From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Jan 20 22:52:44 2005 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j0L6oIGo003219 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:50:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.coastside.net (iris.coastside.net [207.213.212.14]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j0L6mwAf003169 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:49:02 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> Received: (qmail 5435 invoked by uid 88); 20 Jan 2005 22:48:51 -0800 Received: from unknown (HELO PORTABLEAL) (209.76.127.228) by mail.coastside.net with SMTP; 20 Jan 2005 22:48:51 -0800 From: "Alvaro Jaramillo" <[[email protected]]> To: <[[email protected]]>, <[[email protected]]>, <[[email protected]]>, "'South Bay Birds'" <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:48:19 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcT/hTDKzKN2wRf1TDacdE/9dR7xYA== Cc: Subject: [SBB] ANOTHER!!! Slaty-backed Gull. 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]] Birders When it rains, it pours! Today David VanderPluym and I found a second Slaty-backed Gull at Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. We were after last week's individual, which thus far has been a one day wonder, and as we were leaving spotted this second bird. This one is a third winter, much more like the adults and very distinctive. It showed up late in the afternoon probably after 4:30pm, and flew up when a large part of the gull flock scared up before 5 pm. I have posted photos of this individual at: http://www.coastside.net/chucao/gulls/Slatyback.htm After looking at that flock of birds for ages, you can't imagine the excitement of seeing these two back to back goodies. The locals have considered the idea that Slaty-backed is probably overlooked in this flock, I think this is true. They are probably going through here every year and this year we have been lucky. It's a big flock of gulls and it will take some perseverance to look through the group, but the more eyes the merrier. I am hoping that this more distinctive individual will make it easier to find in the flock. Two potential Slaty-backed Gulls in seven days, the odds are pretty good that at least one of them is around! There were three different Glaucous Gulls there today - all first cycle birds. A huge white bird, a small and very dark bird, and one in-between! Happy Gulling Al Alvaro Jaramillo [[email protected]] Half Moon Bay, CA Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide http://www.fieldguides.com/home.htm _______________________________________________ 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]]