From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Sep 29 15:17:49 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8TMD8IB019740 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:13:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (rtjones.nas.nasa.gov [129.99.19.30]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8TMBQZP019672 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:11:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.12.5/8.12.5/NAS-6n) with ESMTP id h8TMBPhv098925 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:11:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mrogers@localhost) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id h8TMBPk1098574 for [[email protected]]; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:11:25 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:11:25 -0700 (PDT) From: "Dr. Michael M. Rogers" <[[email protected]]> Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] New Chicago Marsh 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, I hiked out the railroad tracks north of the EEC entrance road over lunch today 9/29/03. Once again I had to hike partway back towards the Marina after the track junction in order to locate the adult GOLDEN PLOVER SP. The bird was quite skittish, and between the heat haze and the distance of my observations I was unable to improve upon my earlier views of this bird. Most of the black on the underparts is now gone, with just a bit left in the middle of the breast. The wing molt is now less obvious, suggesting some feather regrowth since last Thursday. Watching the swallows foraging their way north at the railroad track junction proved rewarding. I picked up an at least one TREE SWALLOW in the flock and then moments later a BANK SWALLOW. A check of the wires in Alviso on the way home turned up no swallows at all, so I guess they must have been out foraging today. An immature PEREGRINE FALCON that eventually landed on the railroad tracks stayed perched until I could barely see the entire bird in my scope! A quick check of the pond south of the entrance road did not turn up the Ruff, but 9 LESSER YELLOWEGS were present there. A check of the pond at State and Spreckles turned up the basic-plumaged STILT SANDPIPER, a late WILSON'S PHALAROPE, and 11 more LESSER YELLOWLEGS. Mike Rogers _______________________________________________ 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]]