From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Feb 9 16:39:09 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i1A0aNG4028703 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:36:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-m02.mx.aol.com (imo-m02.mx.aol.com [64.12.136.5]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i1A0ZbCp028650 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:35:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r4.12.) id t.126.3a921cb8 (26116) for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 19:35:33 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 19:35:33 EST To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5007 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5a1 Subject: [SBB] Hammond's Flycatcher & Glaucous Gull X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5a1 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 Frank Vanslager and I saw the over-wintering HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER at the Coyote Creek Field Station. It was fly catching at very low levels [ground level up to 7 feet] on either side of mist net #9385 and just west of the creek trail. Over several short sightings we were able to see all of the key field marks, head shape, eyering, bill color, tail shape and wing markings [including the long primary projection]. The slightly unusual HUTTON'S VIREO seen last week was in the same area [working higher up in the trees]. It had a band on it's right leg. We then went to Almaden Lake Park where we were later joined by Ed Gustafson. At about 1:30 PM Ed spotted the adult GLAUCOUS GULL just north of the island located in the center of the lake. The bird then moved a bit further out in the water where we observed for the next 30 minutes. The bird had pure white primaries [upper and lower], white tips of secondaries and tertials, pure white tail, upper tail coverts, rump and under parts. The mantle and upper forward portion of the wings were very light gray [lighter than any of the adult HERRING or THAYER'S GULLS in the area]. The head showed some very light streaking behind the eye and on the lower back of the neck. The bill was yellow with an elongated light red spot on the lower mandible, this appearing to be a bit less massive than that of Glaucous-winged and Western Gulls. The eye had a light whitish-yellow iris and a yellowish orbital ring. The legs, seen only briefly as it preened, were a deep pink like that of Thayer's Gulls. The bird was seen very briefly in flight, we left while the bird was still on the water, but the underwing looked almost all white. When Ed first found the gull it was aggressive toward another gull but it did not show aggression during the next 30 minutes [in fact another gull was aggressive toward it without it retaliating]. The GLGU was bigger than the Herring Gulls near it [being longer and more massive]. A great bird! 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]]