From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Apr 25 16:39:56 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3PNb2Gt025613 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:37:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailgate02.slac.stanford.edu (mailgate02.slac.stanford.edu [134.79.18.92]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3PNZXAg025564 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:35:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from flora05.slac.stanford.edu (flora05.slac.stanford.edu [134.79.16.59]) by mailgate02.slac.stanford.edu (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i3PNZV5N020495 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:35:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from [[email protected]]) Received: from localhost (eisner@localhost) by flora05.slac.stanford.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.5/Submit-solaris) with ESMTP id i3PNZVFw005761 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:35:31 -0700 (PDT) X-Authentication-Warning: flora05.slac.stanford.edu: eisner owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:35:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Al Eisner <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [SBB] More Grant Ranch/Smith's Creek 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]] Birding this morning with a couple of English visitors, we got to the Smith Creek Fire Station later than those who have already reported, and found yet a different mix of warblers. An orienteering competition was going on uphill from the green gate, and we didn't hear much bird activity up there in any case (it was already after 10:30), so we didn't stay there long. But we did see two Black-throated Gray Warblers along the creek. Our only other warblers were two Orange-crowned and four or five heard-only singing Wilson's. We also heard two or three singing Cassin's Vireos - at the green gate and (again?) uphill toward Twin Gates, and along the creek, but I never got a decent look. Also one Warbling Vireo and a Brown Creeper. Black-headed Grosbeaks in the area probably totalled 10. Earlier this morning, there was a pair of Lawrence's Goldfinches near the lawn/garden/houses near the end of the main parking area. Also here was a Golden-crowned Sparrow. Along Mt. Hamilton Road beyond the Lake parking area we had two singing Grasshopper Sparrows (one seen) in separate locations. At Twin Gates there was a singing Lark Sparrow, one White-crowned Sparrow, and a heard-only singing Lazuli Bunting. Question for Mike M.: you wrote "The hillside behind the fire station was virtually dead, but there was some activity on the hillside south of the old barn behind the station." I've tried to figure this out, but these sound like the same hillside to me. Al Eisner _______________________________________________ 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]]