From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Mar 3 10:01:31 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h23HxUEJ021277 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:59:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net (mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.48]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h23Hwufr021237; Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:58:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from pool0026.cvx21-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.192.26] helo=209.179.192.26) by mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18puDG-0005i1-00; Mon, 03 Mar 2003 09:58:55 -0800 Date: 03 Mar 2003 09:59:10 -0800 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> From: Les Chibana <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] Upper Stevens Creek Park (3/02) To: <[[email protected]]>, <[[email protected]]>, X-Mailer: QuickMail Pro 2.1 (Mac) X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-Ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id h23Hwufr021237 X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1+ 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]] I've seen immature-plumaged Pileated Woodpeckers about half-way down this trail a few years back. This location is not far (for a flying woodpecker) from the previous nesting site at Table Mtn. I imagine, though, that they've found other suitable nesting trees in the area, probably further up the Stevens Creek drainage where they've been seen in recently. This trail (fire road) has better footing, and is less inclined, than Charcoal Road, which is the one that goes down to Table Mtn. from Skyline Blvd. But this means that mtn. bikers can also travel faster, which they do. It's still a relatively steep trail and it's about 2.5 mi. to the Canyon Trail. Grizzly Flat, at the bottom just before Stevens Creek, is a nice reward for the walk down. Now, you just have to get back up! Pygmy Nuthatches are also part of the avian community. Les -- Les Chibana BirdNUTZ(TM) - Ornigasmic Birding em <[[email protected]]> - web ph 650-949-4335 - fx 650-949-4137 snailmail: SR 2, Box 335, La Honda CA 94020 On Monday, March 3, 2003 9:03 AM, [[email protected]] wrote: >Hiked down to Stevens Creek along the Grizzly Flats trail yesterday >morning. Nothing too unusual, but was surprised at the conspicuous >presence of the Pileated Woodpeckers. This was a state bird for me (I just >moved here); don't quite understand why, but there was something more >special about seeing and hearing them in a western pine forest than in an >eastern deciduous. At least 2-3 birds calling around the trail on the way >down. Finally got a good look on the way back. > [snip] > >Craig Hunter >[[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/les%40birdnutz.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]]