Hi Calbirders,



I just wanted to share a couple brief highlights of the annual
September LAAS "Channel Island" trip yesterday, 9/8.  And plug an
upcoming Condor deepwater overnight Pterodroma hunt if you don't mind...



I'll get a trip report together shortly, but it's a lot of scribbling to
decipher, and numbers to add up!  Yes I try to write down every bird, every
trip, but it is nearly impossible, expecially when it is slam-banging
birds!  And of course no one sees everything either...



September is amongst the best times to seabird socal, especially for a few
particular species whose presence here peaks at that time.  It was an
astounding trip, with most of the Septmember specialties coming through and
showing well for us.



Highlights were probably over 100 Sabine's Gulls with 65 at once sitting in
the water dipping like Mallards feeding on Krill at the surface nearly under our
bow.  A flock of 35 Sterna Terns over them - 25+ Arctics the rest Commons,
and dipping Krill.   About 10 South Polar Skuas were seen, most
very close to the boat- golden hackles and all.  Then there were the nearly
10 Long-tailed Jaegers in all age classes, some sitting on the water in with the
Sabine's/Arctic flocks. Earlier a single flock of 4-5 sitting, then flushed and
circled the boat for some time.  And the Buller's Shearwaters, probably
about 3 dozen of them, often sitting too, and providing excellent views of
this prettiest of Shears...  Toss in a dozen+ Blue Whales lunge feeding
amongst the Krill melee (the krill was jumping out of the
water!) and dis-satisfied customers were rarer than CBRC accepted
sight records of accidental pelagics :) !   Wish you were there!



Of course superior spotting skills of co-leaders Mike San Miguel
Jr., Kevin Larson, and

participants like Dave Pereksta ovecame the handicap of my
presence....



The next socal Pterodroma hunt which offers chances at most of what we saw
above and more leaves Sta.Barbara Fri. nite 9/28 at 11p.m. returning 24
hours later, and will go far offshore to the Arguello Canyon area.  These
are the premium socal pelagics.  This is the best it gets for seabirding
here.  Another will depart 11/2.  Contact me or www.condorcruises.com  to sign
up.
They are $150, and you buy your meals from the full galley, and sleep your way
in/out.



A full trip report with tallied numbers, and such will be forthcoming
shortly...



thanking you for your indulgence.....

happy feathers

Mitch Heindel    Torrance,CA

birdfish@...

http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/pelagics











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Hi all,



Here's the numbers I came up with on the LAAS 9/8/01 "Channel Isl." pelagic
trip.

Seas were mild with only a slight swell and breeze.  It did rain (!)
for an hour or so.

Afternoon was sunny for a couple hours.  Most of the day was under
marine layer.

We departed Ventura, went SW around the east end of Anacapa Isl., then SW
to a

couple high spots SW of it.  Then west along the escarpment south of
Sta.Cruz Isl.,

across Sta.Cruz Canyon to the Sta.Rosa "flats", around the west end of
Sta.Rosa Isl.,

to the area of krill north of it, and then east back to Ventura via the
S.Barb.Channel.

x's - xx is double digit figure, xxx is triple digit figure, xxxx is four
digit figure

A Skua slam by 10 a.m. and a krill feeding frenzy N. of S.Rosa were
highlights...



Pink-footed Shearwater - 269 - probably a low count

BULLER'S Shearwater - 33

Sooty Shearwater - 1124

Black-vented Shearwater - 1

Ashy Storm-Petrel - 11

Black Storm-Petrel - 18

Storm-Petrel sp. - 8

Brown Pelican - xxx

Brandt's Cormorant - 92

Pelagic Cormorant - 4

Willet - 9 - 6 going through Sta.Cruz Channel and 3 at harbor

Whimbrel - 1 at harbor

Black Turnstone - 7 at harbor breakwater

Surfbirds.com - 3 at harbor breakwater

Dowitcher sp. - 45 going through S.Miguel Passage

Red-necked Phalarope - 6

Red Phalarope - 8

South Polar SKUA - 10 - one mugged a Pink-foot for a fish @ point
blank!

Pomarine Jaeger - 27

Parasitic Jaeger - 7

LONG-TAILED Jaeger - 9 - sitting, flying, circling boat, ad.s, light
juv., the full monty

Heermann's Gull - xxx

California Gull - 2 juv's

Herring Gull - 1 ad.

Western Gull - xxx

SABINE'S Gull - 119 - dabbling on krill like pond ducks

Royal Tern - 3 near Rosa

Elegant Tern - 4 nearshore

Common Tern - 10 +-

ARCTIC Tern - 25 - dipping on krill

Sterna sp. - 4

Murrelet sp. - 2 - I'd call 'em 'probably Craveri's'

Cassin's Auklet - 7

Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 - where's a Skua when you need one?

Sparrow sp.- 1 - probably Savannah



BLUE Whale - 12+       C. Dolphin -
xxxx       Elephant Seal -
2

CA Sea Lion - xxx      Blue Shark -
few       Flying Fish - 1



Hypos - One probable Least Storm-Petrel



Thanks again to great spotting by Kevin Larson, Dave Pereksta,

Michael San Miguel Jr., and Dave Compton too....

If you think this was good, get on a Condor deepsea trip!

