From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Jan 4 17:08:30 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0516gng005072 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 17:06:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from highstream.net (mail.highstream.net [65.214.41.101]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0515iLp005031 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 17:05:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from default [68.130.95.30] by highstream.net (SMTPD32-7.07) id A4728CF10084; Sat, 04 Jan 2003 20:03:46 -0500 Message-ID: <0b0401c2b456$90b40820$9a098244@default> From: "Roland Kenner" <[[email protected]]> To: "south bay birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 17:05:33 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-RBL-Warning: This E-mail came from 68.130.95.30, a potential spam source listed in OSDUL. X-Note: This E-mail was scanned for spam. Subject: [SBB] SCVAS: First Annual Rarities Chase 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]] Bob Reiling led the chase, starting at the Alviso Marina at 7:30 am with a quick walk out to the impoundment, where we failed to find any Sanderlings. The EEC gate was closed, so we didn't try there. Next up was Crothers Road for the Greater Roadrunner and another miss. At this point Bob was probably wondering about the wisdom of the venture and about to declare it the Last Annual Rarities Chase. At Cottonwood Lake in Hellyer Park the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was easily found, so things were looking up. At Edenvale Park we had several VARIED THRUSHes soon after the entrance gate and eventually had numerous short looks at an immature WHITE-THROATED SPARROW in a mixed flock of crowned sparrows and a FOX SPARROW or two. Also seen: an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and several TOWNSEND'S WARBLERs. Next stop was Coyote Ranch Golf Club where, trying to be as inconspicuous as a group of 18 birders with scopes and no golf clubs can be, we saw the PACIFIC LOON and the GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (only 1 male seen). Also here: six WILSON'S SNIPE and two SPOTTED SANDPIPERs. As we turned off of Bailey road towards the east end of Calero Kirstin Holmquist (at least) saw the local adult BALD EAGLE. Unfortunately, we were unable to refind the bird later, but the search turned up a PRAIRIE FALCON. We also found the ROCK WREN in its usual spot in the rocks across from the levee. Later at the boat ramp, while still trying to find the Bald Eagle, we had distant views of 3 (4?) GOLDEN EAGLEs. This marked the end of the official Chase, but what's a good chase without a retry on a miss? Bob, Pat, Peggy, and I went back up to Crothers Road and had extended looks at the GREATER ROADRUNNER feeding in the field across from 11011. This was about 2 pm; this seems to be an afternoon bird, or at least not an early morning bird. When we took Bob back to his car at the Marina, he suggested another quick look at the impoundment, which produced two SANDERLINGs amongst the usual shorebirds. All in all a very rewarding day. Roland Kenner _______________________________________________ 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]]