From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Jan 14 15:31:52 2005 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j0ENTJGp016718 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:29:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j0ENSeAf016678 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:28:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from peggy (c-67-161-43-14.client.comcast.net[67.161.43.14]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2005011423283901500d4q17e>; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 23:28:40 +0000 Message-ID: <001f01c4fa90$c4f28800$0e2ba143@peggy> From: "Peggy Don" <[[email protected]]> To: <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:28:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Monte Bello OSP 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]] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by plaidworks.com id j0ENTJGp016718 SBBers, Yesterday 01/13/05 was a very cool day but ideal for a hike with Bill in Monte Bello OSP. The number of birds/species seen was on the low side but there were some interesting sightings. Walking from the parking lot toward the Canyon Trail I heard and then saw a CALIFORNIA THRASHER in a bush across Page Mill Rd. Near the sag pond the first bird I saw was a female/1st year PURPLE FINCH. Farther on there was a flock of a dozen or so Purple Finch foraging low. Among them I saw only one adult male. In the same area I heard a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. As we headed up Bella Vista Trail a NORTHERN HARRIER flew across the trail in front of us. We watched a Bobcat hunting near the top of the hill. Looking down from the hillside we saw 9 Blacktail Deer (I think that's what they were). One was a buck with a nice set of antlers. Farther on we had a closer look at another large buck. As we walked down from the Black Mountain Camp along Indian Trail we came upon a flock of 30 LESSER GOLDFINCH with a male and female LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH among them. Farther down the trail I heard a California Thrasher. A male Northern Harrier was quite relaxed on a fence post. It was the closest and best look that I have had of one. I looked for Varied Thrush in the first wooded area we passed through but could not positively identify any of the shadowy birds. Coming out of the woods I saw what I thought was an American Robin backlit in a small tree. After it flew across the clearing into a distant pine I put the scope on it and saw that it was a beautiful male VARIED THRUSH. Another bird that flew from the same area seemed like it could be another Varied Thrush. I did not see or hear any Pine Siskins or Red Crossbills. In the late afternoon the temperature was probably in the high 30's. Wednesday 01/12/05 at the Bubb percolation pond there were 6 BUFFLEHEAD (4male, 2 female) and a female COMMON GOLDENEYE. The first COGO I saw there was 12/09/04. On 012/29/04 there were 3 COGO. About 30 Canada Geese still frequent the pond but I haven't seen the Cackling Goose among them. Peggy Don _______________________________________________ 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]]