[SBB] Palo Alto and Shoreline

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

Folks:

Yesterday, 3/13/06, I stopped by Shoreline Lake at the Lakeside Cafe in the 
morning.  I saw only a single BURROWING OWL while driving in.  On the lake, 
the number of Common Goldeneyes are dropping.  My best count was of 18 
birds, but more were hidden while diving.  Among them was a female BARROW'S 
GOLDENEYE being courted by a male Common.  A Horned Grebe is still around.

Today, 3/14/06, I stopped by the Palo Alto Baylands around lunch at the 
high tide.  An immature GLAUCOUS GULL was in the middle of the estuary 
there and then flew to the Duck Pond, but did not stay long.  This bird 
appeared to be a 2nd-cycle bird, although the eye was still fairly dark, 
and the adult-type gray mantle feathers were not very extensive.  It still 
showed a sharp demarcation between the pink and black of the bill, but as 
with a 2nd-cycle, it showed some lighter color at the immediate tip.  A 
pair of Northern Harriers were courting and the male was doing his 
"sky-dance" over the marsh, a continuous change of linked U's.

Bill Bousman
Santa Clara County records compiler 


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