From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Jan 3 14:36:55 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i03MZ62l019217 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 3 Jan 2004 14:35:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from razorbill.mail.pas.earthlink.net (razorbill.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.121.248]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i03MY41l019161 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 3 Jan 2004 14:34:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from user-2ivfk8h.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.247.209.17] helo=hx1tg) by razorbill.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AcuLL-0002Js-00 for [[email protected]]; Sat, 03 Jan 2004 14:34:04 -0800 Message-ID: <000f01c3d249$8a3e7360$5327fea9@hx1tg> From: "R. Strait" <[[email protected]]> To: "South-bay Bird List" <[[email protected]]> Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 14:32:51 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-ELNK-Trace: 8023df89ec3039281aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec79a5a9fb7ae98105c51a8c3e74e2c6cbc5350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c Subject: [SBB] Sunnyvale Baylands Park X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ 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, My husband and I walked at Sunnyvale Baylands Park along the perimeter trail from the southeast corner of the main park along the fenced field to the walkway entrance about mid-morning today. It was a great time for birding. Thirty-three AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were arranging themselves in a v-formation for a flight toward the southeast. At least eleven male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS have returned to the pond area. I heard a couple of songs. The pond itself was crowded with birds. Besides nearly a dozen MALLARDS, there were two female BLUE-WINGED TEAL, the same birds that have returned here over several months, seven RUDDY DUCKS, and what I would guess is a hybrid male of perhaps Mallard and Northern Shoveler parentage. This Duck has a green head, an all-white front and mostly darkish gray to black feathers over the back and folded wings. Also in the pond were two male GREEN-WINGED TEAL, the first of this species I've seen here this winter. There was one more very puzzling Duck that appeared to be keeping company with a male Mallard. The Duck is large and very unusually colored. I would describe the color as a pastel creamy orange. It has a lot of white in the wing feathers. I remember seeing this individual last winter, but this was the first time I've seen it this season. Other birds of interest seen during our walk included a SAY'S PHOEBE, 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS, about a dozen WESTERN MEADOWLARKS and a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. Rosalie Strait _______________________________________________ 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]]