From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Oct 1 12:56:53 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i91JsFjg023082 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:54:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.117]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i91JqQVC023021 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:52:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> Received: from d8lwzc51 (h-68-164-194-68.snvacaid.dynamic.covad.net[68.164.194.68]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13) with SMTP id <20041001195224113003t0sde> (Authid: [[email protected]]); Fri, 1 Oct 2004 19:52:24 +0000 From: "Donna Heim" <[[email protected]]> To: <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:52:39 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: AcSn8C21LazpxesITzKTF5nZnX8J4g== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Ruff day in Alviso (2-3) plus lesser yellowlegs (2-3) 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]] Today in Alviso I saw 2-3 ruffs (1 definitely a female) near Spreckles; and 2-3 lesser yellowlegs, and a loggerhead shrike south of EEC entry road. Details: This morning at 10:45 I first saw 2 ruffs, one definitely a large male foraging at close water's edge just north of State & Spreckles. They both had similar basic plumage with mostly bright white underparts, but one appeared somewhat smaller than the other--it could have just been standing in deeper water. As I tried to get closer for a detailed look at tertials the "smaller" of the 2 flew to the south end of the pond where I watched it for a while. The larger then flew to the north end of the pond. When I walked up to the rising by the storm fence, I refound the big male ruff feeding beside a little dusky-appearing female (reeve). She was at least 2 or 3 inches shorter, and seemed about the same size as a killdeer she passed by. She had a very dusky neck and breast, which gave her a generally darker appearance. The belly was whitish. The reeve tagged along behind the large male, never letting him out of sight. For the next 30 or 40 minutes they foraged within several feet of each other, and finally they flew to the south end of the pond in close formation. The 2-3 lesser yellowlegs were foraging in the pond just south of the EEC road and east of the narrow PG&E boardwalk. Greater yellowlegs and other shorebirds were also there. A shorebird looking like a colorful juvenile sandpiper gave a 1 nanosecond appearance before disappearing into the pickleweed at the back of the pond before I could ID it. A loggerhead shrike perched cooperatively on the storm fence alongside the hill behind the pond. Good birding, Donna Heim _______________________________________________ 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]]