[SBB] Ruffmania and other stuff

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

Folks:

Today, 1/26/07, I stopped by the Alviso EEC and Salt Pond A16 
midday.  In A16, I checked the islands for gulls and found a 
1st-winter GLACOUS GULL on the second island.  Walking on, I found a 
second bird on the fourth island.  (Or maybe I didn't, as the initial 
bird was no longer around when I walked back.  Both (The) bird(s) 
showed juvenile mantle feathers and a pink bill with the distal third 
black.  Seven CACKLING GEESE are still out in A16 (The looked more 
like _minima_ to me, rather than _leucopareia_).  I also scoped the 
near part of Salt Pond A18 and spotted a male EURASIAN WIGEON among 
the thousands of wigeons and a male REDHEAD as well.  I ran into Dean 
Manley and then some Santa Cruz birders: Jeff Poklen, and Wally and 
Lois Goldfrank.  They were looking for the Ruff, but without 
success.  Leaving along the entrance road, some birders had found the 
male RUFF hiding in the pickleweed south of the entrance 
road.  Within 15 min., I counted 8 cars parked along the entrance 
road (oh, what a field day for the refuge police!), all eagerly 
watching this Siberian gentleman.  Unfortunately, I never got the 
name of the first couple that found the Ruff, but thanks.  Others 
enjoying the Ruff were Mike Mammoser and Ann Verdi.

Bill Bousman
Santa Clara County records compiler 



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