From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Jul 16 16:42:23 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i6GNeCOR008207 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:40:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-m18.mx.aol.com (imo-m18.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.208]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i6GNcLMR008142 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:38:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r2.6.) id t.1cd.25f4598f (4222) for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:38:15 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:38:15 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5113 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Ruffs in New Chicago Marsh 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]] All, The RUFFS continued in New Chicago Marsh this morning. Dean Manley and another birder were studying the male when I arrived at around 9 AM. The bird was about 75-80 yds out in a channel in the pickleweed and about 150 yds past the first pond, on the right side of the railroad tracks (from the Environmental Education Center entrance road). The male was looking much scruffier than on Wednesday but still quite easy to spot if it's out and about. He's really working on those body feather tracks. Later Dean once again spotted the "female" Ruff near the first pond on the right but then it flew some distance to the northeast and we were unable to re-find it. We were subsequently able to share the male with Kathy Parker some time later. As I was leaving this afternoon, from a distance, I saw two birders walk out to the first pond on the railroad tracks and then walk down the right (east side) of the built-up railroad bed toward the pond which immediately flushed the birds therein. They only had binoculars (one pair) and obviously needed a closer look. I would like to recommend that anyone wanting to see these birds should have a scope but that in any case the top of the railroad tracks should be the closest that one gets to the marsh. Chasing the birds away won't improve the view. Take care, Bob Reiling _______________________________________________ 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]]