From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Dec 28 17:04:18 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBT12APF021679 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:02:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from mtaw6.prodigy.net (mtaw6.prodigy.net [64.164.98.56]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBT10WUP021627 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:00:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.101] (adsl-66-126-228-108.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net [66.126.228.108]) by mtaw6.prodigy.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBT0xmw8009925; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 16:59:48 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: [[email protected]] Message-Id: Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:00:16 -0800 To: [[email protected]] From: Gordon Barrett <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Subject: [SBB] Lewis Woodpecker Illusive 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]] Why is it that other people's posts about seeing good birds seem so easy and so clear? Having parked in the Russian Ridge OSP parking lot, we went through the tunnel under Alpine Road to Alpine Pond and examined every dead pine tree we could find between Alpine Road and Alpine Pond. No Lewis Woodpeckers. We went around the pond seeing the list below, but, having lost the sun and two hours time, but having gained a pretty good understanding of which dead pine tree we should have seen the Lewis Woodpecker in, we gave up, returned to the van, and, on a whim, turned right out of the parking lot onto Alpine Road. Landing on a post in the first turn was a Lewis Woodpecker. Two others trailed behind and landed to the left in a LIVE pine. We think they took pity on us and offered themselves for viewing as compensation for our persistence or our suffering. No one mentioned that the pond was frozen around the edges. It was cold! But, we got our bird on Sunday, December 28, 2003. Gordon Pied-billed Grebe Hooded Merganser American Coot California Quail Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Acorn Woodpecker Lewis's Woodpecker Western Scrub Jay Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Spotted Towee Golden-crowned Sparrow Oregon Junco Purple Finch -- Gordon Barrett [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ 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]]