[SBB] New Chicago and Salt Pond A16

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

Folks:

I made a CW loop at New Chicago Marsh this morning, 8/26/07, starting 
from the new gate and going out the RR spur and coming back by the 
south levee of A16.  I have little of note to add to Kris Olson's 
report.  On this overcast morning, A16 was attractive to many 
piscivorus species, whereas a week ago there were only a few.  My 
estimates included: 879 AM. WHITE PELICANS, 28 BROWN PELICANS, 202 
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, 178 GREAT EGRETS, and 186 SNOWY 
EGRETS.  The ubiquitous "hangers on" were CALIFORNIA GULLS--I 
estimated 4,583.  I counted 9 LESSER YELLOWLEGS spread widely in the 
marsh.  Phalarope numbers were up from last week, I tallied 129 
WILSON'S and 228 RED-NECKED.  Just as Kris reported, I did not see 
any young BLACK SKIMMERS on island #2 (1 was there yesterday).  At 
island #1, I ran into Dave Weber and Peggy Don who pointed out one 
youngster for that pair (I'm glad Kris saw both).  One BURROWING OWL 
was north of the entrance road just beyond the RR tracks, as is 
typical.  Walking back to the EEC lot with Dave, Peggy, and Kirsten 
Holmquist, we saw some VAUX'S SWIFT over the marsh--my best count was 3.

Bill Bousman
Santa Clara County records compiler 



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