From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Apr 22 14:37:31 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3MLZILS023172 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:35:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (rtjones.nas.nasa.gov [129.99.19.30]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3MLY7E6023128 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:34:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mrogers@localhost) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.9.3p2/8.9.3/NAS 8.9.3-5n) id OAA32172 for [[email protected]]; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:34:03 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:34:03 -0700 (PDT) From: "Dr. Michael M. Rogers" <[[email protected]]> Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] Grant Ranch 4/20/03 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]] All, On Sunday 4/20/03, I enjoyed a 9-mile family hike out to the Line Shack at the north end of Deer Valley, starting from the Twin Gates trailhead at Grant Ranch County Park. The wildflowers along the Canada De Pala Trail were spectacular and the grassland was full of WESTERN KINGBIRDS, WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, HORNED LARKS, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. Hummingbird migration was still in full swing, with birds flying north along the ridgeline. I was able to identify three as adult male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS. A pair of LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES flew over the hill north of the Twin Gates parking lot and several YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were in the trees there as well. The highlight of this trip was the area near the Line Shack at the northeast corner of the park. The moist open oak woodland here had 3 singing CHIPPING SPARROWS, a singing RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, more YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 2 LINCOLN'S and 3 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and a pair of LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS. Given the habitat and the breeding at Eagle Lake two years ago I suspect that these woodpeckers are breeding (new species for atlas block 1035!). Mike Rogers _______________________________________________ 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]]