From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Nov 10 23:56:10 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAB7rE6X008493 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:53:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from mxsf28.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf28.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.228]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAB7pVMU008437 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:51:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from D7S1NG11 (ts46-01-qdr1290.wvlle.ca.charter.com [66.189.141.10]) by mxsf28.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with SMTP id hAB7o2rv072768; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 02:50:02 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from [[email protected]]) Message-ID: <002d01c3a828$69a64b50$6501a8c0@D7S1NG11> From: "Anne Spence" <[[email protected]]> To: "Monterey Bay Birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:50:01 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Cc: SoutBayBirds <[[email protected]]> Subject: [SBB] Pink Backed Pelican Harkins Slough 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]] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id hAB7rE6X008493 11-10-03 HARKINS SLOUGH, Watsonville, CA. Labor Camp & Jail Farm side of slough at end of roadway at concrete dividers. On the 24th of October, David Suddjian brought to our attention that there was a sighting of a possible PINK-BACKED PELICAN (alternate plumage) at Harkins Slough. The Pink Backed Pelican is an non-migratory, non-vagrant African species of Pelican. If somehow it could be proven that this recent Harkins Slough sighting was a Pelican that arrived via its "own accord", was truly a "wild", "migratory" bird and not an escapee or domesticated Pelican from someone's personal collection or escaped from a zoo, the bird would be a first North American record arrived on its own accord. It was first spotted by Phil Gordon on Oct 24, 2003 then relocated by myself & digiscoped on Nov 07, 2003. First album with comparison to the American White Pelican http://community.webshots.com/user/antilleanmango The last sighting of a Pink Backed in California was adequately photographed, documented at the SE Farallon Island on 22-24 Oct 2000. The sighting was not accepted by the CBRC due to question of natural occurrence (i.e., it was presumed to be an escape; Western Birds 33:192 & 198). What are the chances of it being the same individual that was seen at 1) SE Farallon Islands in late Oct 2000 2) off Abbots Lagoon in late Oct 2001 3) back at SE Farallon in early Nov 2002 4) now at Harkins Slough in Watsonville, CA ? If all are the same bird, where does it go the rest of the year?? The similar late October timing of the two records is at least interesting Phil Gordon, is submitting a CBRC report. Now that I have photo documentation I will be also submitting a CBRC report with field notes on location, date, behavior, etc. But, no matter how well documented, this bird would be considered by those who evaluate such records to be an escape, such as from a zoo, unless there is very strong reason to concluded otherwise it would be "rejected" References: Harrison's Seabirds book, nice illustrations Handbook of Birds of the World. Vol. 1 The only reasonable thing is to consider it an escape from captivity. So, who lost their Pelican?? Inquires or personal observations of the species with comparisons to my photos is appreciated. Anne Spence with quotes by David L. Suddjian _______________________________________________ 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]]