From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Nov 6 01:37:21 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hA69YP6T008138 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 01:34:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hA69WMMU008086 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 01:32:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from 204.127.197.119 ([204.127.197.119]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2003110609322201500ca51pe>; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:32:22 +0000 Received: from [12.234.165.24] by 204.127.197.119; Thu, 06 Nov 2003 09:32:22 +0000 From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] (SBB Chat Group) Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 09:32:22 +0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) X-Authenticated-Sender: YmlyZGVybW9tQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Subject: [SBB] 11-4-03 Black-Throated Grey and Others 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]] Hi! Today, at around 7:30am, with drizzle and occasional rain, I birded the Charleston Rd. marsh area looking for the N. Waterthrush. No luck there - didn't even hear a sound that could have been attributed to it today. However, found a BLACK-THROATED GREY female warbler feeding very close to me with a flock of LESSER GOLDFINCHES. Great looks at all angles except for beak, as she was too busy eating. Other interesting finds were RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, COOPER'S HAWK (quite a chase scene!), DOWNY WOODPECKER and 2 HERMIT THRUSHES. On Big Basin Rd. half way towards Skyline Blvd. at around 10:20am, found a mixed flock which included a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER and two HUTTON'S VIREOS. At Castle Rock State Park after 10:45am, with quite a steady downpour, found more BROWN CREEPER'S than I could count, their high pitched calls ringing from every tree. Also found 2 more HERMIT THRUSH and 2 more TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, a NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER and about 75-150 BAND-TAILED PIDGEONS. They were exibiting a feeding behavior I've never witnessed. As the rain smacked the wet leaves below the understory, and the tell-tale whipping sound of their wings marked disputes over the best perches, the entire sky started to rain acorns over my head. Needless to say, I took cover, while watching in awe as the large nuts pelted the ground - splash, splunk, etc.!!! Later, I found one on the ground - I suppose feeding like they do at my feeders. It seems they prefer to knock them down and feast later... On the way out, I could hear quick tapping on a nearby tree, I turned in all directions, but could not discern from which direction the tapping came from, even while using my hands to create sound catchers, yet it was so close. After about 10 minutes feeling totally perplexed, I looked at the small tree I was standing next to (4 inches in diameter, about 40 feet tall), and put my ear to the tree. The entire tree acted as a megaphone as the tapping rung throughout my entire person!@%! Confucious say, woman who cannot tell from wence sound cometh from should look straighteth up! Another DOWNY WOODPECKER for a total of two in this park. Happy birding, Jean Myers P.S. I wondered why this park had so many campers coming out and hikers going in on a rainy Wednesday until my husband informed me that this is a drug hangout. Perhaps I'll have to go in a hailstorm next time... _______________________________________________ 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]]