From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Dec 28 14:25:27 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBSMMqlD005378 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:22:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from mms3.broadcom.com (mms-nat.broadcom.com [63.70.210.58]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iBSMLhYK005336 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:21:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms3.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom SMTP Relay (MMS v5.6.0)); Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:20:41 -0800 X-Server-Uuid: 062D48FB-9769-4139-967C-478C67B5F9C9 Received: from mail-sj1-5.sj.broadcom.com (mail-sj1-5.sj.broadcom.com [10.16.128.236]) by mon-irva-10.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA29585 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14: 20:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from PCSJCWMJM (dhcpe3-sj3-165 [10.21.81.165]) by mail-sj1-5.sj.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/SSF) with ESMTP id iBSMKeov025474 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:20:40 -0800 (PST) From: "Michael Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:20:40 -0800 Message-ID: <04bc01c4ed2b$76a75170$[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal X-WSS-ID: 6DCF03B32345813123-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id iBSMLhYK005336 Subject: [SBB] Calero 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]] On 26 Dec 04 I started out on the Calero CBC by meeting volunteers at the entrance gate to Ogier Ponds. After handing out packets and collecting monies I ventured to the ponds at the end of the model airplane park. Here, I taped out 3 VIRGINIA RAILS and a SORA, as well as flushing an AMERICAN BITTERN from the pond edge. While on this walk, I had 248 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS pass by in varying numbered small flocks, all heading south and looking to be coming off of one of the ponds north of the entrance road. I also found a female REDHEAD on one of the ponds just off the trail at the end of the model airplane park. On the way out I saw the OSPREY that had been seen earlier by Kirsten Holmquist and Rich Page, sitting on a perch eating a fish. My next stop was the Coyote Creek Golf Course, where I had 4 HOODED MERGANSERS on a water hazard pond; undoubtedly the same birds I saw here a couple weeks ago. A handful of WILSON'S SNIPE (4) were sitting under the small pine trees that line the road into the club house, as they are wont to do. As I counted EUROPEAN STARLINGS and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS around the club house, I spied a female GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE sitting on the enclosure fence around the garbage cans. >From here I went to Coyote Ranch Marsh, where I was able to tape out 3 more VIRGINIA RAILS and 2 SORAS. I then spent an uneventful hour and a half birding around the shooting range on the east side of hwy 101, having a second OSPREY at Parkway Lakes as I drove by. After that, it was off to Edenvale Garden Park. I was unable to refind the female WESTERN TANAGER that I had seen the previous day (count week bird), but had some nice looks at a male MERLIN that sat cooperatively for me. I headed back to Ogier Ponds to check the gull flock, stopping on the way to see the adult FERRUGINOUS HAWK along Richmond in Coyote Valley. The gulls at the ponds consisted of 375 HERRING, 275 CALIFORNIA, and 9 THAYER'S. I was unable to find any other species in with them, although I had seen a couple RING-BILLED GULLS in the area earlier in the day. I took a break in order to fill out rare bird forms and then headed back to the golf course entrance road to find Bob Reiling and collect his data. Here, I found about about them seeing a Hermit Warbler and made a futile effort to refind it, although I did hear calls notes from this genus at the location. I paid another visit to Edenvale Garden Park, but came away only with an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER for my efforts. I made a brief stop at Calero Reservoir, without finding anything unusual, before calling it a day. Michael Mammoser _______________________________________________ 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]]