From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Dec 27 06:38:15 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBREZvlF005006 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 27 Dec 2004 06:35:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp808.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp808.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.168.187]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id iBREY3YK004950 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 27 Dec 2004 06:34:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from unknown (HELO jannana.pacbell.net) (jannana%[[email protected]] with login) by smtp808.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Dec 2004 14:34:03 -0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 06:34:00 -0800 To: [[email protected]] From: Janna Pauser <[[email protected]]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [SBB] Calero/Morgan Hill CBC 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]] Kim Blythe and I birded in several parks in the south county yesterday for the CBC. We met at Quicksilver Park's McAbee entrance early to owl. We heard two WESTERN SCREECH OWLS a short distance into the park and saw a GREAT HORNED OWL fly in an open area. Our next stop, Calero Creek Trail, at the base of Santa Teresa Parks southern entrance, provided some good birds. Ann Verdi gave us that trail to look for the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher I found two weeks earlier. We missed some good birds I'd seen in the previous week, so I was shocked when I heard the BLUE GRAY GNATCATCHER over the howling wind. We watch it for 10 minutes, as it flew to the top of the sage, calling and feeding occasionally. Most sparrows were hunkered down, but we managed to find three RUFOUS CROWNED SPARROWS, a life bird for Kim. Driving back to McKean on Fortini Rd. I decided to stop at a small stream. There we found over 50 LARK SPARROWS perched in bushes in a side yard. Feathers all puffed up in the cold, and making sounds which delighted us, they sat only a few feet away!! A second life bird for Kim. Back at Quicksilver, the wind and rain had picked up considerably. We decided to cut that walk short and drove to nearby Guadalupe Oak Grove Park. At adjoining Jeffrey Fontana park two PEREGRINE FALCONS were perched on power towers!! We managed to find two W. BLUEBIRDS driving around the perimeter of the park on the way home. A special thanks to Ann Verdi for all her time and effort in making our CBC and dinner a success. I encourage others to post their CBC highlights Janna Pauser _______________________________________________ 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]]