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Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 16:18:13 EDT
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All,

This morning Frank Vanslager and I checked out Alviso Marina (Salt Pond A12) 
which had several CALIFORNIA GULLS and one AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and little 
else (several more CAGU were in the gull roosting site east of the parking 
lot).  We then checked out the pond at State St & Spreckles Ave, where we had 
at least five LEAST SANDPIPERS in addition to the usual BLACK-NECKED STILTS 
and AMERICAN AVOCETS.  The Environmental Education Center was closed so we 
decided to bird the Coyote Creek Field Station "waterbird" pond.  A quick 
stop on the way in failed to locate either of the Blue Grosbeaks.  The water 
level in the pond was quite high (only one of the usual roosting "islands" 
and it was small); there were good numbers of Dowitchers, a few NORTHERN 
PINTAILS and one WESTERN SANDPIPER (also good numbers of the "usual 
suspects").  It's worth noting that the field immediately west of the pond 
has been flooded (first time that I've seen it flooded since the White-rumped 
Sandpiper was found there in Sept. '97).  We then checked out the mud flats 
west of the pond which had good numbers of WESA and at least five 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS feeding together on the west side of the mud flats.  The 
northwestern most of the sludge ponds also had good numbers of "peeps," both 
types, and a single GREATER YELLOWLEGS (plus the great unmentionables).  I 
was surprised that we didn't find any Phalaropes. 

Take care,
Bob Reiling, 1:15 PM, 7/12/02