Departing at 10 p.m., not 11 as previously posted - sorry and thanks!



best all,

Mitch

Mitch Heindel    Torrance,CA

birdfish@...

http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/pelagics


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Dear Calbirders:

    The Common Greenshank was in 2 new spots on
Sat, 8 Sep. We fought (literally) our way north
along the east bank of the Mad River 650 yards
(by GPS) north of the overlook at the end of
Ocean Ave. This is a very difficult hike
through fallen trees and dense brush, but we
were rewarded by a good look at the bird at 1:30
pm. It then flew high and due north, until we
lost it in our binoculars.
    Later, a group of birders drove to the Murray
Road offramp from US-101, the next offramp north
of School Road, and relocated the bird in the river
below the bluffs. I do not believe the greenshank
has been reported from either of these spots before.
    Earlier in the day it had been seen at the end
of School Street, the "usual" spot. Apparently,
this bird moves up and down the river with the
tide, and farther than we had imagined.

    Now, about CA-36. Do not, never, ever, NEVER, try
to drive from I-5 to the Eureka area along CA-36.
It looked on the map like a nice alternative to
CA-299, but it was hell on wheels. This road is
something like 120 miles of narrow, winding Lombard
Street or Laurel Canyon--a twisting tortuous road. One
stretch is about 10 miles of paved, one lane road--
the only one lane numbered California highway I have
ever encountered. But the scenery was nice.

Bill & Kathleen Principe
La Cañada, California

I'm not sure it was all that bad - but you forgot to mention that much of it
goes straight up at 10 degrees of grade per
the sign and then down.  At 3 am we used this route since the Weaverville fire
eliminated 299 for us.

It looked like a beautiful scenic drive some time in the daylight and when we
have plenty of time!

299 is the way to go - but make sure you aren't too sleepy and do drive the road
carefully.  We know of at least three
local families that have been sevely affected from auto accidents on 299
returning from Eureka to Redding.  One involved
fatalities, one serious hospitalization and injury and most recently post
Greenshank - four local birders recently had a
very scary off the road experience.

Take Care,

Bob & Carol

Bill Principe wrote:

> Dear Calbirders:
>
>    The Common Greenshank was in 2 new spots on
> Sat, 8 Sep. We fought (literally) our way north
> along the east bank of the Mad River 650 yards
> (by GPS) north of the overlook at the end of
> Ocean Ave. This is a very difficult hike
> through fallen trees and dense brush, but we
> were rewarded by a good look at the bird at 1:30
> pm. It then flew high and due north, until we
> lost it in our binoculars.
>    Later, a group of birders drove to the Murray
> Road offramp from US-101, the next offramp north
> of School Road, and relocated the bird in the river
> below the bluffs. I do not believe the greenshank
> has been reported from either of these spots before.
>    Earlier in the day it had been seen at the end
> of School Street, the "usual" spot. Apparently,
> this bird moves up and down the river with the
> tide, and farther than we had imagined.
>
>    Now, about CA-36. Do not, never, ever, NEVER, try
> to drive from I-5 to the Eureka area along CA-36.
> It looked on the map like a nice alternative to
> CA-299, but it was hell on wheels. This road is
> something like 120 miles of narrow, winding Lombard
> Street or Laurel Canyon--a twisting tortuous road. One
> stretch is about 10 miles of paved, one lane road--
> the only one lane numbered California highway I have
> ever encountered. But the scenery was nice.
>
> Bill & Kathleen Principe
> La Cañada, California
>
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I looked for the Greenshank Sunday from 7:00 a.m until 7:40 p.m., with no
luck.  I do not know if anyone else was successful, but nobody I talked to
had any luck (and that included perhaps a dozen other birders.)

We did not try the areas suggested by Bill Principe in yesterday's mail
(although one of the people I birded with had tried to work his way up to
the north unsuccessfully.)  Guess I need to carry a laptop -- had I seen
that post in time, I would have spent time to the north!  Alas, I left
Truckee Saturday mid-morning, and that was my last internet access.

We did cover everything from the first upstream bridge down to the area at
the end of Ocean, from both sides of the river.

A few of the folks there yesterday were staying over and trying again today.
Hopefully they'll come in with a more positive report today.

(The only bird of note Sunday was a Ruff that was seen repeatedly throughout
the day at various locations.)

Martin

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All,

The Common Greenshank was reported once again today, Monday Sept. 10, by
Brian Fitch.  It is still inhabiting the Mad River from roughly the Hammond
footbridge upstream to the end of Hiller Rd. downstream.  Another productive
spot to check is the foot of Murray Rd. (next exit off hwy 101 north of
School Rd.) if you can't find it anywhere else.

Please be advised that David Fix and I will be offline from tomorrow until
next Monday.  Unless someone else takes up the cause of daily reporting, you
will have to call our local bird boxes if you want to follow sightings.  The
numblers are 707.822.4555 and 707.442.4555 (LOON).

Good Luck!

Jude Power
Arcata, CA

I request that no messages be sent to the Group(s) today, in memory of the
attacks upon our Country. There really is nothing too important to say today.

God Bless America!


Douglas Aguillard
San Diego, CA.
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Hi, all,

Didn't write up a full-blown trip report due to yesterday's tragedy (was
clueless until I got home), but I DID want to report two Reddish Egrets
(adult and immature) in the "pond" directly west of 7th Street along the
South Bay bike path.  They were very close to the trail and allowed great
looks.  The place is stuffed with birds right now.

Take care,

Mary Beth Stowe
San Diego, CA
MiriamEagl@...

It is greatly appreciated that you, the members of Calbirds took your
moment of Silence in remembrance of yesterday's attacks on our Country. I
could not believe how much E-Mail traffic was going on through other
birding groups, as if nothing had happen, but you on CALBIRDS did the right
thing. Here are some words of a song by Lee Greenwood that I really think
is appropriate at this time.

If tomorrow all the things were gone

I'd worked for all my life

And I had to start again

With just my children and my wife

I'd thank my lucky stars

To be living here today

Cause the flag still stands for freedom

And they can't take that away

And I'm proud to be an American

Where at least I know I'm free

But I won't forget the men who died

Who gave that right to me

And I gladly stand up
Next to you

And defend her still today

Cause there ain't no doubt

I love this land

God Bless the U.S.A.


