From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Jul 3 20:46:10 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i643hgsH009214 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:43:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp807.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp807.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.168.186]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id i643gTQC009176 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:42:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unknown (HELO jannana.pacbell.net) (jannana%[[email protected]] with login) by smtp807.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 4 Jul 2004 03:43:34 -0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Sender: jannana%[[email protected]] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.2.0 Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 20:43:30 -0700 To: [[email protected]] From: Janna Pauser <[[email protected]]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [SBB] Guadalupe Oak Grove Park X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5b1 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]] Yesterday as I walk Guadalupe Oak Grove Park I checked on a Violet Green Swallow nest box and found the young had recently fledged. All five were sitting on the platform roof of the nest box begging for food. It would have made a wonderful photo. On the Quarry trail I came across a Coyote a few yards ahead of me. Instead of picking off one of the many ground squirrels he was stalking the deer on the other side of the fence. Tonight I brought my camera and walked all the trails again. The V.G. Swallows were flying all around Buckeye Hill. I passed some juvenile Rough- Winged Swallows perched on a snag in a small oak tree. The next tree had a family of Ash throated Flycatchers. Suddenly the adult flycatcher picked the juvenile swallow off its perched and carried it off. The parent swallow attacked and it dropped the juvenile. I couldn't believe my eyes when it happened again. The flycatchers then proceeded to fly ahead of me all the way up the back of Blue Oak Hill. A newly fledged Red tailed Hawk looked fabulous perched on a tall snag on the Villas property. I never found their nest this year. Several years ago they raised four young to maturity. Two juvenile Red shouldered Hawks were flying and calling from the other side of the park. I don't know how these two species co-exist in a 62 acre park. They have some skirmishes early each spring then settle down to their own territories. I was happy to see the Blue Oak trees loaded with acorns. If this mild weather persists they'll be a bumper crop this year. Good news for the birds and animals. Janna Pauser Almaden Valley _______________________________________________ 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]]