From [[email protected]] Fri Oct 11 13:49:38 2002 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9BKiE19003637; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:44:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-m02.mx.aol.com (imo-m02.mx.aol.com [64.12.136.5]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9BKhhhh003587 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:43:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id t.148.337ce8 (17228) for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:43:20 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:43:20 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_148.337ce8.2ad891e8_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10509 Subject: [SBB] County birding X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b3+ Precedence: list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] --part1_148.337ce8.2ad891e8_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All, This morning Frank Vanslager and I first checked out Calabazas Ponds (AKA Harvey Marsh). The water level in the larger pond is quite high, as are the reeds, and there were only a few ducks in the pond with a few AMERICAN COOT in and around the reeds. However, as we watched seven adult GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE swam out of the southeast corner of the pond. After swimming most of the length of the pond the geese took to wing, circled the pond, flew north for a while and then northeast and out of sight. An adult PEREGRINE FALCON was found perched on a power tower near the Twin Creeks Recreation Center (two RED-TAILED HAWKS were on another tower). Three CASPIAN TERNS flew overhead heading southeast. We then went to the pond at State & Spreckles where we had good numbers of LESSER YELLOWLEGS (outnumbering the GREATER YELLOWLEGS four to one) and Dowitchers. We then decided to walk the railroad tracks through New Chicago Marsh. After a couple hundred yards we spotted a PECTORAL SANDPIPER in the marsh (the east side of the tracks) and two DUNLIN hiding among the Dowitchers in the pond near State and Spreckles (the west side of the tracks). Two BURROWING OWLS were spotted in the raised area of the marsh (near the southwest corner). Lots of ducks in the marsh but just the "usual suspects." Later, as we walked the tracks, a Peregrine Falcon flew over us and the marsh eventually landing in a Power Tower. Later on our way into the EEC we would have better views of this adult PEFA perched in the tower (it may well have been the same bird seen earlier near Twin Creeks). The marsh south of the railroad track junction was really slow but just north of the tracks we had two Dunlin (in with a small group Dowitchers). We suspect these may have been the same Dunlin seen earlier as on our return trip most of the Dowitchers and the Dunlin were gone from the pond at State & Spreckles. Our trip to the EEC was essentially uneventful except to note that the water level in Salt Pond A16 (and A18) have been returned to normal. Take care, Bob Reiling, 1:51 PM ,10/11/02 --part1_148.337ce8.2ad891e8_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All,

This morning Frank Vanslager and I first checked out Calabazas Ponds (AKA Harvey Marsh).  The water level in the larger pond is quite high, as are the reeds, and there were only a few ducks in the pond with a few AMERICAN COOT in and around the reeds.  However, as we watched seven adult GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE swam out of the southeast corner of the pond.  After swimming most of the length of the pond the geese took to wing, circled the pond, flew north for a while and then northeast and out of sight.  An adult PEREGRINE FALCON was found perched on a power tower near the Twin Creeks Recreation Center (two RED-TAILED HAWKS were on another tower).  Three CASPIAN TERNS flew overhead heading southeast.  We then went to the pond at State & Spreckles where we had good numbers of LESSER YELLOWLEGS (outnumbering the GREATER YELLOWLEGS four to one) and Dowitchers.  We then decided to walk the railroad tracks through New Chicago Marsh.  After a couple hundred yards we spotted a PECTORAL SANDPIPER in the marsh (the east side of the tracks) and two DUNLIN hiding among the Dowitchers in the pond near State and Spreckles (the west side of the tracks).  Two BURROWING OWLS were spotted in the raised area of the marsh (near the southwest corner).  Lots of ducks in the marsh but just the "usual suspects."  Later, as we walked the tracks, a Peregrine Falcon flew over us and the marsh eventually landing in a Power Tower.  Later on our way into the EEC we would have better views of this adult PEFA perched in the tower (it may well have been the same bird seen earlier near Twin Creeks).  The marsh south of the railroad track junction was really slow but just north of the tracks we had two Dunlin (in with a small group Dowitchers).  We suspect these may have been the same Dunlin seen earlier as on our return trip most of the Dowitchers and the Dunlin were gone from the pond at State & Spreckles.  Our trip to the EEC was essentially uneventful except to note that the water level in Salt Pond A16 (and A18) have been returned to normal. 

Take care,
Bob Reiling, 1:51 PM ,10/11/02      --part1_148.337ce8.2ad891e8_boundary--