From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Dec 7 22:27:12 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iB86NglI004014 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 22:23:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from pop-a065c10.pas.sa.earthlink.net (pop-a065c10.pas.sa.earthlink.net [207.217.121.184]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iB86MHYK003969 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 22:22:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from dialup-4.246.39.216.dial1.sanjose1.level3.net ([4.246.39.216]) by pop-a065c10.pas.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1CbvDL-00025V-00; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:22:15 -0800 In-Reply-To: <000c01c4dce7$83dfb9d0$0e2ba143@DON011304> References: <000c01c4dce7$83dfb9d0$0e2ba143@DON011304> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v609) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Matthew Dodder <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] White-throated Sparrow (Bubb Rd Percolation Pond) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 22:24:31 -0800 To: "Peggy Don" <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.609) Cc: SBB <[[email protected]]> 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]] Is this an unusually good year for WTSP? Maybe we're just getting better at finding them, but it seems like they've been reported more than in previous years... both in this county and in neighboring counties. The Central Valley also seems to be experiencing good numbers this season. My wife and I located two at Lodi Lake and our Palo Alto group found another at San Luis NWR. It's also interesting to note the number of "white-striped" individuals that are being located. All the ones we have observed have been tan-striped but one had enough contrast to almost qualify as "white-striped". Is there some data on the status of these two varieties in our area? Is there any possibility that the same conditions that have caused the increase of Red Crossbills in our county have also caused an increase in WTSPs? Perhaps this is a stretch, but who knows? I'd love to hear from anyone who might have thoughts. (For that matter, the number of Eurasian Wigeons at SWPCP seems elevated. I think six in one day is our high count and I can't remember seeing that many before.) It might also be interesting for people to make note of which sparrows the WTs are foraging with. Most often it seems they prefer the company of their shade-loving cousins, the Golden-crowneds, but I've heard at least one report of them associating with White-crowneds in more exposed areas. I've also noticed that of the individuals Cricket and I have seen this season, they tend to be the last to emerge from cover, allowing the Golden-crowneds to go first, I guess to make sure the coast is clear... Is this what others have noticed? Matthew Dodder http://www.birdguy.net On Dec 7, 2004, at 9:33 PM, Peggy Don wrote: > SBBers: > > Late this afternoon (12/07/04) I stopped by the percolation pond off > Bubb Rd in Cupertino. Looking over the sparrows on the side of the > pond near the RR tracks, I found an adult white-striped WHITE-THROATED > SPARROW. Initially it was foraging on the ground but soon flew up > into a tree. I refound it a short distance away on the ground. It > seemed quite skittish. Some walkers came by and scattered the group > so I continued on my way. > > Peggy Don > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > mdodder%40earthlink.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]]