From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Mar 29 13:16:50 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h2TLFSiv005134 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:15:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail07a.vwh1.net (mail07a.vwh1.net [209.238.9.57]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.8/8.12.2) with SMTP id h2TLEnZQ005098 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:14:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from www.hiddenvilla.org (209.238.206.251) by mail07a.vwh1.net (RS ver 1.0.78vs) with SMTP id 0807092495 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:14:56 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002601c2f637$fe704540$[[email protected]]> From: "Garth Harwood" <[[email protected]]> To: "SBB" <[[email protected]]> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:13:06 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Loop-Detect: 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1+ Subject: [SBB] Cassin's Vireo etc. at Hidden Villa today 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]] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id h2TLFSiv005134 All, During a Sequoia Audubon bird walk at Hidden Villa this morning (3/29/2003), we were fortunate enough to view an adult Golden Eagle soar high overhead, bound northeastward, at about 10:45 AM. Shorthly thereafter we had a 3-vireo tree, with a Cassin's Vireo singing briefly along with at least 2 vocal Warbling Vireos and one Hutton's Vireo. This tree is a Live Oak within 50 yards of the main residence at HV (the Duveneck House.) A pair of Cooper's Hawks was observed and nest-site vocalizations were noted, although the specific location has yet to be determined. Dark-eyed Juncos were busily nestbuilding on the ground directly beneath the 3-vireo oak, and singing Townsend's Warblers were there also. Chestnut-backed Chickadees were observed copulating and, at another location close by the Duveneck House, carrying feathers into a cavity in a Bay tree. HV's first Pacific-slope Flycatchers of the season were well heard but seen only fleetingly. Our group checked one of the Oak Titmouse nestboxes mentioned last week. An OATI was incubating 8 eggs there. I neglected to mention last week that a pair of Common Ravens has built a nest in the Bay trees along the entrance road, having hauled in many sticks about 2 weeks ago and, more recently, clumps of dry grass to a messy platform visible from the road. They were much in evidence today but not seen to be carrying anything. Oddest moment of the day was when a young Western Skink (lizard), complete with electric blue tail, decided that the gap between my sandal and my foot was the ideal place to take shelter from the prying eyes of our curious group. The following moments were undignified but probably very entertaining. --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/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]