From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Apr 7 21:48:25 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h384jhHg006872 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 21:45:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net (mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.48]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h384ijoc006822 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 21:44:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pool0094.cvx40-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([216.244.42.94] helo=birdnutz.com) by mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 192kyS-0005o0-00 for [[email protected]]; Mon, 07 Apr 2003 21:44:44 -0700 Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 21:45:04 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v551) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]> To: South Bay Birders <[[email protected]]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.551) Subject: [SBB] Alum Rock Park 4/6/03 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]] SBB, My Palo Alto Baylands Birding class had a fieldtrip at Alum Rock Park on Sunday. Migrants and spring birds are moving through and in. We had a nice side-by-side view of male HOODED and BULLOCK'S ORIOLEs in the top of one of the eucalypti in the Rustic Lands Picnic Area parking lot. HOUSE WRENs and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKs were fairly vocal in the area. We saw a singing RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROW a bit further up the North Rim trail from the area below Eagle Rock. Two WHITE- TAILED KITEs seemed to be associating with each other, one doing its fluttery display flight near the palm trees on the north slope. WHITE- THROATED SWIFTs also worked the air above the valley. With all of the WILD TURKEY reports flooding the Bay Area bird lists, Alum Rock Park was not out of the loop with the "Tres Amigos", Tom, Tom and Tom, strolling up and down the valley, gobbling and nibbling as they went. We heard and saw them 4 or 5 times throughout the day. Three COOPER'S HAWKs soared overhead with two of them distinctly appearing to chase each other. We also saw a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, or two, as well as a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and a GOLDEN EAGLE for a seven raptor day. NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWs were settling into the valley. One HERMIT THRUSH was seen along the old entrance road just above the kiosk, while another sang in the distance. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERs were working over an oak in the same location, with a few MYRTLE'S seen. BUSHTITs were bringing feathers to line a nest in the same oak (chalk another one up for the oaks). At least one BELTED KINGFISHER was seen but no Dipper could be located. Only one empid was detected, but not long enough for an ID; and the only other warbler sp. detected were a few singing ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERs. It was overcast and cool through most of the day. Les --- Les Chibana BirdNUTZ(tm) - Ornigasmic Birding em <[[email protected]]> web ph 650-949-4335 fx 650-949-4137 snailmail: SR2 Box 335, La Honda CA 94020 _______________________________________________ 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]]