From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Jun 8 06:40:56 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h58DdKa9009428 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 06:39:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp5.Stanford.EDU (smtp5.stanford.edu [171.67.16.30]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h58Dc1fF009383 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 06:38:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from root@localhost) by smtp5.Stanford.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) id h58Dc0n0009503 for [[email protected]]; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 06:38:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [171.66.164.194] (DNab42a4c2.Stanford.EDU [171.66.164.194]) by smtp5.Stanford.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h58Dbso2009499 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 06:37:56 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: [[email protected]] Message-Id: Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 06:37:51 -0700 To: [[email protected]] From: Richard Stovel <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Subject: [SBB] Pygmy nuthatch nest in flatlands 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 highlight of my Palo Alto Summer Bird Count on Saturday was the discovery of an active PYGMY NUTHATCH nest along San Francisquito Creek behind the Stanford West apartments. Two adults were feeding two hatchlings in a cavity nest in a large eucalyptus. Detailed directions follow. Also of interest was a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK nest with two downy young in a big eucalyptus tree in the median strip of Campus Drive just east of its intersection with Quarry Road. Directions to the PYNU nest: The Stanford West apartments are along Sandhill Rd. south/west of Stanford Shopping Center. Behind the complex a bike bridge crosses San Francisquito Creek into Menlo Park, near the end of the complex that is closest to El Camino Real. From the bike bridge, take the footpath upstream about 150 yards to a dog-doo station (a green post which dispenses paraphernalia). About 20 yards farther upstream and about 12 feet inside the fence is a large eucalyptus with a metal tag about 6 feet up with the number "98-3310" on it (binoculars required). This tree has a large truncated branch projecting toward the creek at about the 20 foot level. The PYNU nest cavity is in this branch on the side facing upstream. - Dick -- Richard Stovel [[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]]