From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Jun 5 16:08:42 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h55N6Va9015468 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:06:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-r05.mx.aol.com (imo-r05.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.101]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h55N5LfF015426 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:05:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36.3.) id t.1ac.15ce6b47 (4230) for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 19:05:10 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 19:05:10 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] Black-chinned Hummingbird 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 saw an adult male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD at Coyote Creek Field Station (CCFS) in a small bare tree just north of mist net 9330. This bird was atypical (to me) in that it was an overall grayish-olive (the color generally associated with the wings) with no white at the base of the gorget, some green on the back and just a few flecks of green on the flanks. The undertail coverts were whitish. The head had an overall dark (blackish) look with the crown and back of the head being a shade or two darker than the rest of the body. There was a small white spot behind the eye (no white in front of the eye). The bill had a slight decurve. The chin and throat were flat black with no "wings" to the gorget (it was very "squared-off" just behind the eye). We watched the bird for an extended period but saw little evidence of the purple band (just a few hints). Unfortunately it was already about 10:30 when we first saw the bird (a lower angled sun would have been nice). All of my previous bay-area BCHU sightings have been much earlier in the year (mid April to mid May) and I am at a loss to explain this birds atypical markings. A juvenile WHITE-TAILED KITE is still being attended to by a parent (south of the banding trailer), a CASPIAN TERN, 7 - 8 BONAPARTE'S GULLS and an adult COMMON MOORHEN were in the "Waterbird Pond." Early this morning Frank & I, once again, checked out Loma Prieta (lower saddle to above the upper saddle) without finding a "goodie" (conditions looked good with the cloud layer a couple hundred feet below with no wind but the Swifts, Martins and Black-chinned Sparrows failed to visit our island paradise). Take care, Bob Reiling, 4:03 PM, 6/5/03 _______________________________________________ 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]]