From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Mar 15 18:18:16 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h2G2Fqj0024379 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 18:15:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-r07.mx.aol.com (imo-r07.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.103]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h2G2F4ZQ024339 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 18:15:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.21.) id t.27.3c003562 (25914) for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:14:57 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:14:57 EST 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 2.1.1+ Subject: [SBB] OKA PONDS...... 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]] Good evening SBBers.... Late this afternoon I took a walk around Oka Ponds. I entered through the Oka Lane entrance and watched the YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS feeding in the Euc trees. A NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER was working the Pepper tree. A pair of CANADA GEESE were protecting their nesting spot at the end of pond 6. As I walked down along the ponds I was thrilled to find foraging a COMMON MOORHEN....this is the second time I have seen this bird at Oka. It was in pond 6 by the overpass bridge and freeway. It was actively feeding and I was able to take photos. COOTS and PIED-BILLED GREBES were also to be found in this ponds. A BLACK-PHOEBE was flycatching along the ponds edge. In the large pond were 4 male BUFFLEHEAD with 4 females, some RUDDY DUCKS and LESSER SCAUP. As I walked down to check out the fennel patch.... GOLDEN-CROWNED and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen in the bushes and along the walkway. A SONG SPARROW was singing from Los Gatos Creek. A male ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was sitting ontop of one of the smaller trees as I walked down to check "Snipe Island". No Snipe today. A single GREAT EGRET was seen by the islands. Lots of NORTHERN-ROUGH WINGED SWALLOWS and a few CLIFF SWALLOWS were flying over head. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was sitting on the fence protecting it's berry patch! The AMERICAN GOLDFINCH were taking a bath in the large drainage pipe...always fun to watch. As I crossed the bridge to check out the Campbell Ponds a SNOWY EGRET was under the bridge. BUSHTITS were just about everywhere. In Pond 3 were Ruddy Ducks, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead and one pair of CANVASBACKS. Just before I walked down to the Dell Avenue filtering ponds there were two BARN SWALLOWS flying about. There were 6 male RING-NECKED DUCKS all with females in the filtering ponds. A pair of GADWALLS were also swimming there. MALLARDS were in just about every pond! DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were found on the wires on the Campbell side and ROCK DOVES on the wires above Los Gatos Creek. As I walked down a SCRUB JAY was sitting a the top of the pine tree. HOUSE FINCH were eating tree blossoms and a CALIFORNIA TOWHEE was foraging along the ground. Don't want to forget those MOURNING DOVES that were just about missed but found when I went to my car..... Second biggest surprise today was no Green Heron! Hmmmm Wishing you all good birding and my best regards, Linda Sullivan _______________________________________________ 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]]