From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue May 25 14:13:07 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i4PL9iin007834 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 25 May 2004 14:09:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-m16.mx.aol.com (imo-m16.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.206]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i4PL8Hcu007792 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 25 May 2004 14:08:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m16.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r1.3.) id o.77.2a649259 (4592); Tue, 25 May 2004 17:08:09 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 17:08:09 EDT To: [[email protected]], [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 6807 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Cc: Subject: [SBB] Skyline to the Sea 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]] No, not the trail (more on that in another post), but some birding along the skyline and along the sea. May 23 I surveyed along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains along Hwy 35 from the Santa Cruz County line at Long Ridge OSP to Saratoga Gap, and down Hwy 9 on the Santa Cruz Co. (SCZ) side to the vicinity of Waterman Gap. My first stop in the mist 0.2 mile south of Grizzly Flat Trail head produced a PEREGRINE FALCON wailing from a position far to the northwest (in San Mateo Co.). That was 15 min. before sunrise. Perhaps it was one of those reported recently in the upper Peter's Creek watershed. I had 10 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS (9 singing) along Hwy 35 from milemarker 16.62 (0.9 mile south of Grizzly Flat Trail) to Saratoga Gap, including a short side trip out Hickory Oaks Trail in Long Ridge OSP. I had three more at one stop 1.1 miles down Hwy 9. Four singing TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS were along Hickory Oaks Trail, including one on the Santa Clara Co. (SCL) side of the trail head. A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was calling from Douglas-firs near that trail head. This trail had 2 singing LAZULI BUNTINGS and three CHIPPING SPARROWS (one carrying food), all extremely local species along the crest in SCZ. I had four singing GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS at two stops along Hwy 35 (0.9 mi. from Grizzly Flat Trail, and at Hickory Oaks Trail head), and others were in expected areas along Hwy 9 A PILEATED WOODPECKER called from the SCL side downslope about 200 yards from the Hickory Oaks Trail head. Another called north of Hickory Oaks Trail from the Ward Road area, and one was also on the SCZ side 0.3 mile south of the Hickory Oaks Trail head. Still another was 1.4 miles down Hwy 9. HERMIT WARBLERS "kicked" in promptly on the SCZ side of the crest along Hwy 9, but I had not on Hwy 35. Today (May 25) I visited some spots on the north SCZ coast. Found only single SNOWY PLOVERS at Scott Creek and Laguna Creek beaches. Five RUDDY DUCKS were at Scott Creek Marsh, including 2 males. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was calling at Lombardi Creek from the same weedy willow patch where a pair nested last year. A big CANADA GOOSE was sailing on the pond at Laguna Creek Marsh. (By the way, there is a nice muddy margin there that will be good for shorebirds in summer if future high tides don't raise the water level first.) _______________________________________________ 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]]