From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Oct 10 15:41:58 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i9AMcRjp010652 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:38:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net (cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.121.226]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i9AMbpVC010614 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:37:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dialup-4.246.36.143.dial1.sanjose1.level3.net ([4.246.36.143]) by cardinal.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1CGmK6-0002cU-00 for [[email protected]]; Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:37:50 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v609) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed To: SBB <[[email protected]]> From: Matthew Dodder <[[email protected]]> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:40:30 -0700 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.609) Subject: [SBB] Golden Plover at Bayfront Park 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]] All, We just returned from Bayfront Park, having relocated the LARK BUNTING uphill from the first parking lot. Two digiscope images have been posted in my gallery. (Definitely amateur, but at least the fieldmarks are visible...) While my wife and I were there, several birders told us about a Pacific Golden Plover on the "unvegetated" levy visible from the last parking area. Later we heard the report on the NCal BirdBox left by Leslie Laurent (sp?). We were able to view the bird from the orange sign, looking back along the levy. The bird is smaller, more slender and golder than the numerous Black-bellied Plovers. As it preened the dark tail was visible briefly, but views were difficult at that distance. We did not observe the underwing and could not judge the primary extension. Heat shimmer made photography difficult at best. At that distance, exact ID was impossible (for us), but we felt we were looking at a Golden Plover of some kind. That's all for now, Matthew Dodder http://www.birdguy.net _______________________________________________ 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]]