From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Jan 25 08:53:01 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i0PGp7gY029947 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:51:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from grouse.mail.pas.earthlink.net (grouse.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.116]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i0PGnvBe029899 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:49:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from user-2ivfino.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.247.202.248] helo=kirstennt) by grouse.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AknSN-0003We-00 for [[email protected]]; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:49:56 -0800 From: "Kirsten R. Holmquist" <[[email protected]]> To: "South Bay Birds" <[[email protected]]> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:49:11 -0800 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0002_01C3E320.1A436970" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: <[[email protected]]> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Subject: [SBB] SCVAS Ogier Ponds Trip 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]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C3E320.1A436970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Despite the rain, a handful of hardy souls showed up for what turned out > to be a pleasant walk at Ogier Ponds. Waiting for the gate to be opened, > we started off with flybys of GREAT BLUE HERON, GREAT EGRET, SNOWY EGRET, > and COMMON MERGANSER. Scoping the first pond yielded a COMMON MOORHEN, an > EARED GREBE, and a pair of WOOD DUCKS. A pair of RED-TAILED HAWKS > overlooked it all. A BEWICK'S WREN buzzed at us from the bushes. At the > other end of the pond, we found a FOX SPARROW, a flock of BUSHTITS, and > our first RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET of the day. A little farther on, a pair of > AMERICAN KESTRELS had obviously just finished a successful hunt as the > female was still having brunch. A male NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER was sounding > off from a nearby tree. > > We continued walking towards the pond by the model airplane park. In the > pond before that one, we had a pair of COMMON MERGANSERS, several > BUFFLEHEAD, and, of course, RUDDY DUCKS and AMERICAN COOTS. A number of > AMERICAN ROBINS were hanging out in the trees between the two ponds. An > AMERICAN BITTERN was hanging out in a gap in the reeds lining the pond by > the park. It just stayed there in plain view the entire time we were > there, allowing everyone a good scope view. Also in that pond were > CANVASBACK, GADWALL, and another EARED GREBE. A pair of WHITE-TAILED > KITES engaged in courting behavior in the fields behind the park. Some > RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were hanging out near the fence. > > We then went ahead and worked the ponds on the other side of the cars. > GREATER SCAUP were the first ducks to greet us there. COMMON GOLDENEYE > were in the mix near the islands. A pair of CALIFORNIA THRASHERS > convorted together on the pathway. Three turkey vultures lined up on > side-by-side telephone poles. The best birds from the far pond were some > RING-NECKED DUCKS and another AMERICAN BITTERN in the reeds on the island. > A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER went by in the shrubbery below us. Finally, > walking back to the car, we had a soggy female MERLIN perched on the tower > right over our cars. Not a bad way to end the walk at all. > > Best Regards, > > Kirsten R. 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