From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Jan 17 11:53:54 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0HJpF4r016288 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:51:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from concord.eddata.com (concord.eddata.com [216.2.25.194]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0HJoFSE016231 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:50:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by CONCORD with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <4A6DG27V>; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:53:25 -0800 Message-ID: <731A6F12A87AD2118E8B006097098F9A5AC076@CONCORD> From: Mark Paxton <[[email protected]]> To: "SBB (E-mail)" <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:53:22 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [SBB] Eurasian Wigeon not found 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]] Returned to the Gilroy sewer ponds this morning to scope more carefully for the possibility of female Eurasian Wigeon. Wigeon were on and off the water, grazing, and I could not relocate the two Eurasian males of yesterday. Nevertheless, had fun watching one of a pair of bobcats try to catch a Mallard in a culvert without getting wet. Seen in order: Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Bewick's Wren, European Starling, American Crow, Black Phoebe, Oak Titmouse, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird, Mourning Dove, House Finch, Mallard, Common Yellowthroat, Sharp-shinned Hawk, California Thrasher, Cooper's Hawk, Eared Grebe, Song Sparrow, Northern Shoveler, Coot, Ruddy Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Scaup, Cinammon Teal, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Western Meadowlark, Lincoln Sparrow, Green-winged Teal, Mew Gull, Least Sandpiper, Audubon's Warbler, Violet-green Swallow -- only 2, down from yesterday's dozen -- Scrub Jay, White-crowned Sparrow. It was fun to compare the two accipiters. The sharpie was quite small -- likely male -- and allowed fairly close approach for good looks in good light. The bird was very bright across the breast. The coop, by contrast, seemed quite large. Not as brightly feathered, typical of a first-year bird, but with a contrasting black cap showing. Mark Paxton, San Benito County _______________________________________________ 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]]