From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Nov 1 16:45:26 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iA20gljn029031 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:42:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from ylpvm29.prodigy.net (ylpvm29-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.60]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iA20f2VC028976 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:41:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.101] (adsl-66-126-229-161.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net [66.126.229.161]) by ylpvm29.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iA20evHW013911 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 19:40:57 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: [[email protected]] Message-Id: Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:39:56 -0800 To: [[email protected]] From: Gordon Barrett <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Subject: [SBB] Hooded Mergansers & Bufflehead at Oka Ponds 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]] A pair of Hooded Mergansers, male and female, arrived at the Los Gatos Creek Perk Ponds on October 31, 2004, and two female Bufflehead arrived two days before on October 29, 2004. I've been watching daily for their arrival but did not post until I could confirm my "no optics" sightings with my scope. I did that today, Monday, November 1, 2004. They are in the large pond to the left of the iron bridge on the Oka side. This in Pond five on the linked map, thanks to LindaSulliven.: http://www.okaponds.com/map&%20diret.htm Grebes, coots, and Ruddy Ducks shared this pond. The Gadwall, American Wigeon, and Ring-Necked Ducks were in Campbell Pond 3, many in the roots of a large tree half in the water on the Dell Avenue side of the pond. They hide in the shade only to dart out from time to time. That is also where I saw the Common Moorhen. The male American Kestrel was at the top of his Sycamore tree by the iron bridge in bright sun. Campbell Pond 1 had a raft of mostly California Gulls and 70 or so Double-Crested Cormorants. Gordon Pied-billed Grebe Double-Crested Cormorant Great Egret Snowy Egret Green Heron Black Crowned Night Heron Canada Goose Mallard Gadwall American Wigeon Ring-Necked Duck Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck American Kestrel American Coot Common Moorhen Ring-Billed Gull California Gull Mourning Dove Rock Pigeon Belted Kingfisher Black Phoebe Chestnut-Backed Chickadee -- Gordon Barrett [[email protected]] _______________________________________________ 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]]