From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Apr 19 14:44:41 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3JLb7H3000625 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:37:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mms2.broadcom.com (mms2.broadcom.com [63.70.210.59]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3JIQgAg024794 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:26:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms2.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom SMTP Relay (MMS v5.6.0)); Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:26:29 -0700 X-Server-Uuid: 011F2A72-58F1-4BCE-832F-B0D661E896E8 Received: from mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.23]) by mon-irva-11.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAA14732 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:25: 51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.21]) by mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/SSM3) with ESMTP id i3JIQOkp005050 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:26:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pc2kmikem (dhcpe1-sjcw-254 [10.20.64.254]) by mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.4/SSM) with SMTP id i3JIQSE0010737 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:26:28 -0700 (PDT) From: "Mike Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:24:24 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal X-WSS-ID: 6C9AC65F2LO2222626-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] : 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]] On Saturday morning, 17 Apr 04, I joined Mike Rogers and the crew he was leading for Audubon's spring Big Day. I only stayed with them for the Montebello OSP portion of the day because of other committments, and I'm sure Mike will post a complete report of the day. Highlights at Montebello included a HERMIT WARBLER in the company of a TOWNSEND'S, numbers of BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS, great looks at a small group of WESTERN TANAGERS, a singing HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER, unseen WINTER WRENS singing from the drainage, calling PYGMY NUTHATCHES from across the canyon, and PILEATED WOODPECKER calling occasionally. Before light, at the meadow, we had spontaneous calling from GREAT HORNED OWL, WESTERN SCREECH-OWL, NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL, and COMMON POORWILLS. On Sunday, 18 Apr 04, I headed up to Smith Creek to look for migrants. A female WILD TURKEY was in the parking area when I pulled in, and she scampered for the hillside as I got out of the car. I found a flock of warblers along the hillside behind the fire station that consisted of at least 6 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, and a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER. Numbers of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES were also with these birds, feeding on the sprouting oak buds. A singing HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER was also in this area. I then walked the trail that goes up the hill south of the fire station and found a singing NASHVILLE WARBLER and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. Coming back down the road to the green gate behind the fire station, I had nice looks at another singing NASHVILLE WARBLER low in the poison oak undergrowth and heard another singing HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER. I then walked the trail along the creek, and where this trail crosses the creek I had 2 more singing NASHVILLE WARBLERS and a silent HAMMOND'S/DUSKY FLYCATCHER. On the way back I stopped at Twin Gates and walked the trail along the ridge for little ways. I had both a COOPER'S and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK up here. HORNED LARKS were courting and WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were everywhere, but I was unable to find any Grasshopper Sparrows (only SAVANNAHS). A stop at Grant Lake produced a swallow flock that included TREE, BARN, CLIFF, and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED (surprisingly, no Violet-green). Mixed in with them were 5-6 VAUX'S SWIFTS and at least 2 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS. A pair of AMERICAN WIGEON was on the lake and 2 FORSTER'S TERNS were foraging over the water. At the eucalyptus grove east of the lake I had a female SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD, but no definitive Rufous Hummers (which I was looking for). Also, an adult GOLDEN EAGLE flew by there. Most interesting was a RINGED TURTLE-DOVE being chased from the Canal Trail area by a WESTERN SCRUB-JAY. I wondered if there might be more of these birds here, because I passed a pile of feathers from a predated bird along the trail that looked like they may have come from one of these guys. Back at the parking lot, one of these doves flew in and landed alongside the road, and their multiplicity was confirmed when a second one flew by while I watched the first. Hopefully, they will all be fodder for the local Cooper's Hawks. Mike Mammoser _______________________________________________ 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]]