From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Dec 20 17:25:52 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBL1NRlG011419 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:23:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-m15.mx.aol.com (imo-m15.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.205]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBL1M6YK011376 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:22:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m15.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id t.1ad.2d74975a (26116) for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:22:01 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:22:01 EST To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] PACBC, Monte Bello 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]] All, Today Frank Vanslager and I had great weather for our part of the PACBC in Monte Bello OSP. Birding in general was very different with small numbers of the usual species (some not seen at all) and large numbers of some species not normally seen in the area during this time of the year (or even not at all). A a little before 8 this morning as Frank and I reached the beginning of the Canyon Trail, at Page Mill Rd, we noted a good sized flock of 28 birds flying up out of the canyon (we thought maybe Cedar Waxwings). The birds landed in the top of the evergreen trees that are east of the trail on the far side of the marshy area. Frank quickly determined that the birds were, in fact, RED CROSSBILLS! Not only that but there was also a large flock of PINE SISKINS in the other pines and some of the bare trees located below the trees. The RECRs then flew over Page Mill Rd and out of our count area (many returned later and landed in the Pine trees on the north side of Page Mill Rd, still out of our count area, but closer to us for fairly good viewing). Later a smaller flock of RECRs flew into the pines in our count area. Pine Siskins were seen all over the place this morning with large flocks over the Sag Pond, a couple other places still further down the Canyon Trail and we even had a flock of 12 PISI very near the camp site on Black Mountain (on the Indian Creek Trail). In with the PISI and PURPLE FINCHES near where the trail bends left at the end of the Sag Pond area we also had close in views of a male and female RECR. Not to long after that Frank spotted twelve (most if not all male) LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES in the top of a tree up on the hillside! Even later we had mixed flocks of Goldfinches (Lesser, American and Lawrence's) with the PISI flocks. The small flock of PISI near the Black Mountain Camp Ground had an American Goldfinch and two Lawrence's Goldfinches with it (a male and a female). Another unusual bird for our count was five WILD TURKEYS that crossed over the Canyon Trail just up from where it meets the Stevens Creek Nature Trail. Big misses today include Varied thrush, Turkey Vulture, Black Phoebe, Mourning Dove, European Starling and Anna's Hummingbird. Take care, Bob Reiling _______________________________________________ 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]]