  From the lakes of Minnesota

To the hills of Tennessee

Across the plains of Texas

  From sea to shining sea

  From Detroit down to Houston

And New York to L.A.

There's pride in every American heart

And it's time we stand and say


And I'm proud to be an American

Where at least I know I'm free

And I won't forget the men who died

Who gave that right to me

And I gladly stand up

Next to you

And defend her still today

Cause there ain't no doubt

I love this land

God Bless the U.S.A.
And I'm proud to be an American

Where at least I know I'm free

And I won't forget the men who died

Who gave that right to me

And I gladly stand up
Next to you

And defend her still today

Cause there ain't no doubt
I love this land

God Bless the U.S.A.

In Vista, CA, north San Diego Cnty, 11 Sept: As I continued with my life in
spite, scissor-tailed flycatcher flew (east to west) across East Vista Way,
approx. one mile s. of Gopher Canyon Rd.  I was on my way to work; I did not
look for it afterward.

Edward Stanton
Vista, CA, but still a New Yorker at heart


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Hello Doug and all Calbirds,
I was so verry much touched by the Poem you wrote.And yes this is the
greatest Country in the world,and i was fortune to come to this great land
in 1995 from Germany.I landed in New York by ship and drove cross country to
Washington.Never i got home sick at any time,because of the many good people
helped me along and treated me special.When thinks got though,i could have
returned to Germany to had more comfort,but i choose to stay here and was
blessed for this becomming a birder,what is an awaking to bee free as a
bird..I been giving you Poem to my coworker at our Elementary School here in
Tacoma and this poem give many much spirit to survive this tragedy what
affected so many lives.God bless America for ever.

Ruth Sullivan
Tacoma Washington
godwit@...
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Aguillard <doug@...>
To: <CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 8:12 AM
Subject: [CALBIRDS] Thank you for your moment of Silence


> It is greatly appreciated that you, the members of Calbirds took your
> moment of Silence in remembrance of yesterday's attacks on our Country. I
> could not believe how much E-Mail traffic was going on through other
> birding groups, as if nothing had happen, but you on CALBIRDS did the
right
> thing. Here are some words of a song by Lee Greenwood that I really think
> is appropriate at this time.
>
> If tomorrow all the things were gone
>
> I'd worked for all my life
>
> And I had to start again
>
> With just my children and my wife
>
> I'd thank my lucky stars
>
> To be living here today
>
> Cause the flag still stands for freedom
>
> And they can't take that away
>
> And I'm proud to be an American
>
> Where at least I know I'm free
>
> But I won't forget the men who died
>
> Who gave that right to me
>
> And I gladly stand up
> Next to you
>
> And defend her still today
>
> Cause there ain't no doubt
>
> I love this land
>
> God Bless the U.S.A.
>
>
>  From the lakes of Minnesota
>
> To the hills of Tennessee
>
> Across the plains of Texas
>
>  From sea to shining sea
>
>  From Detroit down to Houston
>
> And New York to L.A.
>
> There's pride in every American heart
>
> And it's time we stand and say
>
>
> And I'm proud to be an American
>
> Where at least I know I'm free
>
> And I won't forget the men who died
>
> Who gave that right to me
>
> And I gladly stand up
>
> Next to you
>
> And defend her still today
>
> Cause there ain't no doubt
>
> I love this land
>
> God Bless the U.S.A.
> And I'm proud to be an American
>
> Where at least I know I'm free
>
> And I won't forget the men who died
>
> Who gave that right to me
>
> And I gladly stand up
> Next to you
>
> And defend her still today
>
> Cause there ain't no doubt
> I love this land
>
> God Bless the U.S.A.
>
>
>
>
> Unsubscribe: mailto:CALBIRDS-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS
>
> For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My
Membership and set your mail option to No Email.
>
>
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>
>

- RBA

* California
* San Diego
* September 13, 2001
* CASD010913

- Birds mentioned

Reddish Egret
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Vermilion Flycatcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Brown Thrasher
Clay-colored Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler

- Transcript

hotline: San Diego County, California
date:  September 13, 2001
number:  (619) 688-2473 [619-NUT-BIRD]
	 for SAN DIEGO FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS
compiler:  Michael Evans, mailto:muevans@...

For directions to many of the locations listed here,
See Thomas Brothers Map Book for San Diego County, or
	 http://www.SoCalAudubon.org/socal/sd-locs.htm

See also:  http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/%7Ejmorlan/sd.htm

For archive of Reports (since second half, 1999), see:
	 http://homepage.mac.com/aves/SanDiego.html

For Excel Spreadsheet of details of year 2001 reports, down load from:
	 http://homepage.mac.com/aves/FileSharing.html

_________________________________________

REDDISH EGRET, 1 (Imm), 9/9/01, San Diego R Floodway, near Robb Field
and 2 (Ad+Imm), 9/11/01, San Diego Bay (S), pond, W-7th St, along
South Bay bike path (Imperial Beach); 1, 9/11/01, San Diego Bay, J
St. Marina (Chula Vista) and 1, 9/11/01, San Diego R Floodway

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 2 (Juv), 9/9/01 and 4 (Juv), 9/11/01Tijuana R Vly,
sod farm adj to Dairy Mart Rd.

PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 1 (Juv), 9/8/01, Delta Beach, Silverstrand,
N-Fiddler's Cove (N-Coronado peninsula)

VERMILION FLYCATCHER, 1,  (M/Juv), 9/8/01-9/9/01, Ft Rosecrans NC
[National Cemetery, Point Loma], E-side, Grave Stone Sec O

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, 1, 9/11/01, Vista [N-San Diego Co], East
Vista Way, ca 1 mi S-Gopher Canyon Road

BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 1, 9/11/01, 9/13/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, near
Bennington Monument

BROWN THRASHER, 1, 9/8/01-9/10/01, Cabrillo NM [National Monument,
Point Loma], Myoporum grove dripping faucet

CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, 1, 9/9/01-9/10/01, Tijuana R Vly, abandoned
tomato field, S-Sunset Ave., E-Hollister Ave

TENNESSEE WARBLER, 1, 9/8/01, Ft. Rosecrans NC, E-side, in rose
bushes committal shelter,

MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1, 9/11/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, E-side, Sec U, near road

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, 1, 9/13/01, Cabrillo NM, Myoporum grove
dripping faucet

_________________________________________

Send reports on California Bird Record Committee
Review Species sightings to:

Guy McCaskie, Secretary
California Bird Records Committee
P.O. Box 275
Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275

mailtoguymcc@...

Send local rarity descriptions to:

Elizabeth Copper, Subregional Field Notes Editor

mailto:ecopper@...


End transcript


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Hi Calbirders,

I am forwarding this from NWCalbirds as it updates the  sightings which I
have not seen posted lately.

Great birding and find that next lifer,

John  (One of Birders2)
John + Irma = 2, we are birders, too.

John C. LeVine  Birders2@...  Los Angeles, CA

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"Whatever the reason for this particular bird's presence,
I am delighted to have (it) sharing our bit of earth."
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From David Kline's "Scratching the Woodchuck - Nature on an Amish Farm"


COPY OF FWD:

Hello birders -

      Yesterday morning the following was observed by myself, Rob Hewitt and
an Audubon field trip.

Golden-Plover sp. (in company of a Pectoral Sandpiper) flying above the
fields on the V Street Loop.

Northern Waterthrush at the Arcata Oxidation Ponds...the bird was where the
trail makes a 90 degree turn to the left at the first pond...the bird was in
a restricted area but could be seen through the fence in a large willow.

Bobolink continues in the reeds at the SE corner of the oxy ponds

Hooded Merganser just upstream from the Hammond bridge, in the company of
Common Mergansers.  This is a rather oddly plumaged female-type/young bird.

Common Greenshank continues at the Mad, this time it was with yellowlegs
beneath the cliffs at the school road overlook.  In the willows at Mad River
County Park were a number of warblers, with one Nashville being the only
standout from Yellow, Orange-crowns and Wilsons.



Good birding,
Steve

END OF COPY

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Hi All,
This post contains information that may prove very useful to birders
traveling by plane.

I flew home from a birding trip to Los Angeles on a red-eye arriving early
Saturday.  I carried on both my binoculars and my 35mm camera with three
lenses.  These were inspected and passed.  My film also was checked for
explosives with a hand device.

My carry-ons were searched.  A small folding scissors and nail clippers were
confiscated.  I was allowed to keep my tweezers which were not pointed.
Forgot I had those in with my toothbrush, etc. or I would have put them in
my checked luggage with my pocket knife.  These items will not be returned
to me.  A pilot had similar items confiscated.

I did arrive three hours prior to departure.  Security was very, very tight.
I had to pass through three different check points.  Those not arriving
early enough were not permitted to have carry-ons since there was not
adequate time for them to pass through security.  All checked luggage is
X-rayed.  Nothing can be checked at the gate.  My carry-on was good sized
and I was forewarned that if it did not fit under the seat, I would be
unable to fly on this plane.

Other precautionary measures included:  Coast to coast flights are not
taking place at this time.  Not all scheduled flights will actually fly.
These measures are intended to discourage terrorists, I'm sure.  Also,  it
appeared that flights now have a plain-clothed, armed federal marshall on
board which is comforting to know.  This may not be common knowledge.  I
hope that this policy continues from this day forward.

I found myself being more vigilant paying particular attention to
conversations and behaviours of the other passengers both at the gate and
after boarding.  Had I noted anything suspicious, I would have gotten up and
walked out of the range of the individual's hearing and alerted airline
personnel.  In light of this week's tragedies, I think it is safe to say
that passengers must and will play a much more active role in defending
themselves and others against another terrorist act.  Even though I am an
older female, I can honestly say that I would not sit quietly by and allow
unauthorized persons to be in control of the plane. There is strength in
numbers.  Five or six women of my age could certainly over-power one male
terrorist.

I am mentioning all these things, because we all need to consider these when
flying anywhere in the world from this time forward.  Hi-jackings today are
not the hi-jackings of the 70s.  There may be no hope of surviving if a
suicide terrorist is in control of a plane unless passengers act
defensively.  Four or five crew members cannot overcome four or five
terrorists, but a cabin full of passengers may be able to.

September 11, 2001 is a day that will live long in my memory.   I was on
Santa Cruz Island. Shortly after having seen the Island Scrub Jay, National
Park Rangers on the island told me of the atrocity.  The jay was my #700 ABA
bird.  My joy was short-lived.  I will never be able to recall that event
without recalling the great tragedies that occurred on that day.

God Bless America.
Lynea


Lynea Hinchman
Co-listowner BIRDHAWK
Michigan City, Indiana
canyonwren@...

Monterey Bay Whale Watch and Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society announce their
2nd annual 24-hour deep water pelagic trip from Monterey for October 21-22,
2001. The new 65 foot "Sea Wolf II", skippered by Richard Ternullo, will leave
from Sam's Fishing Fleet on Monterey's Fishermans Wharf at 7 pm on Sunday,
Oct. 21, and return at 7 pm on Monday, Oct. 22, weather permitting (note this
departure time is one hour earlier than last year). The destination will be
the deep waters beyond the Davidson Seamount.

