From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Aug 28 18:15:51 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i7T1DdGV001551 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:13:40 -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 i7T1CIDB001510 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:12:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from flora01.slac.stanford.edu (flora01.slac.stanford.edu [134.79.16.29]) by mailgate02.slac.stanford.edu (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i7T1CHNb021502 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:12:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from [[email protected]]) Received: from localhost (eisner@localhost) by flora01.slac.stanford.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.5/Submit-solaris) with ESMTP id i7T1CHMX010016 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:12:17 -0700 (PDT) X-Authentication-Warning: flora01.slac.stanford.edu: eisner owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:12:17 -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] Stevens Creek Mouth 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 made the trek out to Stevens Creek mouth this afternoon (well, I could always argue I needed the exercise). A good north wind mitigated the effects of the heat, so it was rather pleasant. The bayside mudflats started to uncover at 3:40 (later than I had mis-estimated, so I had a bit of a wait), with many shorebirds appearing over the next ten minutes. I managed to pick out three RED KNOTs, so far as I could tell in basic plumage. (Due to the wind and viewing angle, the birds were usually facing away from me.) A CASPIAN TERN briefly visited, but I didn't find any other shorebirds of note. While waiting, I had plenty of time to view the BLACK SKIMMER family on the nearby salt pond island: two adults and two chicks, the second of which wasn't initially visible, and appeared slightly smaller than the first. At one point, a flock of several dozen FORSTER'S TERNs moved out over the Bay -- it was easy to find the source of the disturbance, because the adult Skimmers were chasing it: a PEREGRINE FALCON, which had apparently not caught anything. By the way, for those who don't know, Crittenden marsh is completely dry. A late morning visit to the Sunnyvale WPCP was less pleasant (it was hot and calm) and unproductive -- there's no algae mat, and shorebird variety was low; and I saw few terns. I did hear a VIRGINIA RAIL in the marsh on the way to the radar tower. Two well-known local birders were heading out as I left; hopefully they had better luck. 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]]