[SBB] Central county watery places

[Bill Bousman <[[email protected]]>]

Folks:

This morning, 1/28/06, I visited some reservoirs and borrow ponds in the 
central county.  I started at Almaden Reservoir, hoping for the famed 
Red-naped Sapsucker, but gave up about ten.  Mike Mammoser was still 
sticking it out and I hope he had better luck.  My WOOD DUCK count at the 
reservoir was 31 and Mike's was 29.  Mike also picked out a SPOTTED 
SANDPIPER along the shoreline.  He also found an AMERICAN DIPPER in 
Alamitos Creek across from the stop sign that is at the end of Alamitos 
Road just before Twin Creeks.  I also enjoyed this singing bird later in 
the morning.  I then drove over to the Ogier Avenue ponds.  Along Monterey 
Highway in the Coyote Valley, a flock of KILLDEER took off and numbered 
about 150 birds, which is a pretty substantial number anywhere in the 
county.  At the Ogier Avenue ponds I saw four RING-NECKED DUCKS, six COMMON 
MERGANSERS, an OSPREY, and about 2000 gulls, but none of the recent 
specialties.


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