Received: from merlin.arc.nasa.gov (merlin.arc.nasa.gov [128.102.219.21]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8KGLsV27465 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:21:54 -0700 Received: from merlin.ARC.NASA.GOV by merlin.ARC.NASA.GOV (PMDF V6.1 #46498) id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:21:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:21:51 -0700 (PDT) From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] Cc: [[email protected]] Message-id: <[[email protected]]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii Subject: [SBB] - 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: Folks, This morning, 9/20/2002, I made a circuit of the fennel patch and eucalyptus at the Palo Alto Baylands. I counted 14-18 YELLOW WARBLERS and 6-8 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, but no unusual birds. A couple of immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS indicate more of these birds arriving. Quite a few SONG SPARROWS were in the fennel and a few SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and both species may be migrants/wintering birds rather than residents. Bill Received: from smtp.slac.stanford.edu (smtp.slac.stanford.edu [134.79.18.80]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8KJpFV30585 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:51:16 -0700 Received: from CONVERSION-DAEMON.smtp.slac.stanford.edu by smtp.slac.stanford.edu (PMDF V6.1-1 #37665) id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:51:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpserv1.slac.stanford.edu (smtpserv1.slac.stanford.edu [134.79.18.81]) by smtp.slac.stanford.edu (PMDF V6.1-1 #37665) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:51:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from SLACVX.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU ([134.79.144.12]) by smtpserv1.slac.stanford.edu (PMDF V6.1 #37665) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:51:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from SLACVX.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU by SLACVX.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (PMDF V5.2-32 #37499) id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:51:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:51:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Al Eisner <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Message-id: <[[email protected]]> X-VMS-To: IN%"[[email protected]]" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] Bayside land-birds 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: Bill wrote: > This morning, 9/20/2002, I made a circuit of the fennel patch and > eucalyptus at the Palo Alto Baylands. I counted 14-18 YELLOW WARBLERS and 6-8 > COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, but no unusual birds. A couple of immature > WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS indicate more of these birds arriving. Quite a few > SONG SPARROWS were in the fennel and a few SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and both species > may be migrants/wintering birds rather than residents. I made a tour of several Bayside locations this morning. Stevens Creek between Crittenden and La Avenida was quite slow - the only Warblers I found were 1 Orange-Crowned, 4 or so Yellow, and at least 4 Common Yellowthroats; only one Chickadee! There were also at least 6 White-Crowned Sparrows (at least one adult) and a (probably immature) Junco. By the time I reached the Baylands, a check around the ranger station turned up only 4 to 8 Yellow Warblers (probably closer to 8). I also saw a White-Crowned Sparrow. Finally, I made a brief stop past the end of Embarcadero Way in Palo Alto. There's still construction going on on a concrete pad, but it looks like it is nearing completion. In addition to 2 Yellow Warblers, I had 2 Wilson's and (the bad news, a precursor of the hordes) 3 or 4 Yellow-Rumped. Al Received: from gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net (gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.84]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8KLaAV32415 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:36:10 -0700 Received: from user-vcaulrq.dsl.mindspring.com ([216.175.87.122] helo=sherry) by gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17sVRZ-0005pI-00 for [[email protected]]; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:36:10 -0700 Message-ID: <004401c260ee$6163ab40$6401a8c0@sherry> From: "Sherry Hudson" <[[email protected]]> To: "south-bay-birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:40:42 -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] American Redstart along Coyote Creek 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: Hi everyone, We were operating a bird banding station today along Coyote Creek and captured an adult female American Redstart. The location is on the east side of the Creek, about 1/2 mile south of the Tasman bridge, in the revegetated area between the levee road and the older riparian vegetation next to the creek. More specifically, if you walk south along the