From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Apr 3 18:36:55 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i342ZKAw000858 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 3 Apr 2004 18:35:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-m18.mx.aol.com (imo-m18.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.208]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i342XepJ000800 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 3 Apr 2004 18:33:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r1.2.) id t.1d0.1d98e421 (16097) for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 3 Apr 2004 21:33:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from aol.com (mow-d14.webmail.aol.com [205.188.139.130]) by air-id11.mx.aol.com (v98.19) with ESMTP id MAILINID111-3ee1406f74023e; Sat, 03 Apr 2004 21:33:38 -0500 Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 21:33:38 -0500 From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 X-AOL-IP: 68.126.183.37 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: [SBB] "Richardson's" Merlin at McClellan Ranch X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5b1 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]] Hello to all - Sharing a few of my notable birds for the day. I always start my SCVAS birding class field trips from McClellan Ranch. This morning around 8:45 AM we had two different sightings of a very light colored falcon. In both instances this silent, pale little falcon stayed high in the evergreens appearing to be scanning the newly plowed field below. It's back was the pale color of a Mourning Dove with a cream color supercilium and almost no malar mark. From below we could see barring on the tail. Clearly a falcon, most likely female or immature. I had never seen this race before. Both Orioles are back at the ranch - Hooded and Bullock's. We went to Charleston Slough where we watched a male HARRIER snatch a Greater Yellowlegs off the mud flats. UNBELIEVABLE! Two Dangling little yellow legs kicking to no avail. This same Harrier returned later and did it yet again to another unsuspecting shorebird. An immature GOLDEN EAGLE made a fantastic appearance. A PEREGRINE FALCON flew close over head. We also had an immature RED TAIL HAWK above. We re-found the two BLUE WINGED TEAL. Later while scouting on my own at Steven's Creek Reservoir I was delighted to find three female COMMON MERGANZERS swimming together along the far shore. Lisa Myers _______________________________________________ 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]]