From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Dec 8 11:16:46 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hB8JDdPJ012879 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:13:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (rtjones.nas.nasa.gov [129.99.19.30]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hB8JCVUP012830 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:12:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.12.5/8.12.5/NAS-6n) with ESMTP id hB8JCVLF350633 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:12:31 -0800 (PST) Received: (from mrogers@localhost) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id hB8JCVqW351318 for [[email protected]]; Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:12:31 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:12:31 -0800 (PST) From: "Dr. Michael M. Rogers" <[[email protected]]> Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] RUFF and LEYE at New Chicago Marsh 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, On Sunday 12/7/03, I took advantage of the improved weather to do some afternoon birding. My plan was to check Ed Levin Park for unusual sapsuckers, but I stopped by Hidden Lake Park off Milpitas Blvd in Milpitas on the way there. There was a nice assortment of gulls there, including many age classes of GLAUCOUS-WINGED and THAYER'S GULLS that were obligingly tame. Ed Levin Park did produce a few sapsuckers, but all were RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKERS. I had at least one (probably two) near the parking area by the northeast corner of Sandy Wool Lake and two more along the start of the road towards the golf course maintenance buildings (just past the turnoff to the Spring Valley Picnic Area off Calaveras Road). Other birds of note included an adult male COOPER'S HAWK that had just finished eating a MOURNING DOVE, 2 SAY'S PHOEBES, a GOLDEN EAGLE over the ridge, and 9 or 10 RING-NECKED DUCKS on a golf course pond. An adult RED-TAILED HAWK carrying nest material was getting an early start. On the way home I decided to walk out the railroad tracks from the EEC entrance road in Alviso. Three BURROWING OWLS were atop the first mound to the east. The were no interesting birds in the "first" pond, but by going further out I did relocate the basic plumaged RUFF far out in the marsh. This bird looks like our usual overwintering female to me. A vocal COMMON SNIPE flew overhead. I then headed back along the EEC entrance road towards the center to check another pond that contained 22 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. Birds were flying low across the road from the south to roost in the marsh. First four AMERICAN PIPITS, then a silent tight flock of 90+ WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, and finally a beautiful LESSER YELLOWLEGS that flew slowly low over the road and landed with the plovers. Looks like some good shorebirds are out there for the San Jose CBC this Sunday! 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]]