From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Aug 19 14:32:41 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7JLTKkV024312 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:29:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-r04.mx.aol.com (imo-r04.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.100]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7JLS4VK024255 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:28:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r1.1.) id t.187.1e197534 (3890) for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 17:27:52 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 17:27:52 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 6014 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Subject: [SBB] Semipalmated and Stilt Sandpipers X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ 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, This morning Frank Vanslager and I had a juvenile SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER in the Coyote Creek Field Station Waterbird Pond. It was with about 20 WESTERN and LEAST SANDPIPERS. We then worked the riparian area just north of and south of the Banding Trailer with none but the "usual suspects" noted. During a subsequent stop to bird the pond at State St. and Spreckles Ave in Alviso we happened to see Roland Kenner and Pat Kenny walking southeast on the railroad tracks that run through New Chicago Marsh. A short time later I noted a distinct change in their body language as they scoped the first pond northeast of the tracks and consulted their field guide. I told Frank that it had to be something "good" and suggested we join them where we were then treated to excellent views of a mostly alternate plumaged STILT SANDPIPER. As Pat and Roland left Frank and I went to Salt Pond A16 [Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Environmental Education Center -- the EEC]. The pond seemed very quite but we did note a rather large overall grayish-beige bird carcass lying in about the middle of the closest island. Does anyone know if the young Black Skimmer ever fledged? The adult BLSKs were gone and it seems that this may well be their young as the carcass doesn't resemble any of the other birds using this pond. On our way home we spotted Mike Mammoser who was just returning from viewing the Silt Sandpiper. Take care, Bob Reiling, 2:26 PM, 8/19/03 _______________________________________________ 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]]