Received: from napa.hamilton.com (napa.hamilton.com [192.207.15.8]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g64HH3t20360 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:17:07 -0700 Received: from napa.hamilton.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by napa.hamilton.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g64HH4Fs007040 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:17:04 -0700 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by napa.hamilton.com (8.12.2/8.12.2/Submit) id g64HH4i5007039 for [[email protected]]; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:17:04 -0700 Received: from nrtspc.hamilton.com (nrtspc.hamilton.com [192.207.15.4]) (authenticated bits=0) by napa.hamilton.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g64HH0Ft007034 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:17:00 -0700 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Sender: [[email protected]] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 10:16:58 -0700 To: [[email protected]] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed From: Nancy Teater <[[email protected]]> Subject: [SBB] Shoreline Pelicans Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Happy Independence Day! This morning, my husband and I saw hundreds of White Pelicans in Salt Pond A1 near Shoreline Park, the most I've seen this year. In past years we've observed that the pelicans seem to come in numbers right around the 4th of July and they're here right on cue this year. Some were flying to another favorite spot in the Adobe Creek channel next to the P.A. Baylands levee trail. A solitary swan was swimming in front of the pelicans. With no scope, I don't know whether it was a Tundra Swan or something domestic. On the small (Forster's Tern) island in the southwest corner of A1, there are a number of small yellow flags and one blue flag, possibly marking nests. I believe someone has reported earlier what sort of study is being done here, and by whom. Can you refresh my memory? In addition, two Black Skimmers are hanging out on the island -- also nesting? There were Canada Geese (far too many to be called a gaggle) lounging on the lawn near Shoreline Lake, and a single Brown Pelican sitting by itself along the gravel path that leads along the lake shore back to the parking lot on Terminal Way. We thought it might be sick, given the odd location. Anyway, some nice birding for a casual stroll on a lovely day. Nancy Teater -- Nancy R. Teater Hamilton Communications phone: +1 650 321 0252 [[email protected]] http://web.hamilton.com fax: +1 650 327 4660 Received: from swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net (swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.123]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g64KOvt23351 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 13:24:57 -0700 Received: from user-1120fhb.dsl.mindspring.com ([66.32.62.43] helo=janetlap) by swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17QD9p-0007Ot-00 for [[email protected]]; Thu, 04 Jul 2002 16:24:53 -0400 From: "Janet Hanson" <[[email protected]]> To: <[[email protected]]> Subject: RE: [SBB] Shoreline Pelicans Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 13:22:28 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The flags on the island in A1 are nest-markers for our study of productivity in Forster's Terns. Happily, the flags don't deter the birds from attending their nests and young, and give us valuable information about how succesful they are at producing the next generation. Cheryl Strong, our lead biologist on the project tells me that A1 terns are indeed A1, with high percentages of chicks hatching and surviving their first few days of life. We have numerous flagged islands around the salt pond system, also easily seen at A16 by the EEC. The skimmers at A1 have been hanging around all season, but no nest in evidence during site visits. However, there are skimmer chicks at A16 and a few other spots around the south bay. Good (water-) birding! Janet T. Hanson Executive Director San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) P.O. Box 247 Alviso, CA 95002 www.sfbbo.org -----Original Message----- From: [[email protected]] [mailto:[[email protected]]]On Behalf Of Nancy Teater Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 10:17 AM To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] Shoreline Pelicans Happy Independence Day! This morning, my husband and I saw hundreds of White Pelicans in Salt Pond A1 near Shoreline Park, the most I've seen this year. In past years we've observed that the pelicans seem to come in numbers right around the 4th of July and they're here right on cue this year. Some were flying to another favorite spot in the Adobe Creek channel next to the P.A. Baylands levee trail. A solitary swan was swimming in front of the pelicans. With no scope, I don't know whether it was a Tundra Swan or something domestic. On the small (Forster's Tern) island in the southwest corner of A1, there are a number of small yellow flags and one blue flag, possibly marking nests. I believe someone has reported earlier what sort of study is being done here, and by whom. Can you refresh my memory? In addition, two Black Skimmers are hanging out on the island -- also nesting? There were Canada Geese (far too many to be called a gaggle) lounging on the lawn near Shoreline Lake, and a single Brown Pelican sitting by itself along the gravel path that leads along the lake shore back to the parking lot on Terminal Way. We thought it might be sick, given the odd location. Anyway, some nice birding for a casual stroll on a lovely day. Nancy Teater -- Nancy R. Teater Hamilton Communications phone: +1 650 321 0252 [[email protected]] http://web.hamilton.com fax: +1 650 327 4660 _______________________________________________ south-bay-birds mailing list | [[email protected]] Help/Unsubscribe/Archives: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/listinfo/south-bay-birds Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Received: from imo-d06.mx.aol.com (imo-d06.mx.aol.com [205.188.157.38]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g64KPkt23392 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 13:25:46 -0700 Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-d06.