From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Apr 13 19:40:57 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3E2dIHe023430 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 19:39:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.117]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3E2bioc023391 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 19:37:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hx1tg (145.sanjose-03-04rs16rt.ca.dial-access.att.net[12.81.1.145]) by mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13) with SMTP id <2003041402374311300a1f09e>; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 02:37:43 +0000 Message-ID: <000a01c3022e$bd91b560$5327fea9@hx1tg> From: "R. Strait" <[[email protected]]> To: "South-bay Bird List" <[[email protected]]> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 19:37:03 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Subject: [SBB] Terns at Sunnyvale Baylands Park 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]] Hello, There were four Terns at Sunnyvale Baylands Park between 3:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. Three of the Terns were flying over the fenced field and its flooded areas. The one of these that I got the best look at had an orange-red bill with a black tip, a black cap that appeared to extend to the bill and a tail with extended outer tail feathers creating a broad U or V shape. I think this Tern would be a Forster's Tern. The length of the bird given as 13 inches in Sibley sounds about right. The fourth Tern was sitting on one of the T-shaped posts just north of the observation platform. This bird appeared to me to be a bit larger than the other three. The feature I noticed most was that there was a white shading into black on top of the head with the white beginning at the base of the bill. This bird was busy preening, but I think the bill was black. I am not sure about the bill color. Could this have been a Common Tern? I'm hoping someone else got to see them and can help me make positive ID's. These were the first Terns I've seen in this park this year. Rosalie Strait _______________________________________________ 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]]