From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Feb 27 13:54:42 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i1RLpBl7002346 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:51:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from mms1.broadcom.com (mms1.broadcom.com [63.70.210.58]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i1RLnuNY002298 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:49:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms1.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom SMTP Relay (MMS v5.6.0)); Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:49:46 -0800 X-Server-Uuid: 97B92932-364A-4474-92D6-5CFE9C59AD14 Received: from mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.23]) by mon-irva-11.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA09505 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:49: 08 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.21]) by mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/SSM3) with ESMTP id i1RLnekp029147 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:49:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from pc2kmikem (dhcpe1-sjcw-254 [10.20.64.254]) by mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.4/SSM) with SMTP id i1RLniE0005129 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:49:44 -0800 (PST) From: "Mike Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:49:21 -0800 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal X-WSS-ID: 6C2164F01NO1638824-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] : 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]] Last Tuesday, 17 Feb 04, I saw a PEREGRINE FALCON perched on one of the ledges of the Sun building along Freedom Circle in Santa Clara. This was the first time I've seen one here since last fall. Today, 27 Feb 04, there were 2 birds perched there, probably the same pair that were here last year. Hopefully, they will remain and use the nest box that was installed on the building last year. I frequently takes walks around my neighborhood in south San Jose in the evenings, often hearing BARN OWLS calling in the night sky. I'm sure that nearby Tulare Hill and Santa Teresa County Park offer good hunting grounds for them, but I surmised that they likely nested in the urban areas somewhere (I hear them many times over the residential housing). Last night I heard one giving its screeching call overhead, followed by a series of "tik tik tik" (or "wik wik wik") notes. I've heard these notes before and attributed them to the owls, but last night I was able to confirm this vocalization by seeing the bird as it uttered it. I followed the sound in the air and eventually picked out the owl as it flew by. It then turned and flew back towards me, diving down and landing on the exposed branch of a fan palm that was growing at a residential corner about 30 feet from where I was standing. I left while the bird was still perched there and I wouldn't be surprised if they nested in the dense dead hanging branches that are often seen on these palm trees (I've seen American Kestrels nesting in them in the past), as a small opening in this tangle can serve well as a cavity. Mike 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]]