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 g5CIRPf17333 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:27:25 -0700 Received: from user-11206ns.dsl.mindspring.com ([66.32.26.252] helo=sherry) by swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17ICq5-0005Qf-00 for [[email protected]]; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:27:25 -0700 Message-ID: <01ec01c2123f$7651b0e0$6401a8c0@sherry> From: "Sherry Hudson" <[[email protected]]> To: "south-bay-birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:32:08 -0700 Organization: SFBBO MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.98b X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Subject: [SBB] Blue Grosbeaks at CCFS 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: Hi birders, Two Blue Grosbeaks, a male and a female, were captured at the Coyote Creek Field Station today, presumably the 2 that have been seen by several people there already. The birds were caught in an overflow channel net at 9:30am, about 6 inches from each other, and a flock of Bushtits were also in that net. Both were adult birds, and the male was in breeding condition. All captured birds were banded and released unharmed. Also, a look at our database shows that the Lawrence's Goldfinch captured on Sunday was indeed a first capture for CCFS. Happy birding, Sherry **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Sherry Hudson Landbird Biologist San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory P.O. Box 247 Alviso, CA 95002 phone: 408/946-6548 fax: 408/946-9279 e-mail: [[email protected]] **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Received: from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net (avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.50]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g5CJgdf18398 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:42:39 -0700 Received: from pool0289.cvx21-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.193.34] helo=209.179.193.34) by avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17IE0r-0002YD-00 for [[email protected]]; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:42:38 -0700 Date: 12 Jun 2002 12:44:57 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> From: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]> To: South Bay Birders <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: QuickMail Pro 2.1 (Mac) MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-Ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id g5CJgdf18398 Subject: [SBB] "Bell's" Vireo in my Yuba Pass trip report 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: Sorry to append to an out-of-area report, but I feel that it's important to correct any wrong impressions from my inclusion of a Bell's Vireo in my Yuba Pass area trip report. If you already know this information or are not interested, I won't mind if you stop here and hit the delete key. After some discussion with Mike Rogers, I checked Grinnell & Miller and "The Birds of Northern California" (McCaskie, et al) and I can see how improbable a Bell's Vireo would be at the reported location, Lower Sardine Lake in the Lakes Basin Area north of Hwy 49 at Bassetts. The range map in Grinnell is larger than in Sibley and, as a result, appears to be more accurate; it excludes much of the mountain areas. McCaskie, et al, also excludes the mountain regions. Sibley's map (at least, my copy) appears to have the range slightly to the right of where it should be. It could be a print production issue, or not. For those of you who don't already know this, Bell's Vireo is very much associated with riparian habitat and, in Calif., it's elevation range goes only as high as around 4500 ft. Lower Sardine Lake is around 6500 ft., at least. The habitat of the north side slope is chaparral, desert-like, but not riparian. Also, if anything, their status is decreasing and not likely to be dispersing to areas outside of their range. My experience with Bell's Vireo is limited to the Arizona population and I saw these birds in a desert wash which felt more like desert and chaparral than the riparian habitat that it was. I also made the mistake of thinking that the Warbling Vireos that I've seen and handled in the SF Bay Area as a bander were the way that most WAVI looked, i.e., having a white-faced appearance with an eyeline rather than a supercillium with an eyeline. Mike Rogers pointed out that he has seen very gray Warbling Vireos at this time of year and seen them in chaparral. He also noted that without a record of vocalization or the tail-bobbing behavior, it would be a difficult record to substantiate. Mark Eaton noted that Bell's Vireo does not appear in David Gaines' "Birds of Yosemite" from which one would deduce that there would likely not be any found in the mountains north of Yosemite. So, I think it's prudent to change that "Bell's" Vireo to a Warbling Vireo. That would put our total weekend species count at 92, with an additional 4 species seen by me without the group. Les Chibana, Palo Alto Received: from mta7.pltn13.pbi.net (mta7.pltn13.pbi.net [64.164.98.8]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g5CKhSf19403 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:43:28 -0700 Received: from pacbell.net ([63.197.0.99]) by mta7.pltn13.