From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Dec 9 22:17:17 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBA6EJlH016534 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:14:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [216.148.227.85]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBA6CuYK016492 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:12:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from DON011304 (c-67-161-43-14.client.comcast.net[67.161.43.14]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <2004121006124401400e6vp3e>; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 06:12:55 +0000 Message-ID: <003f01c4de7f$42087580$0e2ba143@DON011304> From: "Peggy Don" <[[email protected]]> To: "Matthew Dodder" <[[email protected]]> References: <000c01c4dce7$83dfb9d0$0e2ba143@DON011304> <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] White-throated Sparrow (Bubb Rd Percolation Pond) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:12:42 -0800 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 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 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]] The WTSP was foraging with predominately White-crowned Sparrows. There were also a few Golden-crowned Sparrows present. The previous ones that I have seen in CA have been in the company of GCSPs. When I first found the WTSP it was in the open. But when I refound it, it stayed very close to cover. Today I spent over an hour looking for it but was unsuccessful. The sparrows were very wary flying to trees/bushes at the least disturbance even though I stayed a very respectful distance away. Peggy Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Dodder" <[[email protected]]> To: "Peggy Don" <[[email protected]]> Cc: "SBB" <[[email protected]]> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [SBB] White-throated Sparrow (Bubb Rd Percolation Pond) > 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]]