From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Dec 22 13:37:09 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBMLXwlF023018 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:33:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-m19.mx.aol.com (imo-m19.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.11]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBMLWPYK022953 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:32:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m19.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id t.9.39f5f48a (2612) for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:32:16 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:32:16 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] Male Tufted Duck continues in Salt Pond A1 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, This morning, on our way to Shoreline Lake, Frank Vanslager and I saw the adult SNOW GOOSE with a good sized flock of CANADA GEESE between the entrance road and Salt Pond A2W. A short while later we spotted the PELAGIC CORMORANT catching some early morning sun on the east side of the island in Shoreline Lake. We also saw at least one female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE on the far side of the lake (the only candidate for a male appeared to be hybrid Barrow's x Common Goldeneye). Much later after a couple hours of scanning Scaup in the far northeastern corner of Salt Pond A1 and about to decide that perhaps this was a bit too masochistic for us we suddenly once again enjoyed bird watching as the adult male TUFTED DUCK appeared, as if by magic, on the southern edge of the flock. Later, at around 11:45, the TUDU started rapidly swimming toward the west and continued swimming until we had to leave several minutes later. The tuft seemed to be short to medium in length, not long. We also had at least two male REDHEAD in the same area that appeared to be associating with two females. We also had fairly good views of up to 20 BLACK SKIMMERS working the far northwestern corner of Salt Pond A1. On our way home we bumped into Dick Stovel and the three of us had good views of the Pelagic Cormorant which was now feeding in the southeast corner of Shoreline Lake. On one dive I had a good impression of a whitish breeding patch (seems a bit early but there it was). A quick scan of the Golf Course failed to produce a White-fronted Goose. 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]]