From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Apr 14 11:36:18 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3EIY6LS005775 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:34:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mms1.broadcom.com (mms1.broadcom.com [63.70.210.58]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3EIWgE6005732 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:32:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms1.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom MMS3 SMTP Relay (MMS v5.5.2)); Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:32:13 -0700 Received: from mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.23]) by mon-irva-11.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAA21737 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:32: 07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.21]) by mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/SSM3) with ESMTP id h3EIWNMW005236 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:32:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pc2kmikem (dhcpe1-sjcw-254 [10.20.64.254]) by mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.4/SSM) with SMTP id h3EIWMHg015276 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:32:23 -0700 (PDT) From: "Mike Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:31:54 -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) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 X-WSS-ID: 12842127911084-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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, 12 Apr 03, I visited Smith Creek in the Diablos, hoping for some migrant activity. A check along the creek trail didn't turn up much in the way of migrant flocks, but some lingering birds included a HERMIT THRUSH, a VARIED THRUSH, and a FOX SPARROW. A male WOOD DUCK flushed from the creek near the end of the trail. Resident birds that have arrived recently were in force - 4 HOUSE WRENS, 2 CASSIN'S VIREOS, 4 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, and a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER. I then headed up the trail through the green gate behind the fire station and decided to check the hill on the left (south) side of the trail. A couple WILSON'S WARBLERS singing from the undergrowth were most likely migrants. The treetops produced good mixed flock numbers of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES (35) and PINE SISKINS (40), with a couple LESSER GOLDFINCHES thrown in. However, migrant warbler flocks were just not in evidence; so I headed back down the hill. As I neared the fire station trail, though, I suddenly heard a warbler singing from the trees. I manuevered for position and, in the process, flushed a MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER from the poison oak understory, which gave me a brief look before disappearing. Returning my attention to the treetop singer, I tracked down a nice male NASHVILLE WARBLER. Soon, another song produced a male BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER. However, these were the only warblers I could find. Not much of a flock, but some choice species. Buoyed by this experience, I went to the north side hill to continue searching. With the exception of a single YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, this hill was barren. So, I took off for Hall's Valley. Down there, I walked the Canal Trail from McCreery Lake to the Loop Trail, searching for more migrants. Two pairs of WOOD DUCKS flushed from a small pond along this trail, and I got my season's first ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER. On Sunday, 13 Apr 03, I birded Gilroy Hot Springs Road from its intersection with Canada Road to its end at the hot springs entrance. A decided lack of migrants was evident here, although recently arrived residents were plentiful - 16 HOUSE WRENS (including a female carrying nesting material into a sycamore cavity at Canada Road), 11 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 8 WARBLING VIREOS, a BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, 9 BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, 3 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, and 2 CASSIN'S VIREOS. A short walk up the trail in Henry Coe Park finally produced what I was looking for; a calling HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER. Some WILD TURKEYS were calling from upslope here as well. Mike Mammoser _______________________________________________ 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]]