From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Sun Jan 16 08:15:41 2005 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j0GGFKGp019181 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:15:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from pop-a065d10.pas.sa.earthlink.net (pop-a065d10.pas.sa.earthlink.net [207.217.121.251]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j0GG9FAf019036 for <[[email protected]]>; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:09:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from dialup-4.246.36.40.dial1.sanjose1.level3.net ([4.246.36.40]) by pop-a065d10.pas.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1CqCxm-0007RL-00 for [[email protected]]; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:09:14 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v609) In-Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> References: <[[email protected]]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: [[email protected]] From: Matthew Dodder <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] Ross's Geese Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:12:36 -0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.609) 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, Following our Palo Alto Adult School trip to SWPCP (which I will post later) a few of us went to the Alviso Marina to search for the ROADRUNNER. We found it immediately on the shores of the small puddle near the gravel parking lot and observed it for several minutes. Nice photo opps! Overhead, we heard the crying of Geese and a large flock of approximately 120 birds, both ROSS' and SNOW GEESE appeared. After leaving the area and driving back toward Hwy 237 via Disk Drive we paused near the Jubilee Church building and watched a PRAIRIE FALCON as it perched on the long fence in the right hand field. Quite a few species found yesterday including EURASIAN WIGEON in Sunnyvale. Matthew Dodder http://www.birdguy.net On Jan 15, 2005, at 5:38 PM, Al Eisner wrote: > Late afternoon today, there were 3 ROSS'S GEESE with the CANADA > GOOSE > flock at the Arzino Ranch in Alviso. One was an immature, the others > apparently adults. (They were almost always feeding, but I think I had > adequate looks at the bills.) There were also several hundred Gulls in > the flooded fields here -- of the 100 closest to the Jubilee Church, > nearly all were MEW GULLs, and that might also be true of the rest. > Earlier, after missing the Roadrunner at the Alviso Marina, I found > one SANDERLING on the second island in salt pond A16 (behind the EEC); > I don't think it stuck around. [I also encountered more than half a > dozen dead gulls on the levee -- are there coyotes or something going > out there?] > A morning trip to southern San Jose was less successful, missing in > attempts at Great-tailed Grackle (Coyote Creek G.C.), Ferruginous Hawk > (at Richmond, and I did check the fields east of Santa Teresa as Jenna > mentioned) and Bald Eagle (Calero, where some haze was a problem). But > I did see an adult GOLDEN EAGLE atop the nest-site transmission tower > along McKean Road. > Al Eisner > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > mdodder%40earthlink.net > > This email sent to [[email protected]] > _______________________________________________ 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]]