[SBB] S.C. Co. Bird List March 2006
- Subject: [SBB] S.C. Co. Bird List March 2006
- From: "Kendric C. Smith" <[[email protected]]>
- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:38:35 -0700
- Delivery-date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:45:20 -0400
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Title: S.C. Co. Bird List March 2006
Bill Bousman writes:
I have a few updates and
corrections for January and February. We dropped the Hooded Oriole
from January as it is uncertain as to which species it was, so we have
left it as a female oriole species. Kris Olson found a January BirdBox
report of a Swamp Sparrow at the Palo Alto Baylands on 30 Jan that I
had missed. An Allen's Hummingbird at Ed Levin CP was added for 22
Feb. Thus, the composite list at the end of February was 201 rather
than 200 as I noted previously. So that left us 2 birds shy of the
average for February.
March usually brings 13 new species, particularly at the end of the
month as the warm weather brings returning summer residents. Not so
this month with all its rain. Instead we would up with only 10 new
species, giving us a composite total of 211, four species behind our
typical pace.
We expect March to bring a bunch of our common to uncommon summer
residents. The first BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK showed up at a Los Gatos
feeder on 25 Mar and the first BULLOCK'S ORIOLES were at least three
birds at Ed Levin CP on 26 Mar (both 1s and that's it for the 1's this
year--all have been found). Of the 2's, the big surprise was a calling
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE at Ed Levin on 13 Mar. This is about 3-4 weeks
early. Other 2's included a WARBLING VIREO at Rancho San Antonio OSP
on 23 Mar and a WESTERN KINGBIRD at the IBM Almaden Research Center on
27 Mar. Of the 3's, two LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES were seen at Joseph
Grant CP on 4 Mar and a returning male HOODED ORIOLE was at the
McClellan Ranch on 26 Mar.
Two 4's were found this month. A LONG-EARED OWL was seen on 13 Mar,
but was not posted to SBB out of concern that it might be nesting. A
GREATER ROADRUNNER was seen off Hellyer Road on 15 Mar.
The one 5 of March was a 1st-winter male SUMMER TANAGER that showed up
at a Palo Alto feeder on 20 Mar and stayed nearly to the end of the
month. It was photographed and a good number of people got to see
it.
April should provide us a burst of new species. We normally pick up 22
in an average year. We'll see.
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