From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed May 5 12:44:54 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i45JfhGw005099 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 5 May 2004 12:41:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net (cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.121.226]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i45JedAg005052 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 5 May 2004 12:40:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from user-vcauknc.dsl.mindspring.com ([216.175.82.236] helo=pavilion.earthlink.net) by cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1BLSFy-0000fJ-00 for [[email protected]]; Wed, 05 May 2004 12:40:38 -0700 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 12:42:47 -0700 To: [[email protected]] From: Bill Bousman <[[email protected]]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [SBB] Yellow-headed Blackbirds (Arzino Ranch) 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]] Folks: About noon today, 5/5/2004, I stopped at the Arzino Ranch at the end of Nortech Parkway to look for YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS. I spent some time scanning the mustard fields east of the ranch, following the antics of the Red-headed Blackbirds. Then, a male TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD flew from the fields to the first large paddock at the ranch. I noted a few other blackbirds with horses and picked out a female Yellow-headed. I checked the area more carefully and found 4-5 1st-year males, and 3-4 females. They were moving around a lot and were occasionally uncooperative as concerns picture taking. I spoke to one of the regulars who I see on the CBC and told him about the Yellow-headeds. I asked if it was okay if birders stopped by and he didn't see any problem. However, I would recommend that if you make a visit, you park your car near the entrance to the ranch in wide grassy area just before the 5 mph sign and do the normal polite birder routine. The land here belongs to the City of San Jose, but is leased to the horse people. From the Jubilee parking lot I counted three BURROWING OWLS. Bill _______________________________________________ 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]]