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:43:28 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:45:48 -0700 From: Debbie Wong <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] Blue Grosbeaks at CCFS To: south-bay-birds <[[email protected]]> Cc: Sherry Hudson <[[email protected]]> Reply-to: [[email protected]] Message-id: <[[email protected]]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (Win95; U) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Accept-Language: en References: <01ec01c2123f$7651b0e0$6401a8c0@sherry> 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: Hi birders, (...additional information on the BLUE GROSBEAKS in Coyote Creek Field Station (CCFS)...) I was in CCFS around 10:30 a.m. to check out the STILT SANDPIPER. The on-duty volunteer bird banders mentioned that the plumage for the female BLUE GROSBEAK was "warm brown", no rufous. There wasn't any hint of blue on the female, neither the tail nor the wrist feathers. The bander concluded the female was a bird in its second calendar year (SY). There was no brood patch. For those who know what this means, the male had a cloacal protuberance (CP) of 2. =============== The STILT SANDPIPER was still there feeding feverishly. The white center of gray underwing as depicted by Sibley was visible when the bird flew. Other regular cast members were on the pond there as well: CINNAMON TEAL, PINTAIL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, AVOCET, BLACK-NECKED STILT, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, and a GREATER YELLOWLEGS. A FORSTER'S TERN was flying out when I arrived. Debbie Sherry Hudson wrote: > > Hi birders, > > Two Blue Grosbeaks, a male and a female, were captured at the Coyote Creek > Field Station today, presumably the 2 that have been seen by several people > there already. The birds were caught in an overflow channel net at 9:30am, > about 6 inches from each other, and a flock of Bushtits were also in that net. > Both were adult birds, and the male was in breeding condition. All captured > birds were banded and released unharmed. > > Also, a look at our database shows that the Lawrence's Goldfinch captured on > Sunday was indeed a first capture for CCFS. > > Happy birding, > Sherry 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 g5D2fnf25495 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:41:49 -0700 Received: from user-vcaun0v.dsl.mindspring.com ([216.175.92.31] helo=madelynhorn) by swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17IKYW-0003v6-00 for [[email protected]]; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:41:49 -0700 Message-ID: <001f01c21284$7fe089c0$[[email protected]]> Reply-To: "Paul L. Noble" <[[email protected]]> From: "Paul L. Noble" <[[email protected]]> To: "South Bay Birders" <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:46:20 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Subject: [SBB] (no subject) 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: To any and all post SCC breeding bird atlasers: Yesterday, (6/11) Saw a Red-tailed Hawk carrying sticks into a nest in a cottonwood tree on the SW corner ( the muni golf course) of Hwys 101 X 237. Screech. Paul L. Noble "Screechowl" [[email protected]] Check current weather in Belmont: http://home.earthlink.net/~screechowl ^^ @ @ ( v ) ( ) / \ m m Received: from imo-r05.mx.aol.com (imo-r05.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.101]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g5D5XGf28103 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 22:33:16 -0700 Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.5.) id t.c6.ce6b0d5 (17080) for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:33:05 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:33:04 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10572 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.98b X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Subject: [SBB] Nesting Barn Owl 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: Hello All A co-worker reported to me today a probable nesting Barn Owl in a large palm tree near the corner of War Admiral and Page Mill Road, in San Jose. This intersection is in the area East of Monterey Hiway, between Blossom Hill and Hellyer, near Great Oaks Park. He said the young birds were screeching all night and could be heard from half a block away.His first observation was at around 10 PM. I won't have an opportunity to verify it myself for about 10 days. Larry Spivak Received: from mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g5DICtf05859 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:12:55 -0700 Received: from [192.168.1.3] ([209.76.108.168]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:12:55 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:12:54 -0700 From: David Hindin <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 Subject: [SBB] GOEA at Stanford DIsh 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: First post for me although I have lurking for a while. I observed (and photographed) two Golden Eagles on and about the Stanford "Dish" structure on Monday afternoon 6/12/02 at about 5 PM. May only be notable in that I had heard about other sightings in the area, but no previous personal success with this species in about 6 months of regular walking at the Dish property. I would also note that birding for large raptors on the Dish property has been very tough recently. I wonder whether lack of water or the emerging high ground cover has sent the regulars off to better hunting grounds. The ground squirrels appear to be thriving. David Hindin Received: from mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g5E5u7f16610 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:56:07 -0700 Received: from [192.168.1.3] ([209.76.108.168]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:56:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:55:54 -0700 From: David Hindin <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 Subject: [SBB] GOEA at Stanford DIsh (Correcting Day of Observation) 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: Correcting original post (sorry for any confusion): I observed (and photographed) two Golden Eagles on and about the Stanford "Dish" structure on Wednesday (corrected) afternoon 6/12/02 at about 5 PM. In addition I observed what may have been one of the 6/12/02 birds (matching photos) on Thursday, 6/13/02 flying/soaring south of the "Dish" in the 5 PM time frame as well. It may have been perched on the "Dish" as I entered the property from Alpine Road at about 430 PM, but had flown by the time I had reached the "Dish" proper at about 445 PM. David Hindin