[SBB] Dixon Landing area

Subject: [SBB] Dixon Landing area

From: "Kirsten Holmquist" <[[email protected]]>

Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:09:46 -0800

Delivery-date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:10:10 -0500

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I was checking out the new section of the Coyote Creek Parkway this morning. I parked at the new two car parking lot off McCarthy. As I passed by the car mid-walk, I found a MERLIN perched on a cable arcing over some nasty looking spikes at the top of a tower by the lot. When he wanted to turn around, he had to do some fancy footwork to keep from impaling himself. Other raptors seen were a RED-SHOULDER HAWK, two WHITE-TAILED KITES, and four RED-TAILED HAWKS. One of the latter had a very dark, almost reddish chest with an even darker belly band and a very red tail, beautiful.

The other noteworthy siting was a large flock of AMERICAN PIPITS, possibly more than a hundred. They were all walking through a turned over pumpkin field and their backs were almost the exact color of the dirt. Even as many as there were, I’m not sure I would have seen them if I hadn’t seen a few fly in.

Best Regards,

Kirsten R. Holmquist

408.747.0988

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