From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Mar 15 11:58:28 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i2FJuFwg024305 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:56:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from mms1.broadcom.com (mms1.broadcom.com [63.70.210.58]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i2FJsbkF024250 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:54:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from 63.70.210.1 by mms1.broadcom.com with ESMTP (Broadcom SMTP Relay (MMS v5.6.0)); Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:54:24 -0800 X-Server-Uuid: 97B92932-364A-4474-92D6-5CFE9C59AD14 Received: from mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.23]) by mon-irva-11.broadcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAA07736 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:53: 42 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (mail-sjcw-1.sw.broadcom.com [10.20.128.21]) by mail-sjcw-3.sw.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/SSM3) with ESMTP id i2FJsDkp027767 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:54:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from pc2kmikem (dhcpe1-sjcw-254 [10.20.64.254]) by mail-sjcw-1.broadcom.com (8.12.9/8.12.4/SSM) with SMTP id i2FJsIE0024424 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:54:18 -0800 (PST) From: "Mike Mammoser" <[[email protected]]> To: SBB <[[email protected]]> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:53:22 -0800 Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-WSS-ID: 6C48D67A1NO6388795-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [SBB] : 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]] On Saturday, 13 Mar 04, I took a walk in Almaden Quicksilver Park. On my way over there I had 5 WILD TURKEYS cross Bailey Rd just past the IBM facility. At the park many ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were singing on territory, a marked difference from 2 weeks ago when I heard none here. A few PURPLE FINCHES were also singing, though I never got a look at any. I had a female LESSER GOLDFINCH coming and going from a nest, with a male hanging nearby. A CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE kept inspecting a cavity, going in and out of it, but seemed to eventually give up on it. A COOPER'S HAWK was still doing courtship flights overhead, and some vocal RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were also in the neighborhood. Lingering winter birds included a HERMIT THRUSH and a singing RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. On the way out I came across a CALIFORNIA WHIPSNAKE (Striped Racer) on the trail. It wasn't very energetic at first, allowing me to pick it up before slithering away. It is likely of the threatened Alameda race. On Sunday, 14 Mar 04, I stopped at Ogier Ponds and found a pair of WESTERN KINGBIRDS in the sycamores along the model airplane park entrance road. This is a breeding location for this species. Also had my first CLIFF SWALLOW of the season here. A handful of RING-NECKED DUCKS, a single female COMMON MERGANSER, some numbers of BUFFLEHEAD, and a pair of CINNAMON TEAL were on the ponds. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS are setting up shop in the cattail edges of the ponds. The reworked open areas off the trail are growing up with mustard plants and may provide additional breeding sites for the blackbirds. Lots of AMERICAN ROBINS foraging in the grassy areas. Mike Mammoser _______________________________________________ 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]]