From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Apr 21 14:40:10 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3LLamH3006507 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:36:49 -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 i3LLZTAg006463 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:35:30 -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 i3LLZTmu097471 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:35:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mrogers@localhost) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id i3LLZS0S101279 for [[email protected]]; Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:35:28 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:35:28 -0700 (PDT) From: "Dr. Michael M. Rogers" <[[email protected]]> Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] MGWA, YHBL 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, Early this morning 4/21/04, I made a quick visit to the area around the Smiths Creek Fire Station and Twin Gates at Grant Ranch County Park. Things were a bit quiet in the cool overcast, but the best bird showed up right away - a singing MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER in the brush between the old barn and the nearby stock pond. Otherwise warblers were dominated by YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS of both varieties (24+). I did manage to find 2 NASHVILLE WARBLERS among the more expected species. A good-sized sparrow flock beyond the green gate past the barn held 1+ LINCOLN'S SPARROW and 1 or 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS among many GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS; more surprising was an apparent GOLDEN-CROWNED x WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW hybrid, with black head stripes like a WCSP but yellow forecrown and supraloral area. A lingering HERMIT THRUSH was along the creek. Other birds of note included 4+ LAZULI BUNTINGS, 2 WESTERN TANAGERS, 1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, displaying WILD TURKEYS in the meadow, and an immature SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. A singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was heard near Grant Lake on the return. The lingering pair of AMERICAN WIGEON has moved to the stock pond above the lake. At lunch I again checked the EEC in Alviso - still no Ruff visible. Single WILSON'S and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS in the cottonwoods indicate a small migratory movement and a female MERLIN was being harassed by many BARN SWALLOWS. Driving back out along Disk Drive I was treated to great looks at a singing adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD among the RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. 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]]