From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Aug 7 20:39:14 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i783bBOP000695 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 7 Aug 2004 20:37:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mxsf29.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf29.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.229]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i783ZhMR000652 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 7 Aug 2004 20:35:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mxip06.cluster1.charter.net (mxip06a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.136]) by mxsf29.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i783ZfSw014324 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 7 Aug 2004 23:35:42 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO cfu3b) (68.185.91.197) by mxip06.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 07 Aug 2004 23:35:41 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.83,112,1089000000"; d="scan'208"; a="177669762:sNHT14279230" Message-ID: <000901c47cfa$3c8c1c60$c55bb944@cfu3b> From: "Steve and Heather Rottenborn" <[[email protected]]> To: "Michael Mammoser" <[[email protected]]>, "SBB" <[[email protected]]> References: <006001c47ccf$8de84320$[[email protected]]> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 23:46:06 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Cc: Subject: [SBB] Re: 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]] I had a juv. Semipalmated Sandpiper and the leucistic Western (an interesting-looking bird) at the EEC yesterday (6 Aug), and a different juv. Semipalmated Sandpiper and the Chilean Flamingo in salt pond A-14 this morning (7 Aug). Ponds A-9 through A-15 had relatively few shorebirds this morning, most being on the flats in Coyote Creek. Pied-billed Grebes outnumbered Eared Grebes on these ponds 64 to 10. I was not able to pick out any unusual terns among large numbers (225+) of Forster's Terns in ponds A-9, A-10, and A-14. The four Buffleheads were still on pond A-9, and single second-year Bonaparte's Gulls were on A-15 and A-16 (different individuals). Also this morning, the northernmost of the three "Calabazas Ponds" between Calabazas and San Tomas Aquino creeks north of Hwy. 237 had an adult Virginia Rail and three broods of young Ruddy Ducks, ranging in size from very young (a few days old) to half-grown. If there is potential Least Bittern breeding habitat in Santa Clara County, it's in these ponds. Steve Rottenborn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: "SBB" <[[email protected]]> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 6:40 PM Subject: [SBB] : > On Saturday, 7 Aug 04, I went to CCFS, where I noticed that landbird > movement has started, with a half dozen PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS about > (including some juveniles), a male WESTERN TANAGER in the eucalyptus tree, > and a HOUSE WREN "churring" from the undergrowth along the creek. > > The waterbird pond had hundreds each of LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and WESTERN > SANDPIPERS, but I noticed nothing unusual in with them. > > I then went to the EEC, where I checked the peeps from the boardwalk again. > My first pass turned up nothing, but the second time around I had a juvenile > SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER only about 20 yards away, providing killer scope > views. Also right along the boardwalk was a leucistic juvenile WESTERN > SANDPIPER. A close look at the scapulars showed a very restricted spot in > the interior of the feather that was darkish with a slight rufous tinge on > the proximal side and surrounded by a sea of pale gray to whitish color. > Overall, the bird was much whiter looking than even a basic-plumaged bird > would be. Over at State and Spreckles I picked out the adult female RUFF in > the marsh there. It looked like the same bird I saw last weekend from the > A16 levee. There were 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS in the channel along the entrance > road. > > 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/rottenborn%40chart er.net > > This email sent to [[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]]