From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Apr 9 16:38:30 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i39Nac0V027217 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:36:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net (mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net [151.164.30.28]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i39NYp2D027138 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:34:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (adsl-66-126-228-203.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net [66.126.228.203]) by mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i39NYnWi023806 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 9 Apr 2004 18:34:50 -0500 (CDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: [[email protected]] Message-Id: Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:34:33 -0700 To: [[email protected]] From: Gordon Barrett <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Subject: [SBB] Santa Teresa Raptors 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]] Janna Pauser took me to see the Golden Eagle chicks near Santa Teresa today, Friday, April 9, 2004. We saw one or two(not sure) white downy chicks and mom in the nest. The male flew on to the nearby tower. But for me, the real treat was the collective behavior of all the raptors listed below and the very noisy Western Kingbirds. I guess they and the American Kestrel don't much like sharing the telephone poles next to the road by the parking lot. Three Red-tailed Hawks were making dramatic dives at the hill side, like Harriors, but they wern't. Then the White-tailed Kite kited above our heads. The Kestrel chased the Kingbirds while the Mockingbirds narrated the whole thing. Just when we thought the show was over and were loading up to leave, the Red-Shouldered Hawk flew from across the field and gave us the close-up looks flying low over head that make the field guides look right. A fun day for raptors, all before lunch. Partial List: Turkey Vulture White-tailed Kite Red-Shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Black Phoebe Western Kingbird Bewick's Wren Northern Mockingbird European Starling Golden-crowned Sparrow Western Meadowlark Red-Winged Blackbird Hooded Oriole House Finch Lesser Goldfinch -- Gordon Barrett [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ 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]]