From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Feb 2 13:53:13 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h12LoP4x018659 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 13:50:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from conure.mail.pas.earthlink.net (conure.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.54]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h12LnUSE018618 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 13:49:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from user-2ivfk0d.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.247.208.13] helo=kirstennt) by conure.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18fRz7-000648-00 for [[email protected]]; Sun, 02 Feb 2003 13:49:06 -0800 From: "Kirsten R. Holmquist" <[[email protected]]> To: "South Bay Birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 13:49:06 -0800 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C2CAC1.DAA68440" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: <[[email protected]]> X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1 Subject: [SBB] Hooded Mergansers back at Windy Hill X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1 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]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C2CAC1.DAA68440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I finally got a chance to check out the overwintering birds at Windy Hill. The HOODED MERGANSERS (2 F, 1 M) have indeed returned to the little pond there. They were in with the PIED-BILLED GREBES, MALLARDS, and AMERICAN COOTS. A GREAT EGRET was also in the reeds looking alertly for breakfast. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES, BUSHTITS, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, a BLACK PHOEBE, an ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, and a couple of LESSER GOLDFINCHES were all in the shrubbery by the side of the pond. On the Betsy Crowder trail, I picked up a BEWICK'S WREN, my first (of four) TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, a DOWNY WOODPECKER (M), a couple of HERMIT THRUSHES, a WRENTIT, a couple of perched BAND-TAILED PIGEONS, a quickly spooked covey of CALIFORNIA QUAIL, a NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER (F), a SPOTTED TOWHEE, my first (of 7) RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and a pair of HUTTON'S VIREOS. A flock of 20+ CEDAR WAXWINGS briefly ate red berries before getting spooked by an on-coming runner. Dominating the trail though was a flock of 40+ AMERICAN ROBINS. They also were interested in eating berries. Many of the branches with berries however couldn't bear their weight very well. So, they were sniping at the berries in flight creating a constant sound of the rush of wings. Later on, on the newly opened Meadow Trail, I had a HAIRY WOODPECKER (M), ACORN WOODPECKERS, DARK-EYED JUNCOS, more YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a CALIFORNIA TOWHEE, a couple of OAK TITMICE, and a WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. I also got a STELLAR'S JAY doing its raggedy, sickly imitation of a red-shouldered hawk. (Later back at the parking lot, I got to see the real thing circling over the hills.) In the air above the Jay, a WHITE-TAILED KITE dive-bombed a coasting RED-TAILED HAWK. I also picked up one (of 5, 2F, 3M) NORTHERN FLICKERS for the day. This one was a hybrid male with the orange mustache, orange crescent on the back of the neck and yellow-shafts on the tail feathers. Walking back to the parking lot, I kept checking the old, bare oaks and was eventually rewarded with a RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER. Excellent day for woodpeckers, with all 6 common local species checking in. A CALIFORNIA THRASHER was also kind enough to sit up for a few minutes and show off its splendid bill. Finally, I stopped back at the pond where a GREEN HERON made a brief appearance before flying to cover. At the parking lot, a flock of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were flitting around in the meadow. Overhead, three RED-TAILED HAWKS soared along with a RED-SHOULDERED and two COMMON RAVENS. Best Regards, Kirsten R. Holmquist [[email protected]] ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C2CAC1.DAA68440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit _______________________________________________ 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]] ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C2CAC1.DAA68440--