From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Sep 6 17:03:31 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h87014IE002475 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 17:01:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net (rwcrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.198.35]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h86NxNZP002435 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:59:23 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> Received: from rwcrwbc09 (unknown[204.127.197.119](misconfigured sender)) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <20030906235922013001ku8oe>; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 23:59:22 +0000 Received: from [12.234.165.24] by rwcrwbc09; Sat, 06 Sep 2003 23:59:18 +0000 From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] (SBB Chat Group) Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 23:59:18 +0000 X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Jul 22 2003) X-Authenticated-Sender: YmlyZGVybW9tQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Subject: [SBB] Hudsonian Godwits, Black and Common Terns 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, after having been on vacation for over a week, I took my chances and went looking for the HUDSONIAN GODWITS and other birds that had been spotted in the not too recent past. My hopes were not high. I arrived at the Marsh next to State and Spreckles in Alviso at 7:10am and walked down the railroad tracks with photos from the web in my knapsack. After about 20-30 minutes, I found a group of Dowitchers on the pond on the left (approx. across the street from the left/exit gate of the landscaping company on State. At first nothing seemed out of the ordinary, until they turned around and two of them had black tails! I moved around a bit and could see the pinkish base of their beaks and then, when they stepped up next to the Dowitchers, their large size became apparent. Their chests were tanish with no apparent streaking or spotting. Their legs were black. I hiked out on the mud to get better pictures and the best angle. Pictures are on my photo site which can be accessed at the end of this message. The COMMON TERN was found while at the Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control Facility at about 1pm. Bob Reiling and Frank Vanslanger were there to show it to me. (Thanks guys!) It was laying on the lower levy amongst the FORSTER'S TERNS, BLACK-NECKED STILTS and RING-BILLED GULLS. See pictures. There were no sandpipers of interest as I'd hoped. The 2 BLACK TERNS was found on my way out at about 2:30pm. They were shown to me by Mike Rogers, who was biking around the pond - quite interesting how he balances his scope on his handlebars while his binoculars dangle from his neck. Looks bumpy! Thanks for the spotting tips, Mike! (No pictures of the Black Terns - sorry). Great birding! Jean Myers My bird photos web site: http://community.webshots.com/user/birdermom P.S. If you are the person who asked to see the photos of the RUFF, they are on my photo site as well - my computer guy erased your message and I couldn't send them to you... P.P.S. If these are not Hudsonian Godwits, please have mercy on me, I'm not an advanced birder! Also, I'm not a photographer, as the quality of my photos clearly indicates. _______________________________________________ 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]]