From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Jan 26 16:58:44 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0R0vJ4q008003 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:57:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net (albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.120]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h0R0uLSE007964 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:56:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from user-2ivfjp2.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.247.207.34] helo=kirstennt) by albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18cxYt-0000Tg-00 for [[email protected]]; Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:55:45 -0800 From: "Kirsten R. Holmquist" <[[email protected]]> To: "South Bay Birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:55:51 -0800 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C2C55B.C8411740" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: <[[email protected]]> X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1 Subject: [SBB] Ogier Ponds 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]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C2C55B.C8411740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A beautiful, if a might brisk, day at Ogier Ponds for the Audubon walk. A few of us got there early enough to appreciate a beautiful female COMMON MERGANSER. Unfortunately, she didn't stick around until everyone was assembled. Everyone did get a chance to see BUFFLEHEAD, a GREATER SCAUP, and a COMMON MOORHEN in the same area. We next checked the riparian area where we found a female DOWNY WOODPECKER and caught a few glimpses of a male COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. A singing CALIFORNIA THRASHER next captured out attention. Flocks of WHITE-CROWNED and GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS made their way from bush to bush while AMERICAN ROBINS and WESTERN SCRUB JAYS looked down on them. A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD posed for admiration. At the edge of the first northern pond, we found a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET hanging out with a group of BUSHTITS. A male AMERICAN KESTREL perched at the top of a tree. Out on the pond, a number of COMMON GOLDENEYE were clearly visible along with a handful of CANVASBACKS and a WESTERN GREBE. A NORTHERN RED-SHAFTED FLICKER flashed red as it flew by. Walking north along the side of the pond, we found another DOWNY WOODPECKER, this time a male. Behind him, a couple of EARED GREBES made like a Valentine's Day picture postcard. A SAVANNAH SPARROW perched in the reeds. A BELTED KINGFISHER sounded off then flew low across the pond and into a tree on the opposite side. >From the edge of the second pond, an OSPREY (no hint of a necklet so likely male) was clearly visible perched in a tree on the far side. Two WHITE-TAILED KITES were on the telephone wire. One of them still had a bit of orange on the back of its neck. In the pond, a group of RING-NECKED DUCKS hung out at the back end. Both GREATER and LESSER SCAUP were also in the area for comparison. A pair each of EARED and HORNED GREBES paddled side-by-side, giving all a good view at how to distinguish them. A PIED-BILLED GREBE came into view to complete the picture. A BEWICK'S WREN flitted through the brush in front of us. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS dried their wings in the far corner. Oh, did I mention the gulls. The large gull flock was in their accustomed place, mostly CALIFORNIA with a few HERRING and RING-BILLED for some flavor. Walking back past the cars, we heard the scream of a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. We turned around to see a RED-TAILED HAWK harassing one of a pair. The other RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was perched in a tree. Soon the other one landed nearby facing in the opposite direction. They both showed off different reasons why many consider them our most beautiful buteo. Hitting the southern ponds next, we checked out the creek and were lucky enough to find a SPOTTED SANDPIPER doing its little butt-bounce along the edge of the creek. Two GREATER YELLOWLEGS were foraging in the middle of the creek. A WILSON'S SNIPE went streaming by parallel to the creek, completing the shorebird trifecta. Several TREE SWALLOWS zoomed around overhead. A male LESSER GOLDFINCH surveyed the area from the top of a bare tree. A BLACK PHOEBE and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were flycatching over the creek. At the bittern pond, we quickly found a GREAT BLUE HERON. RUDDY, BUFFLEHEAD, and RING-NECKs were the only ducks in the pond. A few MARSH WRENs made furtive, shadowy appearances in the reeds. We didn't manager to flush a bittern, but we did get a GREEN HERON flying across the pond and away. Later, probably the same GREEN HERON flushed back toward the bittern pond and was briefly chased by a COOPER'S HAWK. A GREAT EGRET flew right through the model airplane area and made a great circle around us. On the way back, a few of us managed to catch sight of a GOLDEN EAGLE flying low against the hills. Best Regards, Kirsten R. Holmquist [[email protected]] ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C2C55B.C8411740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. 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