On 5/31 I surveyed the Pescadero route for the North American Breeding Bird Survey (route #14-319). The route begins at Big Basin near Blooms Creek Campground,...
dsuddjian@...
Jun 1, 2005 11:04 pm
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Birders There was a Cackling Goose at the pond in Ocean Colony, in Half Moon Bay yesterday. This was surprising as the minima Cackler that had been there was ...
On Sunday afternoon I was walking in GC Park in SF and saw the following to happen: a Red-tailed Hawk(??) caught a chipmunk and was being attacked first by...
A very quick stop on the way home this evening: 2 BLACK SKIMMERS on one of the northern islands in the Radio Rd pond in Redwood Shores (off Redwood Shores...
This morning around ten, I found a GRAY CATBIRD along Gazos Creek Rd. The Gray Catbird was on the creekside of the road between the two white chalk lines with...
Tronthorn@...
Jun 5, 2005 12:11 am
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I covered the salt ponds near the Dumbarton Bridge plus the Ravenswood OSP/Cooley Landing area on today's Palo Alto Summer Bird Count. As one might expect,...
Al Eisner
eisner@...
Jun 5, 2005 4:41 am
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Hi All, A couple of nice birds (and scaly relatives!) from the neighborhood (Pescadero Creek Rd. at Dearborn Park Rd in Pescadero): Today 6/5/2005 a Lazuli...
I had a few hours for some birding in the San Mateo coastal region this morning. I didn't find anything of real note in stops along Tunitas Creek and at...
Al Eisner
eisner@...
Jun 5, 2005 9:53 pm
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Too windy today to look for vagrants, so I checked out some spots for waterbirds in Redwood Shores. The pond behind the Nob Hill Market has seen an adult Green...
Tronthorn@...
Jun 5, 2005 10:15 pm
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I should have commented on the ( 43 ) summering Greater Scaup at one spot along Belmont Slough. Every summer, I check this location and observed three-seven...
Tronthorn@...
Jun 5, 2005 11:09 pm
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Hi All, I checked the Gazos/Cloverdale junction this morning in a steady drizzle for Ron's recent finds, turning up neither, although there was an impressive ...
Birders After a long absence, last Sunday I saw the two Eurasian Collared Doves here in Half moon Bay. They flew over Granelli and Alsace-Lorraine, and later I...
Early this morning, I did a ten minute seawatch at Pigeon Pt. The seawatch was cut short with the terrible visibility. The word was fog! Still late stragglers...
Tronthorn@...
Jun 11, 2005 1:13 am
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Greetings, About 10:30 AM a few participants on my bird walk spotted a male Rose- breasted Grosbeak. He was associating with a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks...
Birders, This morning there were two male Black Scoters with a small group of Surf Scoters at the south end of Princeton Harbor near the public boat launch....
Hi County Birders, Just back from our honeymoon in St.Lucia (yes,I did bring my binoculars), my wife Katherine and I took a hike along the north end of San...
Pjmetrop@...
Jun 12, 2005 11:19 pm
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Early this morning as I was walking across the parking lot from the Coffee Company at Stone Pine and Main St. in Half Moon Bay, I heard a series of chattering...
Tronthorn@...
Jun 13, 2005 12:56 am
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On June 5 there was a male black scoter off Mussel Rock in Pacifica. ? if it could be one of the Princeton ones. Judy Spitler ... Discover Yahoo! Have fun...
While looking for some of the rarities along Gazos Creek Road today I saw a MacGillivray's Warbler. As I was watching it another birder approached and I...
Leonie Batkin
lbatkin@...
Jun 13, 2005 5:00 am
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This evening, 7pm, stopped by the Kaiser Hospital parking garage in Redwood City to see the WTSWs that Sue Cossins mentioned. Sure enough, there were 4 ...
... Hi, Leonie: It's well-known, but I'm sure updated information is always of interest. Gazos is one of the most reliable places to look for (and especially...
Al Eisner
eisner@...
Jun 13, 2005 5:25 pm
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Hi PenBirders, Today about 5:30pm.I was exiting I-280 South onto SR92 West and a Vaux's Swift peeled over the elevated expressway guard rail and went under the...
This morning at Coyote Pt., the resident male HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen preening on one of the concrete blocks east of the Coyote Pt. Marina. The Harlequin Duck...
Tronthorn@...
Jun 15, 2005 1:04 am
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I visited Butano from late afternoon on 6/13 to midmorning on 6/14, and from evening on 6/14 to midmorning today, 6/15. Several nice sightings, especially...
dsuddjian@...
Jun 15, 2005 7:11 pm
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Based on Garth Harwood's report, it seems that the hill south of Horseshoe Lake in Skyline OSP was the hot-spot on the recent Palo Alto Summer Bird Count. I...
Al Eisner
eisner@...
Jun 15, 2005 8:51 pm
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I spent about an hour this morning between 06:30-07:30 at Pigeon Pt. I was curious if there were still stragglers moving north. I was surprised to see a late...
Tronthorn@...
Jun 16, 2005 12:37 am
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Forgot to mention one sighting out of place at this time of the year and at a odd location, a male Greater Scaup was in Gazos Creek where the creek flows out...
Tronthorn@...
Jun 16, 2005 1:12 am
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During a walk at Monte Bello's Gate 5 yesterday, 6/14/2005 at 8:55AM, I chanced upon a group of 8 Black Swifts. While gazing at some ravens coming over the...
... Ah -- I should have looked more closely to realize that Garth's information hadn't been posted; sorry for the confusion. Of course, "extraordinary ...
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