From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Apr 26 10:57:40 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3QHtFGt013871 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:55:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ftpbox.mot.com (ftpbox.mot.com [129.188.136.101]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3QHs0Ag013822 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:54:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from az33exr02.mot.com (az33exr02.mot.com [10.64.251.232]) by ftpbox.mot.com (Motorola/Ftpbox) with ESMTP id i3QHrxTZ029892 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:53:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from az33exm36.corp.mot.com (az33exm36.corp.mot.com [10.64.65.171]) by az33exr02.mot.com (Motorola/az33exr02) with ESMTP id i3QHnVgr013221 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:49:32 -0500 Received: by az33exm36.corp.mot.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id <2VYT8KD2>; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:50:36 -0700 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> From: Hintermeister Jan-AJH130 <[[email protected]]> To: "'[[email protected]]'" <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:50:21 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) Content-Type: text/plain X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] sanderling near Dumbarton bridge 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 afternoon Karen DeMello, Lisa Myers and I participated in the SFBBO/Refuge Snowy Plover survey. We covered part of the Ravenswood area, the ponds on the west side of the Dumbarton bridge. This turned out to be an ideal time to see shorebirds. They were there in very large numbers and the WESTERN SANDPIPERS, DOWITCHERS, DUNLIN and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were all in find breeding plumage. The most interesting bird of the day was a single SANDERLING, seen in conjunction with DUNLIN and smaller WESTERN SANDPIPERS. The plumage was a little confusing to me. The wing area was really splotchy black and white as would be seen on an immature bird, but according to Sibley, it's much too early for a juvenile to appear. Plus the back/mantle appeared to be the light gray one would associate with a non-breeding adult. We also saw copulating CASPIAN TERNS and a CANADA GOOSE on its nest. Jan Hintermeister Santa Clara, CA _______________________________________________ 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]]