From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Mar 22 20:43:16 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i2N4f9Aq015595 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:41:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp806.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp806.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.168.185]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id i2N4e2pJ015546 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:40:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from unknown (HELO jannana.pacbell.net) (jannana%[[email protected]] with login) by smtp806.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 Mar 2004 04:40:01 -0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Sender: jannana%[[email protected]] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.3.0 Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:39:57 -0800 To: [[email protected]] From: Janna Pauser <[[email protected]]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [SBB] Alamitos Creek trail 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]] My husband Lee and I checked the nest boxes along the Alamitos Creek trail this morning. We found two Titmouse nests, one with 6 tiny white eggs, and one completed White breasted Nuthatch nest. I kept hearing an unfamiliar bird song, and then found a Ruby crowned Kinglet showing its crown. They were abundant along the trail. A pair of Wood Ducks were resting on the gravel north of the boulders. A Lesser Goldfinch was nesting in a Sycamore tree near the bathrooms. My first of the season male Bullocks Oriole was chattering nearby. The island was loaded with egrets. Great Egrets were building nests near the top and dozens of Snowy Egrets were seen in the bamboo. I can't imagine how they nest in such close quarters. Several Black crowned Night Herons were partially hidden in the bamboo. An Osprey flew overhead, then headed towards the water district. Quite a few Violet Green Swallows were flying overhead, and many Rough winged Swallows were concentrating under the Mazzone bridge. Several Common Merganser pairs were seen at the lake shore. Red shouldered Hawks were calling from the pine trees. I saw one Nutmeg Mannikin near the lake and heard one Cal. Thrasher north of the Mazzone Bridge on the west bank of the creek. One Hermit Thrush seen also seen. White breasted Nuthatches were common today, as were Nuttalls Woodpeckers. Janna Pauser _______________________________________________ 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]]