From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Jun 9 13:34:27 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h59KWQa8006656 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:32:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from borg.inreach.com (mail.northcoast.com [209.142.2.71]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id h59KUtfF006597 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:30:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 18722 invoked by uid 507); 9 Jun 2003 20:30:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?209.209.18.43?) (209.209.18.43) by borg.inreach.com with SMTP; 9 Jun 2003 20:30:49 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: [[email protected]] (Unverified) Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:28:02 -0700 To: Richard Stovel <[[email protected]]>, [[email protected]] From: Ruth Troetschler <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] Pygmy nuthatch nest in flatlands Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Cc: 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 directions enabled us to find these Pygmy Nuthatches near San Francisquito Creek today. There was also a Brown Creeper checking things out and an Ash-throated Flycatcher nearby. A beautiful spot. Thanks. However, the bicycle bridge is behind the Stanford West Apartments. The street to turn off Sand Hill Road is Durand Way. Ruth Troetschler At 6:37 AM -0700 6/8/03, Richard Stovel wrote: > 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/rebugging%40batnet.com > >This email sent to [[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]]