[SBB] Stevens Creek at L'Avenida - 8/11/07

[Mike Rogers <[[email protected]]>]

All,

This morning 8/11/07, I birded Stevens Creek from Highway 101 to the 
Crittenden Lane bridge. Few dispersing birds/migrants were about, with a 
single PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER and chip notes from a BUNTING 
(presumably Lazuli) hidden in the grasses at the end of L'Avenida being 
all I could find. Breeding is still happening, with fledgling LESSER 
GOLDFINCHES, HOUSE FINCHES, and CALIFORNIA TOWHEES feeding young 
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS being somewhat expected. More surprising was an 
AMERICAN ROBIN nest with mid-sized young (still mostly unfeathered and 
eyes closed); this is 2.5 weeks later than the latest nest in the atlas 
and postatlas databases and hopefully should produce dependent 
fledglings well after the current latest date of 23 August.

Otherwise, birds of note included a PEREGRINE FALCON, 4 species of 
SWALLOWS, 4 species of HERONS/EGRETS, and 4 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS. 
Surprising was a complete lack of Mallards in the creek (normally there 
are 20-30 here) - perhaps they moved downstream to larger water bodies 
to molt.

Mike Rogers
Sunnyvale

Opinions expressed are my own and not those of NASA.

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Michael M. Rogers, Ph.D.
Mail Stop T27B-1
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
650-604-4732

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