Received: from flamingo.mail.pas.earthlink.net (flamingo.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.232]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g898BZV28815 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 01:11:35 -0700 Received: from pool0056.cvx22-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.198.56] helo=209.179.198.56) by flamingo.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17oJdt-0000JQ-00 for [[email protected]]; Mon, 09 Sep 2002 01:11:34 -0700 Date: 09 Sep 2002 01:11:23 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> From: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]> To: Monterey Bay Birds list <[[email protected]]>, 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 g898BZV28815 Subject: [SBB] Monterey Pelagic 9/8/02 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: We had an interesting day asea with the Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris fall pelagic trip in Monterey Bay on Sunday, 9/8/02. 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKs that have been reported recently were just about the first birds seen as we left the harbor; the "pelagic" BARN SWALLOWs were first. Along the breakwater, we picked out WANDERING TATTLER, SURFBIRD and BLACK TURNSTONE. Distant views were had of PHALAROPE (appeared to be RED-NECKED) in kelp off the Aquarium. A PIGEON GUILLEMOT molting into winter-plumage was in the same area. The swells were running high enough to challenge a few stomachs. The fog was extremely dense, at times reducing visibility to as little as 50 yards. We made our way toward the waters off Carmel Beach to try to locate a couple of Orca that were recently seen there. While we failed to find them, we did see SOOTY and a single PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERs. As we made our way throught he fog, our luck suddenly changed, we stumbled onto our first of many BLUE WHALEs. (We ended up seeing well-over 20 Blues, some estimated about 40.) As we continued to follow-up on marine mammal sightings, the fog burned- off as we traveled north off Santa Cruz, and we began to see more seabirds. The swells eventually settled down to the point where it was fairly calm and glassy, at times. RED PHALAROPE, a single storm-petrel that appeared to be a BLACK STORM-PETREL, more PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER, 2 BULLER'S SHEARWATER and 1-2 FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER were eventually seen. Single BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS sightings became fairly regular as the day rolled on, and we ended up with about 20 sightings. As we finished up watching some whales, our skipper, Nick, spotted a distant SOUTH POLAR SKUA. Throughout most of the day, while we were farther offshore, the Pink-footed Shearwater clearly outnumbered the Sooty, interesting! As we returned to the dock, a few jaeger were seen among the ELEGANT TERNS; the views were, again, distant and based on the closeness to shore, they were probably PARASITIC JAEGERs. Other non-bird sightings included a small pod of RISSO'S DOLPHINS, PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS (which weren't too interested in bow- riding), and 2-4 NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE DOLPHIN. We also saw a small Mola mola. What started out looking like a miserable day, turned into a very decent day on the Bay and beyond. Les Chibana Palo Alto Received: from amdext.amd.com (amdext.amd.com [139.95.251.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g89FZPV01731 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:35:25 -0700 Received: from ssvlgs01.amd.com (ssvlgs01.amd.com [139.95.250.16]) by amdext.amd.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/AMD) with SMTP id IAA18793 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:35:18 -0700 (PDT) From: [[email protected]] Received: from 139.95.250.1 by ssvlgs01.amd.com with ESMTP (Tumbleweed MMS SMTP Relay (MMS v4.7);); Mon, 09 Sep 2002 08:35:18 -0700 X-Server-Uuid: 02753650-11b0-11d5-bbc5-00508bf987eb Received: from caexmta8.amd.com (caexmta8.amd.com [139.95.53.25]) by amdint.amd.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/AMD) with ESMTP id IAA17407 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:35:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by caexmta8.amd.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:35:16 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:35:12 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) X-WSS-ID: 1162603F1042904-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] Alviso - a few more 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: Hello All, Just a few birds to add to what has already been posted for Alviso this past weekend. I started early in the morning on Sunday, Sept 8, and walked up the entrance road before the gates were opened. Four PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and six LESSER YELLOWLEGS were in the marshy area along the entrance road. At the EEC, a VIRGINIA RAIL was in the small pond below the overlook in the butterfly garden area. A "WESTERN" FLYCATCHER and a YELLOW WARBLER were in the cottonwoods. A pale selasphorus hummer was in the California fuchsia. And finally, a female-type LAZULI BUNTING was seen feeding in the fennel along the entrance road. Ann Received: from mms3.broadcom.com (mms3.broadcom.com [63.70.210.38]) by plaidworks.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g89N1nV08770 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:01:49 -0700 Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms3.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom MMS-3 SMTP Relay (MMS v4.7);); Mon, 09 Sep 2002 16:01:45 -0700 X-Server-Uuid: 1e1caf3a-b686-11d4-a6a3-00508bfc9ae5 Received: from mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.21]) by mon-irva-11.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id QAA16812 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:01:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pc2kmikem (dhcpe1-sjcw-254 [10.20.64.254]) by mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com (8.12.4/8.12.4/SSM) with SMTP id g89N1i1Z024128 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:01:45 -0700 (PDT) From: "Mike Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:01:38 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-WSS-ID: 1163F7D357433-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: On Saturday, 7 Sep 02, I started the birding day at CCFS to look for migrants. Things seemed a little slower than last weekend, with 8 YELLOW WARBLERS, 3 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 5 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 5 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, and 6 WESTERN TANAGERS. An immature PRAIRIE FALCON was circling low over the east side of the creek, south of the waterbird pond. Two LESSER YELLOWLEGS at the pond were the only birds of interest there. Stops at a few other locations produced the continuing PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER in New Chicago Marsh and 2 SNOWY PLOVERS in the impoundment north of the Alviso Marina. Mike Mammoser