From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Mar 25 16:57:54 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h2Q0tfiu027712 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:55:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net (gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.84]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h2Q0t3ZQ027667 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:55:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from host-66-81-218-237.rev.o1.com ([66.81.218.237]) by gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18xzC0-0006ov-00; Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:55:01 -0800 User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:53:59 -0800 Subject: Re: [SBB] Poorwill etc. at Hidden Villa From: Leda Beth Gray <[[email protected]]> To: Garth Harwood <[[email protected]]>, <[[email protected]]> Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <001b01c2f32a$04c39de0$[[email protected]]> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit 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]] Hi Garth and SBB, Great report! I checked David Shuford's Marin Breeding Bird Atlas, and he says that Bushtits build their nests in various trees or shrubs, both native and introduced. He goes on to say that on the coast, live oak and ceanothus are favorites. I've had the same experience of usually seeing their nests in live oaks. Leda Beth Gray Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society > From: "Garth Harwood" <[[email protected]]> > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 15:55:29 -0800 > To: <[[email protected]]> > Subject: [SBB] Poorwill etc. at Hidden Villa > > All, > A Common Poorwill was calling from the chaparral slope just north of the > central parking lot at Hidden Villa this morning 3/25/2003 at 5:40 AM. A > Violet-green Swallow was carrying nesting material (a long strand of dry > grass) around the poolhouse area where they traditionally nest (actually in a > vent beneath the eaves of said poolhouse.) And our first Barn Swallow of the > season here at HV was scoping its old nest under the eaves of our Education > Center. > > Black Phoebes are tending nests at several HV buildings, while at least two > nests of Oak Titmice are active in HV nestboxes. Bushtits are also > nestbuilding at various points around the property. > > Speaking of Bushtit nesting, it seems to me that I always see them in Live Oak > trees, but yesterday I observed a Bushtit nest under construction in a > Eucalyptus at Cumberland School in Sunnyvale. Question: How readily do they > accept other tree and/or shrub species as nest sites? (Given the spread of > Sudden Oak Death in our area, I am suddenly glad of any indication that a > species is not utterly dependent on our oaks!) > > One pair of Western Bluebirds had begun nest construction at Byrne Park in Los > Altos Hills yesterday 3/24. An Oak Titmouse nest there held 6 eggs. > > --Garth Harwood > > _______________________________________________ > 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/lbg2dd%40earthlink.n > et > > 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]]