From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Dec 21 22:55:53 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBM6s5PI001371 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 22:54:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net (avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.50]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBM6qvUP001333 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 22:52:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from user-38lc0n6.dialup.mindspring.com ([209.86.2.230] helo=birdnutz.com) by avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AYJvz-0003EQ-00 for [[email protected]]; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 22:52:56 -0800 Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 22:57:29 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]> To: South Bay Birders <[[email protected]]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Subject: [SBB] Baylands Sparrow vigil 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]] Today, 12/21/03, I spent my "high tide time" along the outflow channel next to the Palo Alto Airport in hopes of finding a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. The tides were nice but I was not able to find any NST Sparrows. I went over to the airport side of the channel and was joined by Bill Bousman. We spent about a half hour waiting for a Swamp and/or White- throated Sparrow to make a showing some 30 yards beyond the last coyote brush. SAVANNAH, GOLDEN-CROWNED, WHITE-CROWNED, FOX, SONG, and LINCOLN'S were active. The Fox Sparrow appeared to be one of the intergrades of Slate-colored and Sooty; much too bright red in the tail and too gray in the face for one of the Sooty races. Bill headed back to the Nature Center, I walked further along the levee. I turned back and, just as I reached the spot where we had been looking for the Swamp Sparrow, an un-Song-like sparrow popped up, showed a patch of chestnut wing coverts and disappeared. After a few minutes of waiting, the bird popped up again and this time I could see the relatively unstreaked breast (only faint flank streaking), the black eyeline, and an auricular area lacking a dark lower margin. The chestnut greater and median coverts contrasted with the tan-washed body and face. I didn't make a mental note of the color of the outer webbing of the primaries. The bird didn't linger long enough for me to get a photo. It was last seen disappearing a short way out into the marsh. Les Chibana _______________________________________________ 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]]