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.21.) id t.16b.10096862 (18557) for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 16:25:35 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 16:25:35 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 139 Subject: [SBB] More on the NOBO in Palo Alto Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: All: From about 8 to 9:30 this morning, Thursday, July 04, I was treated to a nice serenade by a Northern Bobwhite. I originally heard the Bobwhite when I was near 945 Matadero Rd in Palo Alto where it had been reported by the homeowner, Janet? Todd. The bird seemed to be calling from near the next street further south. I proceeded clockwise around to the very end of Roble Ridge Rd, where a house has just been marked as "Sold." Along the south side of this property is a 7-foot tall solid wood fence which extends to the west, passing directly under a pepper tree. The bird was perched about 15 foot up in this pepper tree, singing very, very loudly. Up close, the bird was obviously giving a three-part call, with a fainter note before the "Bob." It was a full male, with a white throat, a dark eyeline through and under the eye, and a long white eyebrow line. There was no need for the Questar since I eventually ended up almost directly beneath him. I think one reason he ignored me was that, over at least a 10-minute period, I heard an occasional faint answer to his call. It did not seem to be a mockingbird. The NOBO was still singing when I left. Frank Vanslager Received: from falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net (falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.74]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g650VYt26655 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 17:31:34 -0700 Received: from pool0182.cvx21-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.192.182] helo=earthlink.net) by falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17QH0T-0005Aj-00 for [[email protected]]; Thu, 04 Jul 2002 20:31:30 -0400 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 17:30:46 -0700 From: Bob and Sue Cossins <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] [SBB]Ano Nuevo Black Swifts Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Friday, June 21st, Eileen Kay, Martha O'Neal Macho and I were walking along the Ano Nuevo Trail west of the pond loop when we saw what we believe to be three Black Swifts flying overhead. There were about three birds, alternately flying and soaring not too high overhead. The wings were long and narrow, unlike Purple Martins. The tail of one was very clearly notched and occasionally fanned out. The day was overcast but we saw that the birds were dark overall. Has anyone else seen them there recently? Thanks, Sue Cossins Received: from localhost.localdomain ([24.65.184.193]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g653uet29520 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 20:56:40 -0700 Received: from [192.168.47.217] ([192.168.47.217]) by localhost.localdomain (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA28304 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 21:04:01 -0700 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.0.2006 Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 20:56:49 -0700 From: Chuq Von Rospach <[[email protected]]> To: <[[email protected]]> Message-ID: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] ot: where to find info on West Coast British Columbia Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hey,all, apologies for the out of area noise, but... Just returned from a couple of days in Tofino, BC, out on the west edge of Vancouver Island, and Laurie and I were quite surprised at the total dearth of birdlife there. We had crows and robins (who doesn't?) and saw two Bald Eagles and one Osprey, and other than that, the area was empty. Not even gulls. I'm curious whether this is a case of being in a place where birds winter and everyone migrated out? Or what? Any hints on places where I could look for info would be appreciated... -- Chuq Von Rospach, Architech [[email protected]] -- http://www.chuqui.com/ IMHO: Jargon. Acronym for In My Humble Opinion. Used to flag as an opinion something that is clearly from context an opinion to everyone except the mentally dense. Opinions flagged by IMHO are actually rarely humble. IMHO. (source: third unabridged dictionary of chuqui-isms). Received: from typaldos.com (typaldos.com [130.94.182.231]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g656qit32132 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 4 Jul 2002 23:52:44 -0700 Received: (qmail 9483 invoked by uid 14055); 5 Jul 2002 06:52:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c916014a) ([12.234.125.55]) (envelope-sender <[[email protected]]>) by 130.94.182.231 (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for <[[email protected]]>; 5 Jul 2002 06:52:35 -0000 Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> From: "Cynthia Typaldos" <[[email protected]]> To: <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 00:04:13 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> Subject: [SBB] Shoreline postings and update Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: These last few postings about Shoreline have been great! I've gone there (Palo Alto Baylands) almost every evening for a week and learned a lot from the postings. [If you are out there too, I'm easy to spot. I have 3 dogs (all well-behaved, all on leash): an old German Shepherd, a small Chihuahua-Beagle and a slightly larger Beagle-Terrier.] I was there again tonight, July 4th, starting at 7:15PM and stayed thru the fireworks. On the little island in A1 I saw the Forster's Terns, with about 5-10 large chicks, some Avocets, especially on the pointy end, and then further out another kind of shore bird, same size as the Avocets, not sure what they were, mostly black and white. Also saw one black skimmer at the pointy end of the island. The Pelicans have moved from one of their locations close on the other side of the walkway from A1 but we found them further out in large numbers as before. Can someone recommend a good map of the PA Baylands and a bird list with photos? Also, a list of the plants? I'm a beginner. Thanks very much. Cynthia Saratoga, CA