From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Aug 27 20:56:16 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7S3s0kX026664 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:54:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.117]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7S3pvVK026592 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:51:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hx1tg (unknown[12.81.16.247]) by mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13) with SMTP id <2003082803515511300s9bb7e>; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 03:51:55 +0000 Message-ID: <000601c36d17$cc981460$5327fea9@hx1tg> From: "R. Strait" <[[email protected]]> To: "South-bay Bird List" <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:52:24 -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] CATTLE EGRET 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]] Hello, My husband and I walk at Sunnyvale Baylands Park most evenings. Tonight at about 7:45 we saw one CATTLE EGRET in the pond along the main trail just southeast of the observation platform. Both the Cattle Egret and a Snowy Egret were resting at the end of the "island" near the center of this pond. It was very convenient to have the Snowy Egret to compare the Cattle Egret with. The Cattle Egret was a bit smaller than the Snowy and had a shorter bill that was mostly yellow with some orange along the vertical edges. The legs near the body were a dull gray but the lower legs and feet appeared black. I thought perhaps this was mud but when I consulted the field guide, I discovered the same color scheme. The Cattle Egret's feathers were completely white. After being stared at for a couple of minutes, both the Cattle Egret and the Snowy Egret took off together and headed northeast toward the ball fields and the levee. Snowy Egrets have been regular in the evenings for a couple of weeks in this pond. Anyone wanting to see the Cattle Egret there would probably have the best chance toward evening. However, this is the only time I've seen a Cattle Egret in this park. 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]]