Birders, Forgot to mention a highlight today. While walking my dogs at the Half Moon Bay baseball diamonds (just south of town, take the road west from ...
Alvaro Jaramillo
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Sep 21, 1998 5:16 am
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Birders, I lead a Sequoia Audubon Society outing here in coastal San Mateo County today. It was a big group, over 20 participants and we did see some ...
Alvaro Jaramillo
alvaro@...
Sep 21, 1998 1:51 am
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All, There will be a free presentation for SCVAS members about birds in Patagonia, Argentina at our office on Monday September 28 from 7-9PM (memberships...
Santa Clara Valley Au...
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Sep 18, 1998 11:36 pm
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I tried again today for the Bar-Tailed Godwit at the Ravenswood OSP. It took a while to find, but this time I managed to keep it more or less in view for about...
eisner@...
Sep 16, 1998 9:43 pm
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Peninsula Birders, This morning I checked San Pedro Creek in Pacifica for land birds. I found a Northern Waterthrush along the trail on the south side of the ...
Joseph Morlan
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Sep 16, 1998 7:59 pm
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... This sounds dead-on for this bird, and a perfect match for what I saw - I have no doubt that you saw it. I can't imagine a Marbled Godwit looking at all...
Adam Winer
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Sep 16, 1998 2:10 am
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As Bob Reiling noted, Bob, Frank V., John Meyer and I looked this morning for the Bar-Tailed Godwit at Ravenswood OSP -- starting simultaneously. Al- though I...
eisner@...
Sep 16, 1998 1:49 am
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Birders: Got about an hours worth of birding in today. In the morning there were one or two adult PARASITIC JAEGERS at Poplar Beach (south Half Moon Bay). Also...
Alvaro Jaramillo
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Sep 16, 1998 12:51 am
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All, Sorry, John's last name is Meyer. Take care, Bob Reiling ______________________________________________________________________ Subscribe, unsubscribe,...
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Sep 15, 1998 9:27 pm
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All, This morning John Meier, Frank Vanslager and I unsuccessfully tried for the BTGO at Ravenswood OSP in East Palo Alto. Another birder (name?) had been ...
RREILING2@...
Sep 15, 1998 8:49 pm
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For those who haven't heard, Ron Thorn found an adult basic-plumaged BAR-TAILED GODWIT at Ravenswood OSP in East Palo Alto yesterday morning, Sept. 12. The...
Adam Winer
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Sep 14, 1998 6:43 am
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Birders: Just some casual observations from the last couple of days. Yesterday while walking the dogs at Pillar Point I noticed a flock of 16 American Avocets...
Alvaro Jaramillo
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Sep 14, 1998 12:49 am
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This morning there was a Pectoral Sandpiper at Pilarcitos creek mouth. A check of several spots in the Princeton/Moss Beach area didn't turn up any landbird...
eisner@...
Sep 11, 1998 8:05 pm
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A two-hour seawatch at Pigeon Point this morning (9 Sep) produced 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS, 1 dark POMARINE JAEGER, lots of SOOTY and BLACK-VENTED shearwaters...
Bert McKee
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Sep 10, 1998 5:54 am
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Migration's been real slow (I _hate_ good weather!), but a few things have been about. Saturday, Sept. 5, a Wandering Tattler was at Coyote Point. Apropos of a...
Adam Winer
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Sep 7, 1998 2:12 am
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This afternoon (4 Sep), there were two juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS east of the bridge at the Pescadero Marsh. The main pond (under the euc. grove) has now gone...
Bert McKee
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Sep 5, 1998 5:25 am
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All, I spent an hour yesterday morning (9/3/98) at Phipps Ranch scouting for my fieldtrip there on 10/4. Migrants were far scarcer than Bert McKee and I found...
Santa Clara Valley Au...
scvas@...
Sep 4, 1998 7:11 pm
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... See, it is a nice spot! ... I know its all a matter of perspective, but in my opinion Nuttall's Woodpecker at Moss Beach beats Blackpoll Warbler for...
Alvaro Jaramillo
alvaro@...
Sep 4, 1998 6:27 pm
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... I checked this spot this morning. I didn't find the Baird's, but there was a nice close flock of 15 juvenile Short-Billed Dowitchers plus 1 Ruddy ...
eisner@...
Sep 4, 1998 6:13 pm
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I'm curious whether the Indigo Bunting seen recently by Ron Thorn was a fem/imm type and, if so, whether it showed any streaking on the breast/sides. ...
Nick Lethaby
nick@...
Sep 4, 1998 3:25 am
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All, I've changed the "reply-to:" option of peninsula-birding to default to the sender, not the whole list. If anyone strongly disagrees with this choice, let...
Adam Winer
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Sep 3, 1998 12:15 am
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South Bay and Peninsula Birders: Sorry to invade the list with something other than a report, but this notice was missing from the September Avocet, and I'd...
Rosalie Lefkowitz
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Sep 2, 1998 9:10 pm
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Hello, Big highlight for me today was a Hutton's Vireo in my backyard. Considering that they do not nest all that close to here and that I only have one...
Alvaro Jaramillo
alvaro@...
Sep 2, 1998 6:35 pm
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Peninsula Birders, This morning I checked San Pedro Creek in Pacifica for land birds. I was pleased to find a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a Brewer's ...
Joseph Morlan
jmorlan@...
Aug 29, 1998 3:03 am
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I checked a few more creeks this morning (Friday), but most were in the fog zone (i.e., no migrants). A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was still at Pomponio Creek Mouth. I...
Bert McKee
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Aug 28, 1998 7:53 pm
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Half-way decent shorebird habitat at Pescadero and 2-3 pelagic trips per week have prevented me from doing any land-birding lately, but I finally made it out...
Bert McKee
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Aug 27, 1998 9:01 pm
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On the way home from yet another weathered-out Cordell trip this evening (8/24), I had a single Baird's Sandpiper at Pomponio Creek Mouth (unaged--it was...
Bert McKee
mckee@...
Aug 25, 1998 6:28 am
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All, Last evening at twilight (7:40 PM 8/23/1998), my kids and I came across a Northern Pygmy-owl in one of our apple trees at 5901 Pescadero Road (about 4...
Santa Clara Valley Au...
scvas@...
Aug 24, 1998 9:43 pm
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Barbara, I have seen that locally, in birds along Pescadero Road (my commute route), but I never thought to mark the frequency of its occurrence among local ...
Santa Clara Valley Au...
scvas@...
Aug 24, 1998 9:42 pm
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All, Today on my road in La Honda, there was an adult Robin with white corners on the tail. I have seen Robins like this in New York but never in California. ...