From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed May 21 13:44:01 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4LKfTaA009160 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 May 2003 13:41:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com (imo-d05.mx.aol.com [205.188.157.37]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4LKdxfF009102 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 May 2003 13:40:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36.3.) id t.1db.a10b7d9 (26116) for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 May 2003 16:39:20 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 16:39:20 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 10638 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Subject: [SBB] SCVAS Field Trip / Quicksilver CP X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ 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]] Hello All, About 20 participants joined the Almaden/Quicksilver CP Field Trip on Sunday, May 18. We did the "short loop" from the McAbee Rd entrance - Mine Hill Trail to Guadalupe Trail and back down on Senador Mines Trail. With the good eyes and ears of all participants we saw and heard 45 species, and here are a few highlights. On our approach to the trailhead WARBLING VIREOS were singing and darting above us and HUTTON'S VIREOS were seen on a fallen (but still live) laurel tree. On our start up Mine Hill Trail we found PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE in the woodlands and ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER father along in more open habitats. VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS joined by several VAUX'S SWIFTS flew above us as we hiked up the trail. Up along the ridge we had good views of BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER and as we rounded the trail heading on to the Senador Mines Trail we saw a male COOPER'S HAWK and a female WILD TURKEY. At the junction of Senador Mines and New Almaden Trails we found WESTERN BLUEBIRD, a pair of nesting Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, and a couple of selasphorous hummers buzzing about a seep area among vetch and seep spring monkey flowers. Our thought was that these were probably ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRDS (green back, orange tail). Finally on heading back to the trailhead we all had excellent view of an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. And we had to check out those Warbling Vireos again on our way out. Many thanks to all who participated on this pleasant and sunny spring morning. Everyone's input was much appreciated on this trip. Ann Verdi _______________________________________________ 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]]