Received: from imo-r01.mx.aol.com (imo-r01.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.97]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g6VGxIV11180 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:59:18 -0700 Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.21.) id t.27.2b446520 (4570) for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:59:02 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:59:02 EDT Subject: Re: [SBB] Sex of Ruff at CCFS waterbird pond To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10509 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.98b X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain 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: All, In my opinion the Ruff in the Waterbird Pond was a female. The bird was clearly smaller than Dowitchers near it (one has to consider the whole length of the bird not just the body) and was much smaller than Greater Yellowlegs (Greater Yellowlegs being on average 30 percent larger than Dowitchers). Lesser Yellowlegs are on average only 5 percent smaller than Dowitchers but are much more slightly built (Lesser Yellowlegs were not available in the pond for direct size comparison but several have been recently seen at the EEC and I believe that the Ruff in question would be heavier bodied than a Lesser Yellowlegs but much shorter than in length). My reference books state that the Reeve can be anywhere from 20 to 25 cm in length and the Dowitcher 23 to 26 cm (male Ruffs are 26 to 30 cm). Since we all seem to agree that the Ruff was smaller than the Dowitchers near it then the it was surely a female. (It's important to note that a large Reeve could be larger than some Dowitchers near it!) Lesser Yellowlegs are 23 to 25 cm and Greater Yellowlegs are 29 to 33 cm in length. Take care, Bob Reiling, 10 AM, 7/31/02 Received: from web11204.mail.yahoo.com (web11204.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.131.186]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g6VHdtV11793 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:39:55 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Received: from [192.18.42.11] by web11204.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:39:54 PDT Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:39:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Christine Wolfe <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [SBB] Forster's Tern in SV 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: There was a Forster's tern feeding in the pond in front of the recreation center on Remington in Sunnyvale yesterday around 4:00pm. 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Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com Received: from mtiwmhc21.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.49]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g6VKdTV14537 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:39:29 -0700 Received: from acer ([12.81.3.172]) by mtiwmhc21.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020731203923.UHUU8052.mtiwmhc21.worldnet.att.net@acer> for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:39:23 +0000 Message-ID: <001901c238d2$941fe100$ac03510c@acer> From: "John Mariani" <[[email protected]]> To: "South-bay-birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:40:56 -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] Calero Reservoir, Tuesday 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, I visited Calero Reservoir yesterday expecting to find some good shorebird habitat, but the water level is pretty high. The ranger told me they are filling the reservoir with water from either Anderson or San Luis Reservoir, not sure which. Anyway, the east end doesn't have much in the way of good flats or shallows for shorebirds, but with the flooded vegetation there should be good waterfowl habitat later in fall. Saw the usual stuff--WHITE-TAILED KITES, 2 flocks of WILD TURKEYS and a few FORSTER'S TERNS. Didn't see any ducks other than MALLARDS. There was an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER along the levee near the east end of the reservoir. John Mariani [[email protected]] www.birdswest.com Received: from mms2.broadcom.com (mms2.broadcom.com [63.70.210.59]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g6VLF7V15169 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:15:07 -0700 Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms2.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom MMS-2 SMTP Relay (MMS v4.7)); Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:13:05 -0700 X-Server-Uuid: 2a12fa22-b688-11d4-a6a1-00508bfc9626 Received: from mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.21]) by mon-irva-11.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA16627 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:15: 06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pc2kmikem (dhcpe1-sjcw-254 [10.20.64.254]) by mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8/MS01) with SMTP id OAA17934 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:15:06 -0700 ( PDT) From: "Mike Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:14:04 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-WSS-ID: 11568D6B1717584-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] : 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: On Monday, 29 Jul 02, I visited Calabazas Marsh, finding the north pond to be reasonable shorebird habitat now. I found a LESSER YELLOWLEGS with a handful of GREATERS, a couple hundred each of DOWITCHERS and PEEPS, a few SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, and WILSON'S PHALAROPES. A good number of GREAT and SNOWY EGRETS, as well as about a hundred AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were present. On a revisit today, Wednesday, the shorebirds were a little reduced, but I found a juvenile SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER in with the peeps. Mike Mammoser Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (rtjones.nas.nasa.gov [129.99.19.30]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g6VNr7V18052 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:53:07 -0700 Received: (from mrogers@localhost) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.9.3/8.9.3/NAS 8.9.3-4n) id QAA91581 for [[email protected]]; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:53:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:53:01 -0700 (PDT) From: "Dr. Michael M. Rogers" <[[email protected]]> Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] SESA at CCFS 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: All, I made a quick check of the CCFS waterbird pond this afternoon 7/31/02, hoping for unusual shorebirds. Upon arriving I saw hundreds of shorebirds in the air, first circling the ponds and then heading over to the adjacent sewage ponds. Randy Little was scoping the sky to the northeast and, sure enough, looking up there revealed the PEREGRINE FALCON responsible for the chaos :( Birds were slow to trickle back in, but after about twenty minutes a group of about 30 peeps landed right in front of us. In this group was a nicely marked juvenile SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. The flock flew once, landed again, and then flew off to the nearby sewage ponds. Also present were hundreds of DOWITCHERS (all identified being LONG-BILLED), 12+ WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER. Mike Rogers Received: from imo-r08.mx.aol.com (imo-r08.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.104]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g712nRV20645 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:49:27 -0700 Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v33.5.) id t.c1.248c8763 (4569) for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:49:20 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:49:20 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 124 Subject: [SBB] Peregrine Falcon in Campbell 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 7:25 PM tonight as I walked off the softball field at John D. Morgan Park in Campbell, I observed a Peregrine Falcon fly over. Pulled the optics out of my car and watched what appeared to be a young Peregrine. Had a long look as it was gliding slowly, with a minimum of any wing flapping. It was circling and moving toward the East. A second bird flew in low and was out of sight before a positive ID could be done. For a moment it looked like a second falcon. The exact location was the corner of San Tomas Expressway and Budd Ave. in Campbell. Always fun! Lisa Myers