Re: [SBB] Various Birds

Subject: Re: [SBB] Various Birds

Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:08:45 +0000

Delivery-date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:09:27 -0500

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SBBers:

I reported seeing Cliff Swallows flying over Coast Casey Forebay 01/10/07. I have since learned that the birds were immature/basic BARN SWALLOWs which have not molted yet. Cliff Swallows do not appear in the Bay Area until the first week in February. It was getting dark when I saw them and found the plumage confusing when I finally had my scope on one perched in the reeds. I digiscoped one in case my ID was in error. Although the image was fuzzy it helped prove the error of my call.

Kudos to Ron T, Mike R and Bill B for their input.

Peggy Don

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From: [[email protected]] (Peggy Don)

SBBers,

This morning, 01/10/07, I didn't see the Ruff along the EEC entrance road so I biked out to A16. I spotted the heads of the 2 ROSS'S GEESE protruding out of the pickleweed in New Chicago Marsh near the boardwalk. Then I saw a GLAUCOUS GULL (I'll take Bob Reiling's ID that it is a 1st cycle) on the 3rd island that had a dark eye and white primaries that were whiter than the Glaucous Gull that Mike Rogers found on Monday and I digiscoped. After seeing the picture of the Glaucous Gull that I took on Monday, Bob believes that Monday's Glaucous Gull is the same one that he had on his field trip on Sunday.

After the excitement of the ICELAND GULL I saw the 3 SANDERLINGs fly as Bob was trying to get them in his scope. On my way out I saw the male RUFF along the entrance road. (Yeah!)

At this point it was getting really breezy but I decided to bike out to see the Pelagic Cormorant but it wasn't there. Hearing hunters' shooting, I didn't linger.

One more stop: There were 29 to 30 BLACK SKIMMERs in Charleston Slough and 1 male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE in Shoreline Lake. As I was leaving I saw 8 to 10 CLIFF SWALLOWs flying over Coast Casey Forebay.

Peggy Don

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