot (nothing special mostly RING-BILLED and CALIFORNIA GULLS with a couple HERRING GULLS included), the pond at State & Spreckles (at least nine WILSON'S SNIPE and a solo LONG-BILLED CURLEW), and we walked the tracks adjacent to New Chicago Marsh (most birds were sleeping but the YELLOWLEGS included a solo LESSER). All of the Alviso sites had DUNLIN (one flock of 20 near the RR tracks) and "peeps" (a nice sized flock of WESTERN SANDPIPERS was near were the RR tracks curve toward Alviso). We then went to the Coyote Creek Field Station where the "slag" ponds were found to be mostly dry and empty (except for a flock of about a hundred CANADA GEESE between the two southern most ponds). The water level in the Waterbird Pond continues to be TOO HIGH (I hope someone "hears" the shouting). The only shorebirds there were Dowitchers and GREATER YELLOWLEGS (nothing special amongst the gulls and ducks). The water level in Salt Pond A-18 was also TOO HIGH (still shouting). One of the more interesting sights was that of eight RED-TAILED HAWKS sharing the same thermal. A low flying sub-adult GOLDEN EAGLE over the "mud flats" west of the Shorebird Pond raised our spirits but a stooping Falcon south of the pond was too briefly seen to identify. I should mention that on our way to CCFS we noted that there were 25 - 30 MEW GULLS (and at least one BONAPARTE'S GULL) roosting atop the sewage treatment tanks located alongside Los Esteros Rd (becomes Zanker Rd) east of Alviso. Take care, Bob Reiling, 2:35 PM, 12/5/02 _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]