From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Apr 7 11:57:12 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h37It7iu017575 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:55:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mms1.broadcom.com (mms1.broadcom.com [63.70.210.58]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h37IsQZQ017539 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:54:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms1.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom MMS1 SMTP Relay (MMS v5.5.2)); Mon, 07 Apr 2003 11:54:07 -0700 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 LAA12716 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:54:02 -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 h37IsIVE016260 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:54:18 -0700 (PDT) From: "Mike Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:54:04 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 Importance: Normal X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by mon-irva-11.broadcom.com id LAA12716 X-WSS-ID: 128F16C548440-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id h37IsQZQ017539 Subject: [SBB] : X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] On Saturday, 5 Apr 03, I met up with Mike Rogers and we travelled up to Smith Creek to search for migrants. A check of the hillside behind the fire station produced a small flock consisting of 2 LESSER GOLDFINCH and 8 PINE SISKINS working the leafing oaks. The only other “flock” here was composed of a TOWNSEND’S WARBLER, a WARBLING VIREO, and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Down along the creek we had a couple WILSON’S WARBLERS (2 more were up the road from the bridge), our season’s first CASSIN’S VIREO, an unseen singing BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, as well as a few PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS and WARBLING VIREOS. Mike found a male WOOD DUCK on the creek at the end of the trail, but it swam out of sight before I could get on it. We presumed that a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK soaring overhead was a local resident. We also checked the area of Grant Lake and the Canal Trail both before and after Smith Creek. Waterfowl on the lake included a few each of MALLARD and GADWALL, a pair each of CINNAMON TEAL and WOOD DUCK, 4 CANADA GEESE, a couple dozen RUDDY DUCKS, and 5 BUFFLEHEAD. A dozen AMERICAN WIGEON were on the small pond north of the lake. The dozens of TREE SWALLOWS here were augmented by a NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED and a VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW. Later, 3 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS had joined the swallow flock. Along the Canal Trail we saw a SHARP-SHINNED, COOPER’S, and RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. Earlier, up the valley, a GOLDEN EAGLE flyby was registered by Mike. A nice male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was at the eucalyptus grove at the end of the trail, and a female SELASPHORUS was along the trail, while the few others of this genus during the day were heard only or glimpsed briefly. We heard WILD TURKEYS calling from the area of Quimby Road. On the way home I stopped at Cottonwood Lake and verified that the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE is still present with the domestic flock. It looks as though this bird may be around for a while, as it was drooping its left wing like it had been injured. On Sunday, 6 Apr 03, I took my annual hike out to Manzanita Point at Henry Coe State Park. As is typical, I had 7 singing BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS. This must be one of the first places these birds show up for breeding, as there is always a number here in the first week of April. Singing PURPLE FINCHES were also quite evident at the point. WILD TURKEYS are actively courting here, when not being chased by the Boy Scouts who were on a camp-out this weekend. Good numbers of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, of both the Audubon’s and Myrtle persuasion, were in singing flocks. One flock near the small pond at the point had a nonsinging CHIPPING SPARROW included. Lots of LESSER GOLDFINCHES were intermingled with PINE SISKINS while they worked the tops of oak trees. They were easy to hear, but difficult to see in the treetops, so my count of 18 siskins is likely conservative. Other birds present in the area included 11 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 5 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, and 3 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS. Three HERMIT THRUSHES were still skulking in the chaparral near the headquarters. 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