From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Dec 25 17:29:48 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBQ1S8PO002670 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:28:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp2.Stanford.EDU (smtp2.stanford.edu [171.67.16.116]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBQ1QuUP002620 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:26:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from cagan.stanford.edu (Bio-CCB23.Stanford.EDU [171.64.63.123]) by smtp2.Stanford.EDU (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBQ1Qtq7012044 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:26:55 -0800 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Sender: [[email protected]] (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:25:27 -0800 To: [[email protected]] From: Cagan Hakki Sekercioglu <[[email protected]]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Subject: [SBB] WTSP at the Dish/RTHA with bell/jesses 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]] After missing the Black Rail the first two days, I decided to skip yesterday, and then saw Linda Sullivan's message to my dismay. Ironically, going uphill (left) from Gerona Gate this morning, I saw a White-throated Sparrow in a flock of Golden and White-crowneds, at the Stanford Dish, which is practically my backyard. At 6:30 this morning I met a certified hawk bander friend, to try to trap the Stanford Dish redtail with a tether and bell attached to it, so that we could take them off. Some falconer's bird. The bird seemed pretty wary and never came to the bow trap, but we ended up catching a young redtail which we banded before release. Here are some photos: http://jasper1.stanford.edu/~cagan/SmallHawks The guards told us that some people had tried before without permission, and in fact one person showed up with a lure while we were waiting uphill, walking right past the trap, through the wetland restoration, and flushed the redtail. If you know anyone who is interested in trying, please tell them that they cannot do it without a permit from Stanford and we have someone who is working on this bird. Cagan From: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] 12/24 Black Rail To: [[email protected]] Howdy Sbbers.... On my way driving in the heavy down pour to see the Black Rail I wondered if it would be worth it... OH MY GOD was it....the views of this bird were amazing. I want to thank Mike Man, this beats asking for a White-throated Sparrow in my yard for Christmas..... Thanks again Mike..... Wishing you a happy holiday and a happy healthy new year (with lots of birds). My best regards, Linda Sullivan Cagan Sekercioglu Stanford University Department of Biological Sciences Center for Conservation Biology www.naturalphotos.com _______________________________________________ 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]]