From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Jul 31 14:01:59 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6VKxNFf021440 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:59:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web40112.mail.yahoo.com (web40112.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.78.46]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id h6VKwFkK021392 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:58:15 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Received: from [64.221.187.146] by web40112.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:58:15 PDT Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:58:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Olson <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] Solitary Sandpiper - not found 7/31 To: [[email protected]] In-Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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]] Hello all, I looked for Ann's Solitary Sandpiper late this AM for about half an hour; no luck. I saw only 1 Greater Yellowlegs, many Killdeer & Black-necked Stilts (including young) and a few Least Sandpipers, in terms of shorebirds. Many Forster's Terns, including young; 2 Caspian Terns. Wood Ducks: I think I saw a family of 4! They were quite far away, but one had a ring around the eye and another had juvenile-like face pattern. Raptors: Red-shouldered Hawk camped out by the marsh; 2 White-tailed Kites; Kestrel. I did not check any other places around Calero, so the Solitary Sandpiper could be elsewhere. I avoided a parking ticket, but both McKean and Bailey are marked for "no parking" everywhere. Kris Olson Menlo Park, CA --- [[email protected]] wrote: > Hello All - > > This morning (7/30) a SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen at > Calero Reservior. > > The sandpiper was actually seen in the "Bailey Cove" > extension at the > southeast end of the reservoir. "Bailey Cove" is a > seasonal marshy area that can be > seen near the intersection of McKean and Bailey > Roads. > > Now, a few precautions about accessing the area. > There is very limited > parking here. The only legal parking is a pull-out > space for maybe 2 to 3 cars at > most on Bailey Road heading east. There is no > parking at all along McKean > Road and also no parking on the west side of Bailey > Road at the intersection even > though it looks like there could be better parking > on that side. People have > been ticketed for parking on the west side. > > Also when leaving the area, I always drive all the > way over Bailey Road to > Coyote Valley and turn around at the IBM facility. > I personally think that it's > way too dangerous to attempt a U-turn at McKean and > Bailey as both roads have > blind curves and cars come through here pretty fast. > > Once crossing McKean Rd there is a small dirt path > that leads down toward the > cove. Where the path forks, keep to the right - the > "high road" - and you > can have good views of the marsh area. The lower > path leads nowhere. A scope > is advisable for viewing the birds. > > Other shorebirds seen here recently have included > Short-billed Dowitcher, > Greater Yellowlegs, Western Sandpiper, Least > Sandpiper, and Wilson's Phalarope. > > Ann Verdi > _______________________________________________ > 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/kristenolson%40yahoo.com > > This email sent to [[email protected]] ===== Kristen Olson [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ 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]]