levee road south of Tasman (east side of creek), go down the second ramp accessing a 'lower levee road'. The bird was captured in the vegetation on your right. Another bird of note that we captured and released was a young Western Flycatcher with no upper mandible. However, this bird was in good energetic condition (i.e., it had a substantial amount of fat), so it has been feeding somehow. Thanks, 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 mail.cland.com (mail.cland.com [209.237.17.170]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8KMYkV00833 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:34:46 -0700 Received: from Tom [209.237.26.66] by mail.cland.com (SMTPD32-7.07) id A37B127600BA; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:38:51 -0700 From: "Tom Ryan" <[[email protected]]> To: "'south-bay-birds'" <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:38:22 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c260f6$6d76f8d0$cf00010a@Tom> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <004401c260ee$6163ab40$6401a8c0@sherry> Subject: [SBB] Slightly out of area sparrows & European Goldfinch 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: Hi all, Unfortunately not many of my recent projects are within Santa Clara County. Could someone please forward this to east bay birders as well. Yesterday (9/19/02) I observed a European Goldfinch among a flock of Lesser Goldfinch and House Finch along the north side Alameda Creek in Fremont between I-880 and Alameda Blvd at approximately 8:30 am. I believe that is can reasonably assumed that this is an escapee, similar to Orange Bishop and Nutmeg Mannikin. Although, some years ago they established a colony in southern Long Island in NY, something else to watch for along our creeks as well...and escapee or not, its always fun to stumble accross something that is not in the NA bird book! Also, Alameda Creek between Alameda Blvd and Decoto Road went from 0 White-crowned Sparrows and Lincoln's Sparrows yesterday to 35+ White-crowned Sparrows and several Lincoln's Sparrows this morning (9/20/02). Cheers, Tom 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 g8LEScV11966 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 07:28:38 -0700 Received: from pacbell.net ([67.116.231.233]) by mta7.pltn13.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with ESMTP id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 07:28:38 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 07:30:47 -0700 From: Debbie Wong <[[email protected]]> To: South Bay Birders <[[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 Subject: [SBB] Northern Waterthrush at CCFS 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: While banding with others this morning at the Coyote Creek Field Station (CCFS), I found a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on a bank under a cottonwood tree. Several of us viewed the bird from 06:55 to 07:15. We resumed our duties; the bird is probably still in the area. It was seen on the east bank near the Egret rookery near training trans-nets 1 and 2. CCFS is closed to the general public except for individuals who have signed appropriate paperwork with SFBBO and agree to abide by those terms, such as respecting the research conducted at the banding station. Debbie Wong Received: from scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net (scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.49]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8LNM1V17715 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 16:22:01 -0700 Received: from pool0444.cvx20-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.251.189]) by scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17stZW-0005FB-00 for [[email protected]]; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 16:22:00 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 4.5 (0410) Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 16:19:56 -0700 From: "Jim Danzenbaker" <[[email protected]]> To: "south-bay-birds" <[[email protected]]> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> Subject: [SBB] Pacific Golden Plover 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: Soouth Bay Birders: Just a quick note to let you know that the PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER was still present on the west side of the railroads tracks on the edge of the pond before where the two tracks join in Alviso this morning. The primaries extended just beyond the tertials which makes me think this is a Pacific rather than an American (although I was hesitant at first). Other field marks have already been summarized by others. Good birding! Jim Danzenbaker San Jose, CA 408-264-7582 (408-ANI-SKUA) [[email protected]] Falcon's Eye Guiding ---------- >From: "Sherry Hudson" <[[email protected]]> >To: "south-bay-birds" <[[email protected]]> >Subject: [SBB] American Redstart along Coyote Creek >Date: Fri, Sep 20, 2002, 2:40 PM > > Hi everyone, > We were operating a bird banding station today along Coyote Creek and captured > an adult female American Redstart. The location is on the east side of the > Creek, about 1/2 mile south of