From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Oct 1 15:02:43 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i91M05jh024751 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 1 Oct 2004 15:00:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-m23.mx.aol.com (imo-m23.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.4]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i91LwuVC024708 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 1 Oct 2004 14:58:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.7.) id t.198.2f71408b (4529) for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 1 Oct 2004 17:58:50 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 17:58:50 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5032 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Calero & Almaden Reservoir 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]] Hello All, Two locations - two different days. Calero Reservoir (Fri, Oct 1): A male and female BLUE-WINGED TEAL were with other dabbling ducks at the upper end of the reservoir. The male was first seen on Sept 24 and then the pair was seen on Sept 28. The male is not yet in full alternate plumage, but the white facial crescents are quite noticable. The dusky female has mostly been seen accompanying the male. The upper end of the reservoir is drying out, and the dabbling ducks can sometimes be hidden in the muddy troughs. It took a while to find the Blue-winged Teals this morning. By mid-morning over 400 Canada Geese had flown to the mudflats and among them were four CACKLING GEESE who stayed close together. These geese were about half the size of the rest of the CAGO, but were not as small as a minima. Also I did not detect the white neck band of an Aleutian. My guess is possible taverneri (but this is just a guess). When I got home I looked up B. c. taverneri and learned that the white chin strap is separated by a black band under the throat. At the time, I did not know to look for this feature, but I can check again over the weekend if they're still there. Two WESTERN GREBES were at the lower end of the reservoir. At least sixty VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were over the reservoir and one VAUX'S SWIFT was also seen. Land birds of interest along the levee trail included HERMIT THRUSH, WESTERN TANAGER and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. Almaden Reservoir (Wed, Sept 29) At the upper end mudflats, a first-of-season WILSON'S SNIPE was seen, and an OSPREY perched on a nearby snag. Thirty WOOD DUCKS were seen on this day. Also, another first-of-season bird - a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was with a group of Bushtits and chickadees along Alamitos Road. That's it for now - Ann Verdi _______________________________________________ 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]]