From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Mar 3 15:59:14 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i23NuSl6012765 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:56:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com (imo-d22.mx.aol.com [205.188.144.208]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i23NtpNY012721 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:55:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37.4.) id t.104.4083d3ac (4004) for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 18:55:48 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 18:55:48 EST To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5007 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5a1 Subject: [SBB] County birding 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]] All, This morning Frank Vanslager and I found three adult BARN OWLS [not our target species] in widely separated areas in and around Ed Levin County Park. We had two in the picnic area below Sandy Wool Lake and a third in a Split-leaf Palm in the park maintenance facility located on the east side of the park [unnamed street]. We then checked out the various ponds located near the Coyote Creek Field Station [lots of the usual Gulls, a few Dowitchers and a single GREATER YELLOWLEGS in the Shorebird Pond]. Our last stop was along the railroad tracks through New Chicago Marsh in Alviso. We quickly spotted two RUFF with about 30 Dowitchers in the pond located at State St and Spreckles Ave [west of the railroad tracks]. Both Ruff were somewhat hidden behind Pickleweed and Dowitchers but the bold, whitish outlined, dark centered scapulars quickly caught our attention. We could also see that the tertials on one of the Ruffs, clearly a male, were boldly barred. Unfortunately after just a minute or so [just before noon] two-thirds of the flock, including both Ruffs flew northeast, along the tracks, until out of sight. A few minutes later the remaining Dowitchers followed suit. Frank and I then walked the tracks out to the Alviso Impoundment and back without sighting any shorebirds other than a few Stilts, Avocets and Killdeer. 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]]