From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Oct 8 15:58:12 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h98MsZIE008522 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 8 Oct 2003 15:54:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-r01.mx.aol.com (imo-r01.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.97]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h98Ms2ZP008486 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 8 Oct 2003 15:54:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-r01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r1.1.) id t.61.360b15fc (4459) for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:53:58 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:53:58 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 6018 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Subject: [SBB] SCVAS field report 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]] All, Luck was with us this morning as we birded the soon to be improved [who's #*%*&#! idea was this anyway] Ogier Ponds. As we assembled and as dump trucks roared by and graders "grated" a pair WOOD DUCKS was well seen near the creek inflow on the southern edge of the "West" Pond. Later an AMERICAN BITTERN flushed from the northeastern corner of "North" Pond and was well seen by all in attendance. BELTED KINGFISHERS were seen and heard over several of the ponds and the creek while one of a small group of WHITE-TAILED KITES constantly pumped it's tail [what is this about?]. RED-TAILED and RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS and AMERICAN KESTRELS also put in appearances while a juvenile TURKEY VULTURE perched on top of a power tower nearby, spread it's wings to the sun and gave us great views of it's black head [some red peeking through]. Several CALIFORNIA GULLS passed through, some pausing briefly in the ponds to be the representative of their genus and a single LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE worked the fields east of "North" Pond. Two immature/female COMMON MERGANSERS and a couple GREATER SCAUP brightened up "North" Pond. Other ducks seen included RING-NECKED, RUDDY, NORTHERN SHOVELER, AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GADWALL and MALLARD. A small flock of CANADA GEESE flew by in the distance to the north [several hundred passed by yesterday]. A WESTERN GREBE was in the pond just north of "North" Pond while an EARED GREBE preferred the "South" Pond [PIED-BILLED GREBES didn't seen to have preferences]. Warblers included YELLOW and YELLOW-RUMPED while only one poorly heard GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW supplemented the WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW flocks. COMMON MOORHENS were in three of the four ponds birded and two GREEN HERONS were in what's left of the "South" Pond. Two all white ROCK DOVES [or is that Rock Pigeons], with light blue bands on their right legs, that were standing on the freshly graded bank of the pond seemed lost and out of place. A total of at least 48 species seen. Take care, Bob Reiling _______________________________________________ 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]]