From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Dec 24 14:57:40 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBOMu6PH011032 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:56:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from mms3.broadcom.com (mms3.broadcom.com [63.70.210.38]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBOMsKUP010973 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:54:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms3.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom SMTP Relay (MMS v5.6.0)); Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:54:11 -0800 X-Server-Uuid: 8D569F9F-42CF-4602-970D-AACC4BD5D310 Received: from mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.23]) by mon-irva-11.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA24873 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:53: 36 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.21]) by mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/SSM3) with ESMTP id hBOMs9MW018522 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:54:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from pc2kmikem (dhcpe1-sjcw-254 [10.20.64.254]) by mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.4/SSM) with SMTP id hBOMsD0N004886 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:54:13 -0800 (PST) From: "Mike Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 14:54:05 -0800 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal X-WSS-ID: 13F4C69926G416309-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] : 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, 24 Dec 03, I went back out to the Palo Alto Baylands for the high tide. The water was even higher than yesterday, what with the storm surge and all, getting up to the bottom of the "28" on the wooden marker in the marsh. First, about an hour and a half before peak, I went out on the boardwalk with Karen DeMello, where 2 CLAPPER RAILS and a VIRGINIA RAIL were already seeking refuge from the high water. Since it looked like the water was coming in fast, I returned to the "Black Rail Corner" to wait for flyins. About an hour before peak the water was already higher than yesterday and I had no flyin rails, so I started to walk down the road towards the other end of the parking lot. About halfway down I came upon a BLACK RAIL (probably the same one as yesterday) along the edge of the road and called everyone in to see it. Like yesterday, it flitted and ran along the edge of the water, providing eye-popping life views for many there (I never got so many hugs from women I wasn't related to). The bird settled in to the vegetation near the "Harriet Mundy Marsh" sign, like yesterday, where it remained for the next hour or so (at least until I left), providing more sporadic views during that time. I went to the boat launch at the end of the road and scoped out Hook's Isle across the estuary mouth, hoping for a Sharp-tailed Sparrow. The island was no more than a few tufts of cordgrass and a PG&E boardwalk sticking out of the water. I managed to find 5 CLAPPER RAILS and 3 SORAS for my efforts. A male MERLIN was perched on the power tower above this watery menagerie. Mike Mammoser _______________________________________________ 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]]