From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Dec 31 15:20:12 2002 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id gBVNIWPL024443 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 15:18:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (rtjones.nas.nasa.gov [129.99.19.30]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id gBVNHm3Y024403 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 15:17:48 -0800 (PST) Received: (from mrogers@localhost) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.9.3/8.9.3/NAS 8.9.3-5n) id PAA42753 for [[email protected]]; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 15:17:45 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 15:17:45 -0800 (PST) From: "Dr. Michael M. Rogers" <[[email protected]]> Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] Swamp Sparrow X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1rc1+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , 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, Like many others, I headed to the Palo Alto Baylands for the high tide today 12/31/02. Despite a good tide (the water reached the middle of the "S" on the post), no rails showed. At least 2 adult BROWN PELICANS were foraging in the area though. Hoping for rare sparrows, Roland, Pat, Bob, and I headed out to the channel by the airport. The east side of the channel produced a VIRGINIA RAIL, but no unusual sparrows. Things got better heading down the west side of the channel. We had a least 4 SORAS and 2 more VIRGINIA RAILS, including a few flushing up from near the dike. A single FOX SPARROW was interesting enough to keep me moving onward, and about halfway to San Francisquito Creek I finally heard a SWAMP SPARROW calling, then located it on top of some dried reeds. The others caught up and we were then treated to nice scope views of this bird. Roland, Pat, and I then headed for the Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Plant for one last search for a Tufted Duck. Three pairs of REDHEAD were on the west pond, but very few SCAUP were about. We walked to the southwest corner of the pond and scoped Salt Pond A3W. There were many more GREATER and LESSER SCAUP here, along with at least 3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and 7 more REDHEADS. Three SURF SCOTERS flew over the pond and two others were discovered swimming among the ducks. At least nine BROWN PELICANS (all adults?) were visible at once, fishing over Salt Pond A3W and the ponds further west. Mike Rogers _______________________________________________ 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]]