Received: from snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net (snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.62]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8AIXSV25576 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:33:28 -0700 Received: from pool0653.cvx21-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.194.143] helo=209.179.194.143) by snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 4.10) id 17opEp-0007NK-00; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:55:48 -0700 Date: 10 Sep 2002 10:55:41 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> From: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]> To: South Bay Birders <[[email protected]]>, CalBirds <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: QuickMail Pro 2.1 (Mac) MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id g8AIXSV25576 Subject: [SBB] Special Ornithology Presentation Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: There will be a special presentation on Sept. 19, 2002 in Palo Alto regarding bird migration and conservation in the Palearctic/Afro- tropical regions of the world. Dr. Reuven Yosef, director of the International Birding & Research Center, Eilat, will present a fascinating look at bird migration from Africa to Eurasia entitled "Old World bird migration and conservation at Eilat, Israel" on Thursday, September 19 at 7:30pm at Lucy Stern Community Center (Fireside Room). Refreshments provided. Space is limited. To reserve a space call Anita at (650) 323-9040. Admission is free. Donations encouraged to benefit the efforts of the IBRCE. To see an overview of Dr. Yosef's work you can go to this URL: . You can read about the challenges faced and overcome at the International Birding & Research Center, Eilat at . Dr. Yosef is a personal friend of one of my birding class students. Les -- Les Chibana BirdNUTZ(TM) - Ornigasmic Birding Experiences em <[[email protected]]> - web ph 650-949-4335 - fx 650-949-4137 snailmail: SR 2, Box 335, La Honda CA 94020 Received: from imo-r07.mx.aol.com (imo-r07.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.103]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8AKrfV28320 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 13:53:41 -0700 Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.10.) id t.e.24d76289 (17079) for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 16:53:33 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 16:53:33 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10509 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] County birding Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: All, This morning Frank Vanslager and I first checked out the Alviso area, no Swallows at all near the SFBBO Headquarters, lots of Yellowlegs in the pond at State & Spreckles and in New Chicago Marsh (running 60-70 percent Lesser Yellowlegs), no Pectoral Sandpipers in the channel bordering the EEC entrance road (the water level of New Chicago Marsh has been raised quite a bit but maybe the warmer weather got them moving on), an adult PEREGRINE FALCON was on one of the Power Towers south of the entrance road, a small grayish hawk flushed in the area where the road turns north (thought accipiter), a male RING-NECKED PHEASANT later flushed from the same general area, 21 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were in New Chicago Marsh, and 2-3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES were at State & Spreckles. Salt Pond A16 is looking real bad (broken pump) but a good chance to see what the bottom looks like in several places. We then went to CCRS where we had an adult PRAIRIE FALCON perched on the power pole for the banding trailer (later flew north northeast). A trip to the Waterbird Pond was more frustrating than anything else as we had at least one PECTORAL SANDPIPER (probably two) that were poorly seen as a bright yellow dumptruck doing at least forty zoomed by flushing the entire flock of shorebirds and the PESA did not return with the Dowitchers & Yellowlegs. The pond itself was loaded with AMERICAN AVOCETS with perhaps 50-60 Dowitchers in 4 different bunches. A quick stop by the Eucalyptus tree north of banding trailer gave us WESTERN TANAGER, YELLOW WARBLER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER and "WESTERN" FLYCATCHER among the "mentionables." Take care, Bob Reiling, 1:56 PM, 9/10/02 Received: from mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (mta5.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.241]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8AMdFV29794 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:39:15 -0700 Received: from rahul ([64.169.18.242]) by mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with SMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:39:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:54:06 -0700 From: Kris Olson <[[email protected]]> To: South Bay Birders <[[email protected]]>, Peninsula-Birding <[[email protected]]> Message-id: <[[email protected]]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] Join the SFBBO Fall Challenge now! It's fun and worthwhile! Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello birders: Thought this might be of interest. Hope it's not spam! The cost to participate in the Fall Challenge is $25 per birder. You get a SFBBO cap! You can bird any county in California for 24 hours, with prizes for the highest % of birds seen, # of birds seen, $ raised, etc. It supports a great cause - the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory. Challenge ends Oct. 13. It's pretty easy. -- Kris Olson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Friends and Supporters of SFBBO, This Saturday -- yes, THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH -- is day 1 of the California Fall Challenge. To get the CFC off to an auspicious start you are invited to a leisurely morning birdwalk with SFBBO's prez with pizzazz, Jan Hintermeister, at Charleston Slough. Meet at 9 AM where San Antonio Road meets the bay. If you haven't signed up to participate in the CFC yet, now is the time to call and sign up! Call 408-946-6548 to get your info packet and find out how you can have a great day birding and promote SFBBO's good work. CFC information packets will also be available on Saturday. Please join fellow SFBBO supporters on Saturday for a fun morning of birding!! Good birding! Janet Janet T. Hanson Executive Director San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) P.O. Box 247 Alviso, CA 95002 www.sfbbo.org 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 g8B3nIV01874 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 20:49:18 -0700 Received: from pacbell.net ([63.195.123.39]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 20:49:18 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 20:45:22 -0800 From: Jay Withgott <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Message-id: <[[email protected]]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 (Macintosh; I; PPC) Content-type: text/plain; x-mac-creator=4D4F5353; x-mac-type=54455854; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Accept-Language: en,pdf Subject: [SBB] 2nd golden plover at Alviso Sender: [[email protected]] Errors-To: [[email protected]] X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Had a very satisfying time at New Chicago Marsh at Alviso today, 12:30-4:00 pm. *TWO* GOLDEN PLOVERS, the continuing STILT SANDPIPER, and 8-11 PECTORALS were the highlights, along with the PRAIRIE FALCON already reported by Bob Reiling. Cagan Sekercioglu and I watched the PRAIRIE zoom in and displace the PEREGRINE that had just flown over the marsh and landed on the ground. "MY shorebirds to eat!" the Prairie was clearly saying. The juv. STILT SANDPIPER was at the very last bit of water on the left as you walk 3/4 mile or so along the railroad tracks, just before they join with the other tracks on which trains regularly pass. This was at 3:15-3:30, approaching high tide. Two PECTORALS were in the ditch along the road into the EEC as previously reported, then Cagan and I had a single bird fly away from us as we stood on the tracks. And after Cagan left, a flock of 8 Pectorals flew in from the direction of the EEC, circled around calling, and landed in the marsh just NE of the tracks. There were 2 GOLDEN PLOVERS with differing plumage. I first noted the molting adult Pacific Golden Plover that everyone's been seeing, on the EEC side of the tracks, and got Cagan on it. Then later, further down the tracks, I had a second Golden Plover that I judged to be an adult Pacific that has molted almost completely into basic plumage (though my judgement could be wrong; I'm still pretty inexperienced w/ this species, as a recent CA immigrant). The bird had: - gold-speckled upperparts - dull buff-whitish underparts (lighter on belly than breast) without the black patches of the first bird but with a single streak of dark feathering extending lengthwise through the belly and b/w the legs. I believe this was black feathering but it may simply have been a streak of missing or oddly ruffled feathers. - short primary projection (as short or shorter than the first bird) - a bill of length and width that seemed right for PGP & perhaps large for AGP - a distinct auricular smudge - a WHITE supercilium beginning above the eye and extending back from there. This is the mark that worried me; I thought the whiteness suggested American GP ... but I think it might be explained as retained (unmolted) white alternate-plumage feathers (or perhaps just normal variation w/n Pacific GP?? -- I don't know). I'd be pleased to hear others' opinions of this bird. It was in the last major pool on the left as one walks N then W along the curving RR tracks, shortly before they join with the other tracks (i.e., the Plover was shortly before the Stilt Sand., which was in the last bit of water at the edge of that pool, almost right up against the other set of tracks.) Of course, another possibility is that the second plover was actually the first plover after it had suddenly dropped all its black feathers in terror as the Peregrine and Prairie battled it out over its head. : ) Jay W.