From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Jul 9 17:28:21 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6A0QGGM014702 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:26:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-m02.mx.aol.com (imo-m02.mx.aol.com [64.12.136.5]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6A0PX8b014660 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:25:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r1.1.) id t.112.25de2f6e (26116) for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:25:24 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:25:23 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 6014 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Subject: [SBB] County birding X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ 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]] All, This morning Frank Vanslager and I decided to check out large (west) pond at the Sunnyvale Water Treatment Facility but first making a quick stop at Salt Pond A4 (no Little Blue Heron and there were a lot fewer birds than we've there seen previously). A pair of BURROWING OWLS were inside the fence on the northern edge of the facility as we walked to and from pond (A4) as a SORA called from the reeds nearby. We then started around the "West" pond via the hill near the parking lot. A quick scan showed very little activity anywhere except in Salt Pond A5 which was loaded with large white birds (AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, GREAT and SNOWY EGRETS) and at least one smaller, darker, Snowy Egret sized bird. No way to ID this bird at that distance and time of day (late morning) but it might be possible under ideal conditions (with a good scope and good air). We then continued along the southern edge of the "West" pond. We had a LESSER YELLOWLEGS with six GREATER YELLOWLEGS in the first marshy pond west of the hill and had at least two more LEYE with 18-24 GRYE in the next marshy pond. The first LEYE we saw caused some concern as the feathers on the back were raised and made us think that it might be a Ruff, later we saw a GRYE that also had these feathers raised (it wasn't the wind). These two ponds and a third on Lockheed Martin property were fairly birdy (especially the second one). Other birds included hundreds of WESTERN and LEAST SANDPIPERS (mostly WESA), a few Dowitchers, Snowy Egrets and KILLDEERS. Further along the fence to Moffet Field we had a good number of perched BARN SWALLOWS which included at least one CLIFF SWALLOW and two TREE SWALLOWS. A GREEN HERON was near the bridge. Salt Pond A3W was essentially empty, a few American White Pelicans, FORSTER'S TERNS and BLACK-NECKED STILTS, as was the "West" Pond with perhaps a hundred ducks (mostly MALLARDS with at least one male LESSER SCAUP noted). No special Tern activity in this area so far :-( Babies seen included Black-necked Stilts (parents doing their best to distract us) and a pair of stripe-headed, PIED-BILLED GREBES (swiming in the canal with a parent). Take care, Bob Reiling, 5:33 PM, 7/9/03 _______________________________________________ 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]]