The cost is $135 for a bunk and just $120 without a bunk. We have 11 bunks for
the half the customers, so if you are not among the first eleven to request a
bunk, you will receive the discounted price. The trip should be an adventure
and a rare chance to venture far offshore. We hope for good weather but
conditions can be moderately rough; this trip is for experienced sea-birders
and not a first-time trip (of course it may be necessary to cancel the trip at
the dock if weather conditions are too poor).

The trip, which may venture 100 miles from Monterey, is limited to 21
observers, and the first 11 to sign up will have bunks if they wish. All
others will be guaranteed indoor sleeping space, so cold and wet outdoor
sleeping will not detract from the adventure. You will need to bring a
sleeping bag (and a pad if you do not get a bunk) plus your own food. In
addition to Richard Ternullo, leaders include Don Roberson, Steve Bailey, Todd
Easterla, and Nancy Black.

Questions may be addressed to Don Roberson for MPAS at
<creagrus@...> or Nancy Black at
<trips@...>. You can sign up on-line with your credit
card on a secure server. The alternative is to send an email to Don Roberson
stating an intention to book a spot and immediately send a check payable to
MPAS for $135 to Box 985, Pacific Grove CA 93950. Using the credit card
service on-line is the most convenient for all.

For more details and to sign up go to the special page on Monterey Bay Whale
Watch's web site at
http://www.montereybaywhalewatch.com/PelagicTrip.htm
You can also reach this page through the Whale Watch home page at
http://www.montereybaywhalewatch.com/ or  http://www.gowhales.com/

Cheers,
Don Roberson
Pacific Grove CA

Hi Calbirders,

Today at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach, I found a
Curlew Sandpiper. The bird is currently molting out of alternate plumage.
Head shows white supercillium and rufous transocular. Breast is red
starting to show white mottling. Back is red flecked with black and white.

When first found, the bird was in the impoundment area behind the fence at
the northeast end of the boardwalk, sleeping in the middle of a flock of
Western Sandpipers. At about 1 pm, it joined several of the Western
Sandpipers and flew over our heads and then towards the tide gate. Driving
up PCH towards Warner Ave. showed that most of the peeps were at the
northwest end of the estuary on the mud flats. We parked at the Reserve HQ
parking lot on Warner and walked the northeastern bank to see if we could
refind the bird. After failing to find it in the largest portion of the
flock, we were walking out when Brian Daniels shouted from across the
channel that he had the bird in the northernmost mud flat in the Reserve.
You can see a map of Bolsa Chica at
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=11&n=3729477&e=402600&s=25&size=m.


Good birding,
Steve <mailto:steve@...>, <mailto:mobile@...>

Steve Sosensky, photographer                        www.sosensky.com
10834 Blix Street #213                                  818-508-4946
Toluca Lake, CA 91602                      34*09'02" N, 118*22'47" W
Audubon in So. California                www.SoCalAudubon.org/socal/
San Fernando Valley AS       www.SanFernandoValleyAudubon.org/sfvas/
AIM ID: SteveS310                   Yahoo Messenger ID: SteveSosensky
SoCal FRS: use channel 11 code 22

The Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society has a new and different web address. It
is now at:
http://www.montereyaudubon.org/  .  Please make a note of this new and
easy-to-remember address and for those with links, please update them.
The site is being updated and already has the new list of evening meetings and
field trips for the fall: click the "Calendar" button from the home page. The
site is now graciously being hosted by Mbay, and the new webmasters are Vicki
& Bill Sarris who may be contacted with ideas or questions
[ <vicki@...> ]

Enjoy that new site,
Don Roberson
Pacific Grove CA

Hi All,

Beginning with the October field trips, I will no longer be doing the web
pages on the Audubon in SoCal web site. Instead, I invite all of you,
throughout the state, to use the Calendar section of the Calbirds website
to post your field trips. I've tested the site and have determined that
conflicting and overlapping events can be posted without any problem.

Since I will not need to squeeze submissions into my database format, you
will have free rein to post your listings in any format you wish. I do,
however, have some suggestions for how you list your info.
     * Please make directions generic. Assume that birders can come from any
direction, either near or far. Write directions from the nearest freeway
exit or state route.
     * Write directions to, and time for, meeting at the first birding
destination. Assume that at least for some, it will double their distance
if they meet you to carpool.
     * Space is somewhat limited, so minimize the hype. Emulate Joe Friday -
"Just the facts, Ma'am."
     * The directions you write for these trips will be valuable to anyone
wanting to bird your area. Adding them to your regional web site is a good
idea. If you do, try linking to those directions instead of entering the
text again on Calbirds. Or, enter the directions in the directions folders
on the Calbirds site and link to them.
     * Please include email addresses for trip leaders where possible.
I will provide a link from the Audubon in SoCal page to the Calbirds
Calendar page so people can find the new location.



Good birding,
Steve <mailto:steve@...>, <mailto:mobile@...>

Steve Sosensky, photographer                        www.sosensky.com
10834 Blix Street #213                                  818-508-4946
Toluca Lake, CA 91602                      34*09'02" N, 118*22'47" W
Audubon in So. California                www.SoCalAudubon.org/socal/
San Fernando Valley AS       www.SanFernandoValleyAudubon.org/sfvas/
AIM ID: SteveS310                   Yahoo Messenger ID: SteveSosensky
SoCal FRS: use channel 11 code 22

Steve and others,
    Sorry if this has been answered (I was stuck in DC and am sifting thru 568
messages).  In Yolo, most levees are publically owned but some are indeed
privately owned (e.g., many around Conaway Ranch).  Of course, someone may claim
ownership when really a public easement exists.



