Re: [SBB] Blue Grosbeak & Mute Swans

[Al Eisner <[[email protected]]>]

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007, [[email protected]] wrote:

> We then went to the Santa  Clara County side
> of the Pajaro River where Peggy Don had just photographed  a possible female
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak.  Unfortunately, for our  efforts, we only saw female
> BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS and a  CALIFORNIA THRASHER feeding on the berries where
> she had seen the RBGR.  We  also saw the continuing adult male BLUE GROSBEAK in
> the field west of  the RR tracks 150 to 200 YDS before (north of) the 1/2
> (mile?) sign.  At one point the male BLGR was joined by what appeared to be  two
> juveniles (no blue on the upper rumps).  The BLGR also spent  a lot of the
> time singing, at one point quite close to us on a utility pole,  more photos for
> Peggy :-)  Other birds included LAZULI BUNTING, GRASSHOPPER  SPARROW,
> ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, WESTERN KINGBIRD, and singing  SWAINSON'S THRUSH.

A couple of weeks ago I attempted to visit this area.  I hadn't been there
in over a decade, and when I got there it was clear that the access method
I had previously used would no longer work.  In fact, I could find no
legal method of access -- just "no trespassing" and "keep out" signs.
(I also considered the RR tracks, but this looked both unssafe -- the
shoulders are quite narrow there -- and implicitly off-limits.  I did not 
consider entering from the San Benito side and wading the creek!)

But it's obvious from recent posts that there is some method I didn't
find.  Any hints?
 							Thanks, Al

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