From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Sep 14 14:49:50 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i8ELhMwV018935 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:43:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (rtjones.nas.nasa.gov [129.99.142.32]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i8EHN81c015123 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:23:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.12.5/8.12.5/NAS-6n) with ESMTP id i8EHN7oY002340 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:23:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mrogers@localhost) by rtjones.nas.nasa.gov (SGI-8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id i8EHN7bK002281 for [[email protected]]; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:23:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:23:07 -0700 (PDT) From: "Dr. Michael M. Rogers" <[[email protected]]> Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] Sunnyvale Baylands 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, Before work this morning 9/14/04, I checked out Sunnyvale Baylands Park, following up on a report of a possible Lark Bunting seen there yesterday evening. I had no luck with this bird, but there was a flock of 60 SAVANNAH SPARROWS (many different looking types!) and 20 HOUSE FINCHES in the field between the wave walk and the lawn to the south. There were 26 SAVANNAH SPARROWS in one 20-foot section of the walkway between the lawn and the weedy field in this area alone! This is certainly a good flock of birds for a vagrant to turn up in. The time of year is also perfect for Lark Bunting as three of our four county records come from 13-18 Sep and three of the four are from weedy areas near the bay edge. This park contains an excellent combination of weedy fields, irrigated lawn, reeds, wetland, and well-watered trees and is located right next to the bay edge - a perfect combination for migrants. In two hours this morning I had more migrants than on any other day this fall. The trees were "dripping" with YELLOW WARBLERS - I conservatively counted 34+ but there could have been well over 50. Most were in the trees (flowering eucalyptus and cottonwoods) along the Meadow Trail south of the lawn area, but they were all over the park to some extent. Other migrants included a flock of 24 VAUX'S SWIFTS (heard then counted with the help of binoculars - they were pretty high up), 6+ "WESTERN" FLYCATCHERS, 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 1 WARBLING VIREO, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS (1 gray-headed), 1 imm. female TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, 8 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 3 WESTERN TANAGERS, 2+ LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, and an adult WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. Pretty amazing for a city park! Mike Rogers _______________________________________________ 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]]