Steve Hampton, Ph.D.
_____________________
Resource Economist
Office of Spill Prevention and Response
California Dept of Fish and Game
PO Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
-----------------------------------
(916) 323-4724 phone
(916) 324-8829 fax

Hello birders,
      As of 17 Sept 2001 the Common Redshank was still being seen along the
Mad River.  It has been frequenting areas between the Hammond Bridge on the
coastal trail to the boat launch area at Mad River County Park.  People are
still seeing it on occasion along both sides of the river at the end of
School Road.

  Chet Ogan

Hi, all!

Today I teamed up with Los Angeles birder Molly Pollock and poked around San
Deguito and San Elijo Lagoons.  There was a good variety of things out, and
the ducks are definitely coming back, as we had a few American Wigeon along
the trail at San Deguito, and saw several more from the Crest Canyon
overlook.  The resident Belted Kingfisher was there, and Pied-billed Grebes
and Mallards were in good numbers.  Saw several Black-crowned Night Herons
(both adult and immature) as well as the usual egrets and Great Blues, one
who put on a beautiful show as he glided in!  Up at the overlook we had an
Osprey on the wire and a couple of Least Sandpipers along the mud, as well as
many of the same birds we saw from the trail.  A Vaux's Swift circled the car
as we packed up, which was nice!

They were doing some kind of construction around El Camino Real, so that
pre-empted the hike at the east end of the lagoon, so we headed to the
"Transect Trail", that concrete section that crosses the lagoon just east of
I-5.  It was dry as usual here, but we did pick up Marsh Wrens and Red-winged
Blackbirds for the day, and in what little water there was in the "canal"
were five Black-necked Stilts and a couple more Mallards.  The fenceline
seemed more interesting with several Belding's Sparrows and a single Say's
Phoebe showing off.  Barn Swallows were swooping around, and several
Shovelers flew over the trail and into some unseen pond.

Rios Avenue had lots of goodies, even though the tide was rapidly moving in:
a flock of peeps exploded as we pulled up, and fortunately we spotted the
Peregrine that had caused the upheaval before he pumped his way out of sight,
never to be seen again!  Lots more Shovelers fed here, as well as additional
shorebirds including several Semipalmated Plovers.  Got the California
Gnatcatcher (as expected) and enjoyed watching some stilts bully a Greater
Yellowlegs around at the bench.  The Butterbutts are back, as a couple
chipped overhead, and a Hooded Oriole "wheeped" from some vegetation on the
way back (at least I'm assuming that; I was telling Molly that Western
Meadowlarks can sound like that, too, but around there it was probably more
likely the oriole).

Scanned at the overlook and added several more birds, including a flock of
Long-billed Dowitchers where we had Short-billed along the trail, and a
single Lesser Yellowlegs.  A Long-billed Curlew called, and spotted a Royal
Tern on one of the posts along with the cormorants.  Added Green-winged Teal
and Pintail to the duck list, most of them still in eclipse plumage.  A nice
California Thrasher buzzed off a bush, giving great looks at his curved bill!

Bopped over to Cardiff State Beach, where the tide was REALLY in now, the
waves were crashing (along with the attending surfers), and all we picked up
for the day were Heermann's Gulls.  Heading over to the San Elijo Visitor's
Center, we had just enough time to hike their nature trail, where we enjoyed
watching an Osprey take a bath by repeatedly flopping into the water from the
air, then dragging his feet through the water as he flew low over the
surface!  (If he WAS trying to fish, he wasn't doing a very good job; in fact
a Brown Pelican came up behind him and followed him around as if to say,
"THIS is the way you do it, Sonny!")  His mate/mom/dad/brother/sister/
whatever was on a nearby post with a humoungous fish, and yet another bird
claimed another post; this is certainly a good spot for them, it seems!  In
the willows we spotted a Pacific-slope Flycatcher and heard a Lazuli Bunting;
no rails this time, but DID pick up yet another California Gnatcatcher on the
far side!

Was time to call it quits after that, so we headed home with 69 species.
Bird list:

