From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Mon Nov 29 19:41:27 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id iAU3dxjp018325 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:40:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp805.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp805.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.168.184]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id iAU3bkVC018258 for <[[email protected]]>; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:37:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from unknown (HELO jannana.pacbell.net) (jannana%[[email protected]] with login) by smtp805.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 30 Nov 2004 03:37:41 -0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Sender: jannana%[[email protected]] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.2.0 Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:37:33 -0800 To: [[email protected]] From: Janna Pauser <[[email protected]]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Swamp Sparrow 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]] After conferring with two expert birders, I'm now confident I found a SWAMP SPARROW at the SCVWD pond. It was smaller than a Song Sparrow, had a rufous crown with median stripe, red on wings, long red tail and lighter rufous streaked flanks. The dark eye line was distinctive in shape flaring up and out and the edge on the gray face. Legs and feet were a pink/flesh color. It's back was an unusual dark multi colored pattern. I first saw it on a reed at the waters edge, south of a Pepper Tree between the two buildings, right off the parking lot. It stayed hidden most of the time, but always near the water. I got incomplete glimpses of its whitish throat and plain gray breast with smudgy central spot. It was either drinking water or eating bugs off the water. I believe it gave a chip call note when it flew. I softly pished it back twice but it stayed pretty well hidden until I gave up. This is a life bird for me, and may be unusual for Almaden Valley. Ann Verdi will try to verify my find tomorrow. A pair of Common Goldeneyes were among the ducks on the pond. Gadwalls were comical in their mating ritual similar to a Hooded Merganser. No Peregrine Falcons seen today at their roosting tree in the north east corner Sycamore. The Santa Clara Water District headquarters are on Almaden Ex. at Via Monte. Janna Pauser Almaden Valley _______________________________________________ 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]]