the Tasman bridge, in the revegetated area > between the levee road and the older riparian vegetation next to the creek. > More specifically, if you walk south along the levee road south of Tasman > (east side of creek), go down the second ramp accessing a 'lower levee road'. > The bird was captured in the vegetation on your right. > > Another bird of note that we captured and released was a young Western > Flycatcher with no upper mandible. However, this bird was in good energetic > condition (i.e., it had a substantial amount of fat), so it has been feeding > somehow. > > Thanks, > 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]] > **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** > _______________________________________________ > south-bay-birds mailing list | [[email protected]] > Help/Unsubscribe/Archives: > http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/listinfo/south-bay-birds > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Received: from harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net (harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.12]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8M0S1V18504 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:28:01 -0700 Received: from sdn-ar-016casfrmp165.dialsprint.net ([158.252.220.167] helo=earthlink.net) by harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17subM-0004sP-00 for [[email protected]]; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:27:57 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:27:08 -0700 From: Matthew Dodder <[[email protected]]> Reply-To: [[email protected]] X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] Arastradero OSP and Charleston Slough 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, I led my Palo Alto Adult School class to Arastradero OSP today. The weather was stupendous! Sunny, warm and beautiful! Our group logged a modest list of woodland birds with highlights including several California Thrasher, a Red-sholdered Hawk being harrassed by an American Kestrel (which in turn was bombarded by a Brewer's Blackbird) and to top it all off, we saw a glorious adult Golden Eagle which flew right overhead. I think any trip with a Golden Eagle should be immediately considered a success! Pied-billed Grebe White-tailed Kite Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Falcon species (we assumed to be Peregrine but poor looks) California Quail American Coot Killdeer (heard only) Rock Dove Mourning Dove Anna's Hummingbird Acorn Woodpecker Nuttall's Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker (heard only) Hairy Woodpecker Black Phoebe Steller's Jay Western Scrub Jay Common Raven Chestnut-backed Chickadee Oak Titmouse Bushtit White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Bewick's Wren Western Bluebird Wrentit California Thrasher European Starling Spotted Towhee California Towhee Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird (heard only) Western Meadowlark (heard only) Brewer's Blackbird Purple Finch (female) House Finch Lesser Goldfinch A side trip to Byxbee Park produced many expected species, but most notabe was a large flock of American Pipits by the posts: Kelly Hayashi and I also made a scouting trip to Charleston Slough in preparation for next week's class trip. We saw the following birds of interst: Sora Common Moorhen Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Whimbrel Black Skimmer Yellow Warbler Good birding, Matthew Dodder http://www.birdguy.net 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 g8M7SjV24063 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 00:28:45 -0700 Received: from pool0149.cvx40-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([216.244.42.149] helo=216.244.42.149) by swan.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17t1Aa-0003eH-00 for [[email protected]]; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 00:28:44 -0700 Date: 22 Sep 2002 00:28:36 -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 g8M7SjV24063 Subject: [SBB] Hawk Hill, Almaden-Quicksilver 9/21/02 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: FYI, Hawk Hill was fogged out on 9/21/02, at least til Noon, and it looked the same around 2:00p. Rodeo Lagoon area had a few regular landbird migrants. And I know that Strawberry Hill in Stow Lake was not where the rare birds were in San Francisco on Saturday. Saturday evening, I took one more group into Almaden-Quicksilver seeking Common Poorwill. We tried a slightly different approach, going further up the trail to a point where Ann Verdi has seen up to 5 birds in Septembers of past. This year they seemed to be more vocal below the Senador Mine plaque. Last night, we were only able to hear about 1 or 2, very distant. We did get great views of 2 WESTERN SCREECH-OWLS which made the wonderful walk in the warm night extra special. No toads, deer, nor Armageddon-like rocket trails were seen, and only a few bats seemed to be flying. I will be trying again in the spring. Les -- Les Chibana BirdNUTZ(TM) - Ornigasmic Birding em <[[email protected]]> - web ph 650-949-4335 - fx 650-949-4137 snailmail: SR 2, Box 335, La Honda CA 94020