   Pied-billed Grebe                     Podilymbus podiceps
   Brown Pelican                         Pelecanus occidentalis
   Double-crested Cormorant              Phalacrocorax auritus
   Great Blue Heron                      Ardea herodias
   Great Egret                           Ardea alba
   Snowy Egret                           Egretta thula
   Black-crowned Night-Heron             Nycticorax nycticorax
   American Wigeon                       Anas americana
   Gadwall                               Anas strepera
   Green-winged Teal                     Anas crecca
   Mallard                               Anas platyrhynchos
   Northern Pintail                      Anas acuta
   Northern Shoveler                     Anas clypeata
   Osprey                                Pandion haliaetus
   Red-shouldered Hawk                   Buteo lineatus
   Red-tailed Hawk                       Buteo jamaicensis
   American Kestrel                      Falco sparverius
   Peregrine Falcon                      Falco peregrinus
   American Coot                         Fulica americana
   Black-necked Stilt                    Himantopus mexicanus
   Black-bellied Plover                  Pluvialis squatarola
   Semipalmated Plover                   Charadrius semipalmatus
   Killdeer                              Charadrius vociferus
   Short-billed Dowitcher                Limnodromus griseus
   Long-billed Dowitcher                 Limnodromus scolopaceus
   Long-billed Curlew                    Numenius americanus
   Greater Yellowlegs                    Tringa melanoleuca
   Lesser Yellowlegs                     Tringa flavipes
   Willet                                Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
   Western Sandpiper                     Calidris mauri
   Least Sandpiper                       Calidris minutilla
   Heermann's Gull                       Larus heermanni
   Ring-billed Gull                      Larus delawarensis
   Western Gull                          Larus occidentalis
   Royal Tern                            Sterna maxima
   Rock Dove                             Columba livia
   Mourning Dove                         Zenaida macroura
   Vaux's Swift                          Chaetura vauxi
   Anna's Hummingbird                    Calypte anna
   Belted Kingfisher                     Ceryle alcyon
   Nuttall's Woodpecker                  Picoides nuttallii
   Pacific-slope Flycatcher              Empidonax difficilis
   Black Phoebe                          Sayornis nigricans
   Say's Phoebe                          Sayornis saya
   Cassin's Kingbird                     Tyrannus vociferans
   Barn Swallow                          Hirundo rustica
   House Wren                            Troglodytes aedon
   Marsh Wren                            Cistothorus palustris
   Northern Mockingbird                  Mimus polyglottos
   California Thrasher                   Toxostoma redivivum
   Wrentit                               Chamaea fasciata
   California Gnatcatcher                Polioptila californica
   Bushtit                               Psaltriparus minimus
   Western Scrub-Jay                     Aphelocoma californica
   American Crow                         Corvus brachyrhynchos
   Common Raven                          Corvus corax
   European Starling                     Sturnus vulgaris
   House Sparrow                         Passer domesticus
   House Finch                           Carpodacus mexicanus
   Lesser Goldfinch                      Carduelis psaltria
   Yellow-rumped Warbler                 Dendroica coronata
   Common Yellowthroat                   Geothlypis trichas
   Spotted Towhee                        Pipilo maculatus
   California Towhee                     Pipilo crissalis
   Savannah Sparrow                      Passerculus sandwichensis
   Song Sparrow                          Melospiza melodia
   Lazuli Bunting                        Passerina amoena
   Red-winged Blackbird                  Agelaius phoeniceus
   Hooded Oriole                         Icterus cucullatus

69 SPECIES

Mary Beth Stowe
San Diego, CA
MiriamEagl@...

Sorry,
      I meant to say Greenshank.   I hope this hasn't caused confusion.

Chet Ogan

Hi All,

Sorry for not sending a complete message last time. To access the Calbirds
Calendar, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Calbirds/Calendar. If you are
someone who has been submitting field trip listings to me in the past, you
will need to be a Calbirds member to add events to the calendar, or you can
get someone who is a member to do it for you.


Good birding,
Steve <mailto:steve@...>, <mailto:mobile@...>
Co-listowner, Calbirds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Calbirds

Steve Sosensky, photographer                        www.sosensky.com
10834 Blix Street #213                                  818-508-4946
Toluca Lake, CA 91602                      34*09'02" N, 118*22'47" W
AIM ID: SteveS310                   Yahoo Messenger ID: SteveSosensky
SoCal FRS: use channel 11 code 22

Calbirders, if Steve's link doesn't work for you just delete the word
calendar from the URL.  That will take you to the CALBIRDS web site and
then select the Calendar option on the left side of the screen.

Matt Williams
Davis, CA

Steve Sosensky wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>Sorry for not sending a complete message last time. To access the Calbirds
>Calendar, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Calbirds/Calendar. If you are
>someone who has been submitting field trip listings to me in the past, you
>will need to be a Calbirds member to add events to the calendar, or you can
>get someone who is a member to do it for you.
>
>
>Good birding,
>Steve <mailto:steve@...>, <mailto:mobile@...>
>Co-listowner, Calbirds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Calbirds
>
>Steve Sosensky, photographer                        www.sosensky.com
>10834 Blix Street #213                                  818-508-4946
>Toluca Lake, CA 91602                      34*09'02" N, 118*22'47" W
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>SoCal FRS: use channel 11 code 22
>
>
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LA Audubon Gull Workshop
with Jon Dunn & Kimball Garrett
November 10, 2001

The fifth annual Dunn & Garrett Workshop will address North American
gulls, covering plumage, structure, behavior, distribution, and
hybridization.  Jon is a collaborator on the Advanced Birding Video
Series on North American Gulls, and chief consultant for National
Geographic's Field Guide to the Birds of North America.  As
Ornithology Collections Manager for the LA County Museum of Natural
History, Kimball is a repository for information on birds of the
county, and is central in the LA County Breeding Bird Atlas project.
He co-authored The Warblers of North America with Jon.  Both
speakers regularly lead pelagic fieldtrips.  1PM to 7PM, with a
snack break. Send $30 and a SASE to LA Audubon Society c/o Millie,
7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046; (323) 876-0202.
Event location: Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena.  Limit: 100
signups.


Workshop Field Trips

Sunday, November 11, 2001 – Gull Workshop Field Trip with Jon
Dunn and Kimball Garrett.(note: this field trip is already wait-
listed.  Call LAAS (323) 876-0202 before sending money).  Doheny
State Beach by Dana Point in Orange County.  Meet at 8:00AM, and
finish up around 1:00PM.  This location often boasts the largest
concentration of gulls in the coastal southland.  Participation in
the Saturday Workshop is a prerequisite to signing up for the
November 11 trip.  Detailed directions at the workshop.  Limit: 25.
Send the $35 fee to LAAS with the lecture fee.


Saturday, November 17, 2001 – Budget Gull Field Trip.  Tag-team
field trip leaders Nick & Mary Freeman.  See below.

Sunday, November 18, 2001 – Budget Gull Field Trip.  Veteran gull
aficionado Larry Allen leads.  See below.

