From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Jan 1 18:35:42 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h022XwPN010922 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:33:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-out1.apple.com (mail-out1.apple.com [17.254.0.52]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h022XS3Y010887 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:33:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from mailgate2.apple.com (A17-129-100-225.apple.com [17.129.100.225]) by mail-out1.apple.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id h022XSw18733 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:33:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from scv2.apple.com (scv2.apple.com) by mailgate2.apple.com <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:33:27 -0800 Received: from apple.com (wilmotidsl5.apple.com [17.219.180.46]) by scv2.apple.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id h022XRQ06751; Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:33:27 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:33:27 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v551) To: [[email protected]] From: Barry Langdon-Lassagne <[[email protected]]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.551) cc: Ginger Langdon-Lassagne <[[email protected]]> Subject: [SBB] Picchetti Ranch Birds X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1rc1+ 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]] For New Years I took my daughters on a hike to the pond at Picchetti Ranch. The pond is nicely full now and we saw three newts (two mating in the water, one on land). The birding highlight was a pair of Varied Thrushes that flew up into the oak at the southwest corner of the pond, then made their way up the tree to join the dozen or so American Robins at the top. Later the entire flock burst out of the tree, although I couldn't see what flushed them. Here's most of what I saw: American Robin - everywhere at the park, in large numbers. Probably saw 100 Anna's Humminbird - several in the giant eucalyptus in the parking lot. The eucalyptus is blooming, so they have a nice home there Townsend's Warbler - in the eucalyptus, along with Yellow-rumpeds Yellow-rumped Warbler Steller's Jay Golden-crowned Sparrow - several near the restrooms Cedar Waxwing - orchard Kinglets? - two flew across the trail too quickly to identify Northern Flicker - up the hill from the orchard Western Scrub-Jay Black Phoebe - pond Varied Thrush - oaks by the pond Woodpecker (Nuttall's?) - eucalyptus. Could have been a Downy or Hairy. It never gave me a decent look Accipiter (probably Cooper's Hawk) - flew over ranch buildings Barry ----- _______________________________________________ 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]]