From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Apr 8 11:51:44 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i38In30U021331 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:49:03 -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 i38Ilt2D021258 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:47:56 -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 i38Ilrmu083081 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:47:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mrogers@localhost) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id i38IlqLk082720 for [[email protected]]; Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:47:52 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:47:52 -0700 (PDT) From: "Dr. Michael M. Rogers" <[[email protected]]> Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] Alviso Salt Ponds 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]] All, Richard Jeffers, Mike Mammoser, and I surveyed the salt ponds north of the Alviso Marina today 4/8/04. As usual, almost all the bird activity was on the outer ponds A9 and A10. A10 held 268 SCAUP, almost all being GREATER SCAUP (whereas LESSERs predominated everywhere else). Also on A10 were 56 BUFFLEHEAD (only 2 adult males), 6 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS (1 adult male), and 2 female-plumaged COMMON GOLDENEYES. At least 15 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT nests are active on the A9/A10 dike, where 4 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were also hanging out. Salt Pond A9 had lots of dabbling ducks of many species, including 4 male EURASIAN WIGEON. At least 30 AECHMOPHORUS GREBES were on various ponds, including both CLARK'S (courting) and WESTERN GREBES. Nine first-winter THAYER'S GULLS and 4 HERRING GULLS were still hanging around, mostly in northern pond A9. Searching through 290 BONAPARTE'S GULLS in various ponds failed to turn up a rarity. CASPIAN TERNS have returned, with one flying towards the nesting islands in pond A7 and 5 sitting in northeast pond A9. An immature PEREGRINE FALCON flew from the A14/A15 dike over to Triangle Marsh and then on into Alameda County. Interesting shorebirds in Coyote Slough included a single WHIMBREL and 2 alternate-plumaged DUNLIN. Most surprising was a WEASEL running down the dike on the west side of pond A12, half a mile before its junction with pond A11. 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]]