From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Dec 16 14:23:19 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBGMKpPJ017528 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:20:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-r01.mx.aol.com (imo-r01.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.97]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBGMJaUP017465 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:19:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r4.8.) id t.17.40749faa (3874) for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:19:35 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:19:35 EST To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5003 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Subject: [SBB] San Jose CBC - SJ Urban Sector 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 All, Rich Page, Caralisa Hughes and I covered the northern portion of the San Jose Urban sector for the San Jose CBC, Dec 14. While we seemed to specialize in Mallards, coots, and robins, we did have some interesting birds to report. The most interesting birds of the day were found at Overfelt Gardens where in a mixed flock of small passerines (mostly Yellow-rumped Warblers and Dark-eyed Juncos), we also found four TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, one male WESTERN TANAGER, one GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and one female/immature NASHVILLE WARBLER. This little birdy bonanza was found near the southeast corner of the park along a wooded slope with a small streamlet between the Chinese Cultural Garden and a redwood glen. If anyone has time, please check out this area - we would especially like reconfirmation of the Nashville Warbler. Overfelt Gardens is located in East San Jose along McKee Road between King Road and Jackson Ave. Parking is in the northwest section along Educational Park Dr, but you can also park along McKee. Please note that the park doesn't open until 10:00 am daily. Other birds of interest were found in two sections of the Penitencia Creek Park chain. We found two THAYER'S GULLS in the park near Jackson and Mabury, and at least 24 MEW GULLS were in the pond at the northern Berryessa Rd portion. We also found a HUTTON'S VIREO in this northern portion - a species I've rarely encountered in a suburban setting. A few other species of note included a pair of COMMON MERGANSERS at Overfelt Gardens, a pair of RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS and CEDAR WAXWINGS along Coyote Creek near the SJ Municipal Golf Course, and HERMIT THRUSH and BEWICK'S WREN at Berryessa Creek Park. All in all we had a wonderful day of birding - and although I was all prepared with my rain gear - no rain! Many thanks to Kirsten Holmquist for taking on the challenging role of compiler for the San Jose CBC. Good job, Kirsten! Ann Verdi _______________________________________________ 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]]