From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Dec 27 15:25:37 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBRNNnPO024970 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 27 Dec 2003 15:23:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp3.Stanford.EDU (smtp3.stanford.edu [171.67.16.117]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBRNMrUP024921 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 27 Dec 2003 15:22:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from lawmail1.stanford.edu (lawmail1.Stanford.EDU [171.64.212.80]) by smtp3.Stanford.EDU (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBRNMquV002288 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 27 Dec 2003 15:22:52 -0800 To: [[email protected]] X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.0 September 26, 2002 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> From: "Tom Grey" <[[email protected]]> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 15:25:02 -0800 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on lawmail1/stanford(Release 5.0.12 |February 13, 2003) at 12/27/2003 03:25:03 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [SBB] Arastradero, Cassin's Vireo (?) 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]] I headed over to Arastradero on this gorgeous morning, first time I've gone birding there since I got my new camera. Best bird was an apparent "Solitary" type vireo, which I found in the new purchase area. (I'm not sure whether we're supposed to be in there, but there are no postings saying not to go in.) I just got a quick view of an eyeglass-wearing vireo, started fumbling for my camera, vireo popped out long enough for me to take a few quick shots -- but I didn't notice my lens wasn't zoomed out, so they are TINY. http://www.pbase.com/tgrey/miscellany Then when I was was fumbling to get the camera off the tripod so I could follow the bird, I lost the little guy. So never got more than a few seconds look at him through the binocs. The pix make him look like a solitary type all right. The one impression I got was that he was all olive, no gray, so presumably if he is indeed solitary-type he's probably Cassin's. My only doubt is whether he might be some kind of aberrant Hutton's with unusually large whitish lores. It was a great day for non-avian critters, as I got an excellent view of a BOBCAT right near the entrance -- pic in the gallery linked above. Then later up on the hilltop a COYOTE -- no pic of this fellow. I also saw and got some pictures of an extraordinarily bright "Audubon's" -- this guy would be considered a bright one in May. One pic also up in the linked gallery. Also saw a RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, in the same recent purchase area where I say the vireo. No pic. Tom Grey www.pbase.com/tgrey www.geocities.com/tgrey41 _______________________________________________ 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]]