From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Oct 25 16:01:57 2002 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9PMwS1I009831 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:58:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-r02.mx.aol.com (imo-r02.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.98]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9PMvwhh009792 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:57:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id t.18e.106e4582 (3996) for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 18:57:48 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 18:57:48 EDT MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 114 Subject: [SBB] RE: Alviso, SCL Co.area Birding 18-19 Oct.'02 X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b3+ Precedence: list Cc: South Bay Birding <[[email protected]]> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: [[email protected]] Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Greetings SBB'ers, This belated report was of an Ohlone Audubon trip & preview to Alviso last week, 18,19 Oct.'2002. It was led by Michael Mortensen and Phil Gordon of Hayward. Here are some of the more memorable birds of the 72 species found. * Eared Grebe (30+) * Greater White-fronted Goose (1; flying 10+ minutes over/around EEC, preview day only) * Cinnamon Teal (8+) * American Kestrel* Prairie Falcon (ad. flew from Chicago Marsh to perch near top of power tower near RXR tracks [no Peregrine F. found by us as reported by others] * Ring-necked Pheasant (5-6 preview day; 1, 19 Oct.) * Sora (1, seen by Sara Mathews) * Common Moorhen (2; preview day only)* Lesser Yellowlegs (3; SpecklesXState Rds.) * Wilson's Snipe (group of 5; SprecklesXState Rds.; one of these, whose bill was partly hidden, looked very like Pectoral Sandpiper)* Bonaparte's, Mew, Ring- billed, California, Glaucus-winged and, Herring (imm.) Gulls (pond nr. EEC), * Burrowing Owl (1 on raised ground 80 +/- yds. east of RXR tracks, Chicago Marsh; seen from Refuge entrance Rd. Thanks to birders of Santa Clara Audubon who told us where to look) * Downy Woodpecker (2, at EEC preview day only * Tree or Violet-green Swallow (1 at EEC, late migrant?) * American Pipit (12) flyby flock * Golden-crowned Kinglet (at EEC by MJM prior Sat.; others 19 Oct.) * Ruby-crowned Kinglets (several) * Fox Sparrows (7 +/-; near EEC incl. "whisper" subsongs) * Orange-crowned Warbler (heard) * Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler (1 at EEC, female) * Common (Salt Marsh? subspecies) Yellowthroat * Loggerhead Shrike (2) AT ALVISO MARINA (LUNCH SITE), including first levee to pond walk, additional species found: * American White Pelican (90+) * Brown Pelican (4, preview day only) * Virginia Rail (4 heard) * White-tailed kite (1; preview day only) * Coopers Hawk (1; preview day only) * Says Phoebe (1) * House Sparrow Happy Birding. Phil E. Gordon Hayward, ALA Co. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]