From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Feb 9 10:02:23 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i19HxUG4020254 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 09:59:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from prattle.redback.com (prattle.redback.com [155.53.12.9]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i19HwICp020207 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 09:58:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by prattle.redback.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7998F9F3011 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 09:58:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from prattle.redback.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (prattle [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 00656-06 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 09:58:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from redback.com (dhcp-45-53.redback.com [155.53.45.53]) by prattle.redback.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AC009F300D for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 09:58:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 10:04:21 -0800 From: Eric Goodill <[[email protected]]> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20030208 Netscape/7.02 X-Accept-Language: en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 To: south-bay-birds <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at redback.com Subject: [SBB] WTSP? at Charleston Marsh 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]] Hello birders, I have been visiting Charleston Marsh attempting to find the White-throated Sparrow. I think I've made about six trips so far and have come up empty. Most of my trips have been on my way to work in the morning and for just ten minutes or so. Last Friday, however, I left work a bit early and was able to walk around the entire marsh just before dusk. I found a bird which may have been the WTSP, but I have some questions. This would be a lifer for me, and I want to be pretty confident of the ID before I add a it to my life list. Can anybody tell me if the WTSP tends to be a ground feeder like the crowned sparrows are? The individual I saw was foraging on the ground in some dry reeds. It had a gray bill, medial and lateral crown strips similar to first-winter White-crowned Sparrow, a streaky/spotty bib that came down from its chin and ended fairly abruptly about 1/2 down its breast to become smooth gray, and, of course, a very white chin. What I didn't' see was any hint of yellow on the face. I never heard it call. I saw only one bird, and it was not in a group of other birds. Size was similar to a White-crowned Sparrow. I'd appreciate any comments any of you more experienced folks might have. I'd be happy to take your comments privately so we don't clutter up the list. Listed below are the other birds I saw at the marsh that I could identify (nothing too surprising, nothing blue, and no Waterthrush): Northern Mockingbird Lesser Goldfinch House Finch Bushtit White-crowned Sparrow Black Phoebe Hermit Thrush Red-winged Blackbird Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Sparrow Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Mourning Dove American Robin Mallard Snowy Egret Great Egret Belted Kingfisher (heard only) Green Heron Anna's Hummingbird American Crow Oak Titmouse Red-shouldered Hawk Good birding, Eric -- [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ 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]]