From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Mar 18 13:35:01 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h2ILVuiw014882 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:31:57 -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 h2ILVJZQ014846 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:31:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.21.) id t.9b.35cc0f14 (24895) for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:31:06 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:31:06 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] County birding 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]] All, This morning Frank Vanslager and I started at the Alviso Marina. Salt Pond A12 had a huge raft of EARED GREBES (hundreds of birds), 15 - 20 LESSER SCAUP and at least three WESTERN GREBE. We then spent some time checking out the shorebirds in the impoundment. The most numerous of the "mentionables" there were Dunlin (perhaps a hundred with many showing black spots on their bellies), we had at least 18 SANDERLING (on one sweep), many LEAST SANDPIPERS, a few WESTERN SANDPIPERS and several GREATER YELLOWLEGS (no Lesser). The only pink legged Gull there was an adult HERRING GULL. Nothing "mentionable" at State St. and Spreckles Ave. Arzino Ranch had lots of BURROWING OWLS enjoying the sunshine, at least two RING-NECK PHEASANTS were calling and just as we were leaving a small white Goose joined two CANADA GEESE on the far side of the ranch. The Geese were some distance away but the white Goose looked like a ROSS'S GOOSE and was limping on its right leg as it tried to keep up with the others (I assume that this is the same ROGO that has been seen at various places in the south bay in recent weeks). CCFS (Coyote Creek Field Station) was our next stop and on our way in we noted that there were many, mostly smaller Gulls in the first two ponds on the left (we noted BONAPARTE'S, MEW, RING-BILLED, and CALIFORNIA GULLS primarily). We then went to the "Shorebird Pond" which had a few gulls but was primarily overrun with AMERICAN AVOCETS and other "Unmentionables." On our way out we stopped near the second slag pond from the entrance where we were checking out, what turned out to be, a RED-TAILED HAWK. At that point Frank took the opportunity to re-scan the Gulls in the pond and he found a first winter FRANKLIN'S GULL. We then spent the next 30 to 35 minutes studying the birds markings. About half way through our sighting a PEREGRINE FALCON made several unsuccessful passes at the Gulls. Luckily, although many of the smaller gulls flew away at this point, we were able to refind FRGU which still there when we left. Take care, Bob Reiling, 1:30 PM, 3/18/03 _______________________________________________ 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]]