From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Mar 31 16:11:55 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3109NAp023130 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:09:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com (imo-m20.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3108XpJ023078 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:08:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r1.2.) id t.da.6fea700 (3996) for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:08:29 -0500 (EST) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:08:29 EST To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5006 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Fremont Older OSP 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: This morning, Monday, March 31, I hiked from Fremont Older O.S.P. up and over the ridge to Stevens Creek Park, and back. Near the beginning on Prospect Road there were singing Oak Titmice, Orange-crowned Warblers, a Purple Finch and, for contrast, a Warbling Vireo. Further up the road a pair of Sharp-shinned Hawks flew into the densest Oaks to the south and copulated briefly. Then, up at the last house, there were quite a number of singing Yellow-rumped and Townsend's Warblers, Juncos, Bewick's Wrens, and Lesser Goldfinches. A Hermit Thrush was also seen. At the end of the pavement 4 Violet-green Swallows landed on the wires, and they were all in different plumage. One in particular, if I'd seen it in the fall, I would have called a juvenile. They flew and were immediately joined by a Vaux's Swift that I got to see flying close from slightly up above. Further up the first ridge were a lot of Barn Swallows, and a Tree Swallow? briefly investigated a Bluebird house while the intended tenants waited quietly nearby. On the high ridge there were singing California Thrashers and a number of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Two of the BGGNs, in the trees just short of that water tank on the ridge, gave scattered fragments of their long, complex, seldom-heard, mating song. Stevens Creek didn't give me anything that we didn't have on Pat Kenny's excellent Sunday trip. The top of one of the Great Horned Owl chicks was seen on the nest. I still haven't gotten any OSFLs, ATFLs, or WEWPs. Any day now? Frank Vanslager _______________________________________________ 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]]