From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Dec 8 13:26:56 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iB8LNtlI017178 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:23:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net (rwcrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.198.35]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iB8LMUYK017135 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:22:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from 204.127.197.114 ([204.127.197.114]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <20041208212228013008if2ge>; Wed, 8 Dec 2004 21:22:28 +0000 Received: from [24.6.101.247] by 204.127.197.114; Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:22:25 +0000 From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] (South-Bay-Birds) Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:22:25 +0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Nov 22 2004) X-Authenticated-Sender: anJsaXR0bGU2QGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Ed Levin CP - 12-08-04 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]] Hi Birders, This morning, Janet and I decided to see "what the storm blew in" at Ed Levin CP. There were a few good birds there to report. We went to the Elm Picnic area first. The oaks and sycamore trees in the parking lot have recently been pruned and the brush is piled along the end of the parking lot. We noticed many "sparrow" types there, so we started walking over to check them out. Before we even got started at sorting through the sparrows, a bigger bird flushed from the pines above us and lit in the pine nearest the play ground. We immediately walked over and found a Long-eared Owl intently watching us. After good, but rather short views (12-15 seconds), it flew towards Spring Valley Golf Course and we lost view of it. We then walked the large, paved path around the Elm Picnic area. Other birds of note were two Golden Eagles circling above, one adult and one juvenile. We also saw a Cooper's Hawk flying overhead. As we got back to the large, group barbeque pits, we heard the Scrub-Jays, start intense scolding and squawking from the pines at the end of the parking lot. My first thought was that the Long-eared Owl had returned, so we quickly moved in that direction. When we arrived a Barn Owl flushed from the pine on the east side of the path. It appears to be roosting there again based on the guano and pellets on the ground. The Barn Owl lit in the closely bunched pines just as the path turns towards the golf course. Then, the real reason of the Jays' commotion became evident. A (the) Cooper's Hawk dropped to the path with a female Nuttall's Woodpecker in it's talons. She appeared to already be death, since we never saw her move, but the Cooper's remained on the ground, clutching the woodpecker for about 20 seconds before flying off to one of the pines on the other side of the open field there. We then went up to the Sandy Wool Lake parking area. Notables there were three Yellow-billed Magpies, near the dog park compound (no dogs present). I personally haven't seen them at Ed Levin CP recently, so hopefully, they will be there for the SJ CBC. A Red-breasted Sapsucker was in the area of the lower parking lot/loop. The bird of most interest to me was a Mew Gull on the shoreline of the lake. This was near the "new" gazebo at the northern end of the lake. The bird didn't look particularly healthy and seemed to be in some distress, although I couldn't see any injury. This is the first Mew Gull I have seen at Ed Levin CP. There were some Ring-billed Gulls and a California Gull on the lake as well. Most abundant were the 40 or so Double-crested Cormorants on the lake. One Townsend's Warbler was seen in the eucalyptus trees in the dog park compound, with numerous Yellow-rumps, Anna's Hummingbirds, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. -- Randy Little Milpitas, CA “If your parents never had children, chances are you won’t, either.” – Dick Cavett _______________________________________________ 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]]