From [[email protected]] Sat Oct 12 17:13:22 2002 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9D0B219022843; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:11:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-r03.mx.aol.com (imo-r03.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.99]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9D0Alhh022804 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:10:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id t.160.1589289a (30970) for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 20:10:40 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 20:10:39 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_160.1589289a.2ada13ff_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10634 Subject: [SBB] Alum Rock goodies 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_160.1589289a.2ada13ff_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All, Today, during the SCVAS field trip to Alum Rock Park we had two AMERICAN DIPPERS, one was above the bridge at the northeastern end of the parking lot while the other was 100 yds downstream of the southwestern most bridge before the underpass and Alum Rock (I personally have never seen a AMDI in this part of the creek). We also had BELTED KINGFISHER, HUTTON'S VIREO, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, TOWNSEND'S WARBLER and BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER. The best bird however, was a BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. Unfortunately I was the only one to see the bird as I made the mistake of looking toward Frank Vanslager as I called out the bird and I was unable to refind it. When first spotted the bird was low in the back side of a fairly small tree (Oak, I think) with a Yellow-rumped Warbler and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet nearby. I only saw the upper lower part of the bird (the undertail coverts and tail were hidden by the branches), the throat, chest and belly were bright white with a couple broad, spotted black streaks on both sides and flanks. The lower face was whitish. My first impression was that the bird must be a female but because of the great contrast with no hint of color I must assume that it was a first fall male. I spent some time studying the tree and any branches that it might crawl out on without re-finding the bird (because of the density of the tree it could still have been there). Of course, it could have flown to another tree. I did see the YRWA fly off and had several views of the rapidly feeding Kinglet. I eventually rejoined the group further up the trail. Take care, Bob Reiling, 5:16 PM, 10/12/02 --part1_160.1589289a.2ada13ff_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All,

Today, during the SCVAS field trip to Alum Rock Park we had two AMERICAN DIPPERS, one was above the bridge at the northeastern end of the parking lot while the other was 100 yds downstream of the southwestern most bridge before the underpass and Alum Rock (I personally have never seen a AMDI in this part of the creek).  We also had BELTED KINGFISHER, HUTTON'S VIREO, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, TOWNSEND'S WARBLER and BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER.  The best bird however, was a BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER.  Unfortunately I was the only one to see the bird as I made the mistake of looking toward Frank Vanslager as I called out the bird and I was unable to refind it.  When first spotted the bird was low in the back side of a fairly small tree (Oak, I think) with a Yellow-rumped Warbler and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet nearby.  I only saw the upper lower part of the bird (the undertail coverts and tail were hidden by the branches), the throat, chest and belly were bright white with a couple broad, spotted black streaks on both sides and flanks.  The lower face was whitish.  My first impression was that the bird must be a female but because of the great contrast with no hint of color I must assume that it was a first fall male.  I spent some time studying the tree and any branches that it might crawl out on without re-finding the bird (because of the density of the tree it could still have been there).  Of course, it could have flown to another tree.  I did see the YRWA fly off and had several views of the rapidly feeding Kinglet.  I eventually rejoined the group further up the trail.

Take care,
Bob Reiling, 5:16 PM, 10/12/02    --part1_160.1589289a.2ada13ff_boundary--