[SBB] Tropical Kingbird & Golden Plover

[Dean Manley <[[email protected]]>]

Hi SBBers,

Late this morning, 11/06/06, Frank V., Bob R., and I were starting out the
spur track at the EEC entry road when Mike Mammoser stopped to report that
a tailess Tropocal Kingbird had been found on Zanker Rd. by Steve
Rottenborn. Needless to say we reversed direction and headed over there. We
did not find the bird and returned to the tracks, viewing again the STILT
SANDPIPER and a female RUFF. Later after Frank and Bob departed I went back
over to Spreckles St and found Steve Rottenborn who told me about the
Tropical Kingbird and a Golden Plover at the CCFS waterbird pond.  Steve
was reconsidering the ID of the plover and decided to return for more looks
so I followed him.  Zanker Rd. was the route and Steve pulled over where he
made the find and there was the tailess TROPICAL KINGBIRD on the same tree
where discovered earlier this morning (1pm).

Tropical Kingbird location on Zanker Road: It's much closer to Hwy 237 than
the EEC entry rd. Coming down Zanker from 237 you come to a fence on the
left side of the road with spaced ornamental trees along the fence (along
the road). It is an large area of mowed green grass.  Continuing you see an
electrical substation type facility coming up on the left (same side as
trees) but before you get to the substaton there is a card reader accessed
gate on the right.  The view point  for the bird was maybe 300 feet back
toward 237 from the gate.  You can pull off on a wide shoulder by the fence
but be warned, stopping is illegal.  Maybe 40 feet behind the front row of
ornamentals is individual tree wtih bare limbs on top.  It looks like a
pine at first glance but is a River-oak Casuarina.  The bare limbs of this
tree is where the bird has been seen.

I zip over to the CCSS waterbird pond and catch up with Steve.  We see the
Golden Plover.  It has four primaries projecting beyond the tertials (both
sides) and the wing tips extends well beyond the end of the tail which
usually triggers a American Golden Plover ID for me.  However details
associated with lack of brightness are bothering Steve and he will refer to
some reference material before offering more.

Location of Golden Plover:  As you get to the CCFS waterbird pond continue
on the paved road and stop about 80 before you get to the little side road
where the bridge has been removed.  Try searching the marshy areas out to
the large body of water. For those not familiar, access is available
through a membership in SFBBO.

Dean Manley



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