From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sat Jan 1 23:44:23 2005 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j027fnGn000702 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 1 Jan 2005 23:41:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net (sccrmhc12.comcast.net [204.127.202.56]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j027ePAf000654 for <[[email protected]]>; Sat, 1 Jan 2005 23:40:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from 204.127.205.142 ([204.127.205.142]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <20050102034023012003oeiae>; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 03:40:23 +0000 Received: from [67.169.121.5] by 204.127.205.142; Sun, 02 Jan 2005 03:40:23 +0000 From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 03:40:23 +0000 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Nov 22 2004) X-Authenticated-Sender: bS5tLnJvZ2Vyc0Bjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] 2 SEOWs, 3 FEHAs and other year birds 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, Today 1/1/05, Mike Mammoser and I wandered around the county starting our year lists. We tried for many stakeout rarities without much success, but did tally 134 species for the day. On the way to Mike’s, I stopped at Calero Reservoir, where there was no sign of the Bald Eagle (Ann pulled in just as I was leaving – it sounds like she had better luck). I did have a GOLDEN EAGLE perched across from the boat launch and 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS though. At Mike’s house a PINE SISKIN flew overhead. We headed south on Santa Teresa Blvd, checking the flooded fields to the west. Among thousands of CALIFORNIA GULLS and numerous DUCKS and SHOREBIRDS were 18 HOODED MERGANSERS. Heading east on Richmond Avenue we were amazed to see 2 high-flying SHORT-EARED OWLS, one initially being harassed by a crow. These birds stayed in the area from 8:10am to 8:21am and then headed south. The adult FERRUGINOUS HAWK was perched on the ground not far from a COYOTE. We next headed to Ogier Ponds, adding OSPREY, 3 REDHEAD (2 males), a pair of WOOD DUCKS, and 2 to 3 GREEN HERONS, but missing American Bittern. At the Coyote Creek Golf Course we missed the Great-tailed Grackle and the Hermit Warbler but did get 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 8 COMMON SNIPE, and a BOBCAT for our efforts. Another check of Calero Reservoir again failed to turn up the Bald Eagle, but we had 2 more FERRUGINOUS HAWKS (1 adult and 1 immature) together along Bailey Road east of IBM. At Shoreline Lake we added the PELAGIC CORMORANT and 2+ BARROW’S GOLDENEYES (adult male and 1+ female) but assumed the Bob Reiling et al. were studying the Pelagic Cormorant and therefore missed the Red Phalarope. We were unable to find the Tufted Duck on pond A1, but did see 22+ BLACK SKIMMERS off in Charleston Slough and a male EURASIAN WIGEON over on pond A2W. We found no waterthrush at Charleston Road marsh and no Greater White-fronted Geese or Yellow Warbler at Geng Road. We did find an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER near the Palo Alto Water Pollution Control Plant and both BONAPARTE’S and MEW GULLS in the old yacht harbor. Thirty BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS were at the duck pond, along with hundreds of gulls – but we were 40 minutes too early for Dave’s Glaucous Gull. We couldn’t find the Palm Warbler along San Tomas Aquino Creek and nearby Great America, but did manage 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, several LINCOLN’S SPARROWS, and an adult PEREGRINE FALCON. At the Arzino Ranch we were treated to a SAY’S PHOEBE and a BURROWING OWL while an immature PRAIRIE FALCON watched from atop a nearby tower. At the Alviso Marina we were told that we just missed the Greater Roadrunner by a half hour, but we did get 20 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, a CLARK’S GREBE, and a SANDERLING (scoped over on pond A8) for our list. The swallow flock over the Lockheed marshes and nearby Sunnyvale ponds consisted of at least 25 TREE SWALLOWS and 2 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS. Another try for the Northern Waterthrush was no more successful than the first, but we did manage to add CLAPPER RAIL in the Palo Alto yacht harbor as it got dark. Plenty of missed birds, but a good start to the year list. 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]]