The field trips on November 17 & 18 will also be at Doheny State
Beach at 8:00AM, finishing up around 1:00PM.  These two trips are
priced to allow budget birders to polish their new skills with
quality leaders.  Send $10 and a SASE to LAAS as above for
directions.  All welcome.  Limits: max: 20, min: 5.

Still getting the hang of posting here.  Apparently, I forgot to sign
off on my Gull Workshop posting:

Nick Freeman
LA Audubon Society Workshop Guy
Glendale, CA
mnfreeman@...

Anything since the 18th on the Curlew?

TIA. Paul

Saw the Curlew Sandpiper today (Thursday 9/20) at Bolsa Chica from
about 1:00 PM (high tide). It was in the fenced area east of the
boardwalk where all the peeps hang out at high tide. The bird still has
quite a bit of red and is readily distinguishable (I say that lightly
since it was amongst a very large group of birds).

Dan Lockshaw
http://owling.com



Foxzpuffin@... wrote:
>
> Anything since the 18th on the Curlew?
>
> TIA. Paul

- RBA

* California
* San Diego
* September 21, 2001
* CASD010921

- Birds mentioned

Reddish Egret
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
ZONE-TAILED HAWK
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Sabine's Gull
LEAST FLYCATCHER
Tropical Kingbird
RED-EYED VIREO
TENNESSEE WARBLER
Magnolia Warbler
GRACE'S WARBLER
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
CANADA WARBLER
PAINTED REDSTART
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
ORCHARD ORIOLE

- Transcript

hotline:  San Diego County, California
date: 	 September 21, 2001
number:  (619) 688-2473 [619-NUT-BIRD]
		 for SAN DIEGO FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS
compiler:  Michael Evans, mailto:muevans@...

For directions to many of the locations listed here,
See Thomas Brothers Map Book for San Diego County, or
		 http://www.SoCalAudubon.org/socal/sd-locs.htm

See also:  http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/%7Ejmorlan/sd.htm

For archive of Reports (since second half, 1999), see:
		 http://homepage.mac.com/aves/SanDiego.html

For Excel Spreadsheet of details of year 2001 reports, down load from:
		 http://homepage.mac.com/aves/FileSharing.html

_________________________________________

REDDISH EGRET, 1, 9/16/01, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, central basin
island; 1, 9/16/01, San Diego R Floodway, near Robb Field

BROAD-WINGED HAWK, 1 (Ad), 9/18/01, Ft Rosecrans NC [National
Cemetery, Point Loma], Sec O, near Eucalyptus grove, E-side

ZONE-TAILED HAWK, 1, 9/16/01, San Diego Wild Animal Park [E-of
Escondido], from monorail

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 5 (Juv), 9/15/01, Tijuana R Vly, sod farm adj to
Dairy Mart Rd. (NW-most section, adj Dairy Mart Rd.)

PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 1, 9/15/01, Tijuana R Vly, sod farm adj to Dairy
Mart Rd. (NW-most section, adj Dairy Mart Rd.)

SABINE'S GULL, 1 (Imm), 9/14/01, Large Navy Antenna, S-end, Silver
Strand State Beach [from shore] (Imperial Beach-Coronado) on shore,
then flies N-along strand

LEAST FLYCATCHER, 1, 9/21/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, Sec X (dip area)

TROPICAL KINGBIRD, 1 (Juv), 9/15/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, E-side, along
N-most fence, sec J-K

RED-EYED VIREO, 1, 9/19/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, E-side, near eucalyptus
grove and wall; 9/20/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, Sec X (dip area)

TENNESSEE WARBLER, 1, 9/20/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, Sec X (dip area)

MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 1, M/Imm, 9/15/01, Cabrillo NM [National Monument,
Point Loma], near vending machine; 1 (Imm), 9/16/01, Ft Rosecrans NC,
Sec E, behind wall; 1 (Imm), 9/19/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, near
Bennington Monument; 1, 9/21/01, Ft. Rosecrans, E-side, near
Bennington Mon.

GRACE'S WARBLER, 1 (F/Imm), 9/20/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, Sec X
(dip area); 1, 9/21/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, Sec V, near fence
line

BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 1 (F), 9/20/01 & 9/21/01, Ft Rosecrans NC,
W-side, Sec X (dip area)

BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 1, 9/18/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, E-side, Sec O,
S-Committal Center; 1 (M), 9/20/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, Sec X
(dip area), moving thru pine trees; 1, 9/21/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, Sec
O, near Eucalyptus grove, E-side

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, 1 (Imm), 9/18/01, Otay Mesa, far E-end,
private property

AMERICAN REDSTART, 1, 9/21/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, Sec O, near
Eucalyptus grove, E-side

CANADA WARBLER, 1 (M), 9/18/01, Tijuana R Vly Regional Park (Meyer's
Ranch), off Hollister St., [S-Imperial Beach, W-Interstate 5]
W-ranger station, in Tamarisk

PAINTED REDSTART, 1, 9/18/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, Sec O, near Eucalyptus
grove, E-side; 1, 9/21/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, Sec X (dip area),
then Sec O

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, 1 (F), 9/16/01, Cabrillo NM [National
Monument, near WW II Coastal Defenses Exhibit], Myoporum grove
dripping faucet

BALTIMORE ORIOLE, 1 (M/Imm), 9/20/01, Cardiff, private ownership

ORCHARD ORIOLE, 1, 9/20/01-9/21/01, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, S-Graves Reg. Bldg
_________________________________________

Send reports on California Bird Record Committee
Review Species sightings to:

Guy McCaskie, Secretary
California Bird Records Committee
P.O. Box 275
Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275

mailtoguymcc@...

Send local rarity descriptions to:

Elizabeth Copper, Subregional Field Notes Editor

mailto:ecopper@...


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