From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Nov 19 16:24:27 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iAK0Lxjn007049 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:21:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from ideowa.ideo.com (ideowa.ideo.com [208.218.1.57]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id iAK0K9VC007000 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:20:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from MUTLEY.ideo.com ([10.1.1.26]) by ideowa.ideo.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:20:07 -0800 Received: from 10.1.2.40 ([10.1.2.40]) by MUTLEY.ideo.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:20:07 -0800 Date: 19 Nov 04 16:20:04 -0800 From: Jim Yurchenco <[[email protected]]> To: "south-bay-birds" <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: QuickMail Pro 1.5.3 (Mac) X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-Ascii" Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Nov 2004 00:20:07.0860 (UTC) FILETIME=[B0B9CF40:01C4CE96] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id iAK0K9VC007000 Subject: [SBB] Coe Birds 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 belated report from Henry Coe State Park. Amy and I went up to the Monument area early Saturday morning, November 13. As has been widely reported, Red Crossbills were found. The birds were flying from tree to tree in noisy groups and the largest flock we saw numbered between 50 and 60 birds. Red-breasted Nuthatches were also found in large numbers. We also found a small group of Pygmy Nuthatches, a species first reported by Phil Brown from November 10. I have been compiling records from the park since 1984 and this current irruption of montain species is unprecedented. I have a few records for small numbers of crossbills. Red-breasted Nuthatch numbers currently at the Monument exceed the total number of individuals I have prior records for. Pygmy Nuthatch is a new species for the park. Where are all these birds coming from? If I had to guess, I would suggest the Santa Cruz Mountains as a possible source. All three species are resident there; the distances are close and no additional vagrant species suggestive of the Sierra Nevada as a source have been found at Coe during this invasion. regards James Yurchenco _______________________________________________ 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]]