From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Aug 21 14:31:16 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i7LLSqGR028177 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:28:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web54101.mail.yahoo.com (web54101.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.37.236]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id i7LLRHDB028136 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:27:17 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Received: from [68.126.197.47] by web54101.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:27:16 PDT Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:27:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Lisa Myers <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Arastradero Lake - Cooper's/Green Back 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 took my Audubon class to Arastradero Preserve today so we could look for raptors and passerines. We found all the resident raptors, but we also witnessed an interaction like I had never seen before. Along with a Great-blue Heron we also found a Green Heron in Arastradero Lake. The Green Heron flew off and landed in an Oak tree out of our sight. Shortly after it disappeared into the tree we heard quite a raucous. I personally had never heard a Green Heron so incredibly vocal as it appeared to be quite agitated. Moments later the Green Heron flew back across the lake and landed in an Oak with an immature Cooper's Hawk on its tail. Once again the Green Heron gave that accipiter a piece of its mind as it vocalized. Both birds left the tree with the Cooper's following close behind the heron. After this "interaction" the heron hid out of sight and the Cooper's remained visible from various locations around the lake. I do believe he decided to pick on something a little smaller. We also observed several hundred Red-winged Blackbirds fly down and land in the vegetation around the lake. Hardly a sound from any of them. Once landed they silently dispeared into the grasses. If we had not seen it we would have never known we were sharing the lake with hundreds of blackbirds. Lisa Myers Looking for some birding adventures? www.letsgobirding.com Tel:408-656-7524 _______________________________________________ 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]]