From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Jul 10 11:12:50 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6AI9R7f001476 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:09:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from caduceus.sc.intel.com (fmr04.intel.com [143.183.121.6]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6AI7sxV001397 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:07:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from talaria.sc.intel.com (talaria.sc.intel.com [10.3.253.5]) by caduceus.sc.intel.com (8.11.6p2/8.11.6/d: outer.mc, v 1.66 2003/05/22 21:17:36 rfjohns1 Exp $) with ESMTP id h6AI6WZ22248 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:06:35 GMT Received: from fmsmsxvs042.fm.intel.com (fmsmsxvs042.fm.intel.com [132.233.42.128]) by talaria.sc.intel.com (8.11.6p2/8.11.6/d: inner.mc, v 1.35 2003/05/22 21:18:01 rfjohns1 Exp $) with SMTP id h6AI1rg05673 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:01:53 GMT Received: from fmsmsx331.amr.corp.intel.com ([132.233.42.135]) by fmsmsxvs042.fm.intel.com (NAVGW 2.5.2.11) with SMTP id M2003071011122420178 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:12:24 -0700 Received: from fmsmsx405.amr.corp.intel.com ([132.233.42.209]) by fmsmsx331.amr.corp.intel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:07:47 -0700 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6375.0 Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:07:47 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [SBB] belated arrival Thread-Index: AcNGhcuS7bsxnLleRL+Wr+ALFT5LqQAHE1gwAAG6Z8AAGQwf0A== From: "Tiwari, Vivek" <[[email protected]]> To: <[[email protected]]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Jul 2003 18:07:47.0984 (UTC) FILETIME=[2B67C100:01C3470E] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id h6AI7sxV001397 Subject: [SBB] PACIFIC LOON still there 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]] The PACIFIC LOON is still (10:45AM) exactly where it was yesterday. Just below the first (pedestrian) bridge on San Tomas Aquino creek upstream (South/West) from Mission College Blvd. and downstream from Rt. 101. (This is just east of Freedom Circle and west of Juliette Lane). Mike Mammoser was there as well and believes its an extremely worn basic plumaged adult. With binocs its clear that there as no pale margins per se on the back feathers but the paler look on some of the margins (and some feather bases as well) is due to wear. Mike may post more details. It could be a sick bird given its behavior and location. Its hasn't dove once, not that it could since the water in this narrow creek is barely a foot or so deep! Vivek [[email protected]] -----Original Message----- From: Tiwari, Vivek Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:05 PM To: [[email protected]] Subject: RE: [SBB] imm. PACIFIC LOON at a bizzare location > Bill wasn't upturned and wasn't held pointing straight. Should have said that the bill was held pointing straight. Vivek -----Original Message----- From: Tiwari, Vivek Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:00 PM To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] imm. PACIFIC LOON at a bizzare location Today at 2PM I was walking with a colleague along San Tomas Aquino creek upstream from Mission College Blvd. Saw a bird swimming alone just below the first bridge upstream from Mission College Blvd (and downstream from Rt. 101). I believe it was an immature PACIFIC LOON! I watched it from perhaps 30-40 feet away but without any binocs. Right body and bill shape and structure. Sharp, tapered bill, bluish grey on the lower mandible and blackish on the upper. Bill wasn't upturned and wasn't held pointing straight. Thicker neck than a Aechmophorus grebe. Different structure than a Red-necked Grebe. Upper mandible tip wasn't rounded like a Cormorant. I have occasionally seen Common Mergansers here (which I always forget to report) but the bill was thicker and rounder and wasn't orangish. Upperparts were brownish grey with paler feather margins but were dishevelled without a clear pattern. Throat and front of the neck were white demarcated from darker coloring on the back of the neck. The back half of the crown, nape and upper part of the back of the neck though was much lighter than the bottom of the back of the neck but appeared to have some scattered dark feathers for somewhat of a dirty look. The first summer plumage shown in Sibley handbook (not included in the compact field guide) appears to be a good match. The bill shape, posture and the pattern on the neck is what I am using to differentiate from imm. Red-throated Loon. Hope it sticks around tomorrow since I would like to reconfirm with binocs anyway. Vivek [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. 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