From: "Jack Carter" <[[email protected]]>
To: "Bill Bousman" <[[email protected]]>
Subject: Re: Fwd: albino(?) mockingbird in Morgan Hill
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:05:55 -0700
Dear Bill;
I saw the bird in the top of a very large oak tree in the front yard of an
old (1903) house on San Pedro. Unfortunately I do not know the address, but
here are directions to a very good vantage point in a large field behind
that house:
from 101 south, turn right (west) on E. Dunne; turn left (south) on
Butterfield Blvd; turn left (east) on San Pedro Ave; turn right (south) on
San Benito; turn left (east) on San Gabriel. Go one short block to the
point where San Gabriel takes a right hand turn. Stop at that point and
park. You will be facing a large field -- on your left, at the northwest
corner of that field is the old house, which has a number of old, very
dilapidated shacks and barns in its backyard. The big oak is in the front
yard of that house, but it's very easy to see from this location behind the
backyard. Good Luck!
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bousman" <[[email protected]]>
To: "Jack Carter" <[[email protected]]>
Cc: <[[email protected]]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: albino(?) mockingbird in Morgan Hill
> Dear Jack,
>
> Some folks in the Moran Hill area might like to see you albino or
> near-albino. If you can give me the exact location I will post it to the
> South Bay Birds listserver.
>
> At 10:43 AM 6/21/05, [[email protected]] wrote:
> >FYI...
> >Tue, 21 Jun 2005 01:31:00 -0400
> >From: "Jack Carter" <[[email protected]]>
> >To: <[[email protected]]>
> >Subject: albino(?) mockingbird in Morgan Hill
> >Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:26:11 -0700
> >
> >Dear David;
> >
> >I am a surveyor working in Morgan Hill and today I spotted something I've
> >never seen before - a wild bird with a near-albino coloration. I love
> >mocking birds and know them well, and I watched this one through my
> >surveying telescope for several minutes as he sang. I wouldn't have
> >believed it was a mocker unless I had seen it singing that unmistakable
> >song. It was not pure white, but from a distance certainly appeared that
> >way. It is actually a very pale gray, with no obvious wing bars seen in
> >flight. They are such territorial birds that I feel sure it could be
seen
> >in the same area with very little effort. If this is something you think
> >other birders would like to follow up on, please reply and I will provide
> >exact directions to the spot.
> >
> >Thanks for your great website.
> >
> >Jack Carter
> >831-335-2305