From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Jan 2 09:23:53 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h02HKuPN025806 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:20:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from merlin.arc.nasa.gov (merlin.arc.nasa.gov [128.102.219.21]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h02HKG3Y025757 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:20:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from merlin.ARC.NASA.GOV by merlin.ARC.NASA.GOV (PMDF V6.2 #30665) id <[[email protected]]> for [[email protected]]; Thu, 02 Jan 2003 09:20:13 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 09:20:13 -0800 (PST) From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] Message-id: <[[email protected]]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii cc: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] - 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]] Folks: Yesterday, 1/1/2003, I joined John Mariani on the hillside part of the Moss Landing CBC. A good part of this is in Santa Clara County at Mt. Madonna CP. We started out owling at 4:30 am and hears at least two NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, four GREAT HORNED OWLS, and a WESTERN SCREECH-OWL. Missed the Pygmy, though. A bit of morning bird just west of Hecker Pass (Santa Cruz County) was highlighted by an adult WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Back in Mt. Madonna CP and across the road we found many of the coniferous forest birds including 11+ PYGMY NUTHATCHES, four WINTER WRENs, a single GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, plus a nice female/imm MERLIN. After we dropped down the slope into Watsonville I left John (bon voyage) and returned home via Santa Clara County reservoirs and other spots. I counted 13 female/immature COMMON MERGANSERS in Uvas Reservoir. Two WOOD DUCKS were in a pond along Uvas-McKean Road. At Calero Reservoir I didn't see anything that hasn't been reported. My count of AM. WHITE PELICANS was three, and I noted four adult male SURF SCOTERS. On my way home a stop at the Palo Alto Muni GC pond off Geng Road provided a male and female HOODED MERGANSER. This morning, 1/2/2003, a PACIFIC LOON was in Salt Pond A1 just across from the Mountain View Forebay--it certainly has been a Pacific Loon winter. An adult MEW GULL on the east end of Shoreline Lake was unusual for this area. I counted 19 BLACK SKIMMERS on Charleston Slough. Bill _______________________________________________ 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]]