From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Feb 5 22:25:20 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h166NP4r028947 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 5 Feb 2003 22:23:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (rwcrmhc53.attbi.com [204.127.198.39]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h166MqSE028916 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 5 Feb 2003 22:22:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from c363625c (12-234-139-43.client.attbi.com[12.234.139.43]) by rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (rwcrmhc53) with SMTP id <20030206062213053003m672e>; Thu, 6 Feb 2003 06:22:13 +0000 Message-ID: <004901c2cda7$dfe737e0$[[email protected]]> From: "Peggy L. Don" <[[email protected]]> To: "SBB" <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 22:20:41 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1 Subject: [SBB] Alviso, Arzino Ranch, Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh 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]] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id h166NP4r028947 SBBers, Today, February 5, 2003, Jack Cole, Linda Sullivan and I braved the windy conditions to check out the shorebirds at the impoundment north of Alviso Marina. We noted the sandpipers, SANDERLINGs and DUNLIN as we walked toward the northern end where we were able to view the RUFF and an adjacent LESSER YELLOWLEGS and GREATER YELLOWLEGS for a nice comparison. Jack went on his merry way and Linda and I stopped by Arzino Ranch. As we stepped down from the car, a flock of AMERICAN PIPITs flew in and settled down in the pasture. We found the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE foraging with the CACKLING GEESE and CANADA GEESE. Three RED-TAILED HAWKs flew low over the pasture like Northern Harriers, probably because of the wind. To humor me Linda and I then went to the Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh to continue my quest for the Eurasian Teal. As we scanned every duck and shorebird we found a lone SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. We started our search on the east side but it was when we were on the west side and looked eastward that we finally spotted the EURASIAN TEAL. It wasn't long before it disappeared into a narrow channel a short distance from the platform. Moving to the east side, we could not refind the teal until we looked across the trail and saw it foraging in Stevens Creek. After prolonged looks at this heretofore elusive duck I finally allowed Linda to call it a day. Good birding, Peggy Don _______________________________________________ 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]]