Yesterday while paddling on Princeton Harbor I spotted the female Black Scoter. She was in the far western part of the harbor, but a bit south, closer to the...
I was at Portola from the afternoon of June 26 through the morning of June 30, during which time I surveyed for Marbled Murrelets and corvids, hiked every...
dsuddjian@...
Jul 1, 2005 7:59 pm
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Two more at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve on Wednesday. They were right at the mouth of San Vicente Creek. Five photos starting at...
I have been observing a pair of black oyster catchers in South San Francisco at Oyster Cove for the past week. Oyster Cove is a small inlet off SF bay in SSF....
To cut to the highlight...back on June 15 I reported a singing HOODED WARBLER on the slope near the picnic area at Butano SP. This morning (July 2) I paused...
dsuddjian@...
Jul 2, 2005 9:10 pm
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This morning, I visited the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge at the end of Bay Rd in East Palo Alto wanting to see what shorebirds have arrived. As...
Tronthorn@...
Jul 3, 2005 12:40 am
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Hi all: I birded the coast from Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay yesterday. Swainson's thrushes and Macgillivray's warblers were particularly vocal at mid-morning...
This morning, there was a post-breeding dispersal Ash-throated Flycatcher calling from the trees behind the yacht club at Coyote Pt. ( 2 ) Summering female...
Tronthorn@...
Jul 4, 2005 1:19 am
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This morning at Pescadero Marsh in with a group of swallows, mostly made up of Cliff Swallow and Tree Swallow foraging over the marsh was an adult male PURPLE...
Tronthorn@...
Jul 5, 2005 12:56 am
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Quick stop at Dumbarton bridge to check returning shorebirds, based on other reports. Pretty dull. Someone has bulldozed the side of the north side of the...
Just yesterday, there were no Brown Pelicans on San Francisco Bay off of Coyote Pt. It was a new dawn today, as I watched ( 78 ) Brown Pelicans fly in from...
Tronthorn@...
Jul 7, 2005 12:51 am
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Ron et al. As you have reported, the Brown Pelicans have been moving north along the coast for some time. However in the last few days, I would say starting ...
I can't believe this one, and I need a third sighting to confirm, but I actually think there is a Peregrine hanging out in my neighborhood. Do they only nest...
Hi all: I was at Coyote Pt. this morning too. I think I missed Ron by about 90 seconds, Ron covering the south and I headed north. Other than flocks of 25,...
It has been confirmed that a pair of Black Oyster Catchers are nesting on the abandoned pier in Oyster Cove in SSF. I observed nest building activity all last...
The highlight of a dawn survey at Sequoia Flat in Memorial Co. Park this morning was provided by 4 juvenile PEREGRINE FALCONS that flew over in sets of two....
dsuddjian@...
Jul 8, 2005 8:59 pm
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... I live near Memorial Park, and have come outside to watch these youngsters several times over the last week. They sure have been making a lot of noise....
This morning, I headed down to Pescadero Marsh and saw mostly drizzle, drizzle, drizzle and drizzle. In-between the drizzle I checked for any shorebird...
Tronthorn@...
Jul 10, 2005 12:27 am
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This afternoon there were three adult Black Skimmers at the pond behind the Redwood Shores Marketplace. Pat Boor told me he had seen the Wigeon family here,...
Al Eisner
eisner@...
Jul 10, 2005 12:56 am
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This morning, fisherman in there boat flushed the male Harlequin Duck into view, where it could be seen swimming past gaps between the concrete blocks. The...
Tronthorn@...
Jul 11, 2005 12:32 am
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Birders Last Thursday, the 7th, I had an Eurasian Collared Dove land briefly on the roof of a house in Ocean Colony, Half Moon Bay. I have not seen the pair ...
I started the day with a calling Hooded Oriole in my neighbors palm tree then left for Portola Redwoods State Park. VAUX'S SWIFTS continue to feed their...
Leonie Batkin
lbatkin@...
Jul 11, 2005 2:10 am
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Back to Portola SP from mid-afternoon on July 11 through noon today, July 13. On July 11 I hiked out Slate Creek Trail and to the high point of Bear Creek ...
dsuddjian@...
Jul 13, 2005 11:41 pm
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I suppose the fact that I forgot to even mention MARBLED MURRELET activity over my recent visit highlights the situation up there. Activity levels were down...
dsuddjian@...
Jul 13, 2005 11:52 pm
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I stopped by the Marsh Rd. Starbuck's (Key Market/Marsh Manor) tonight in Menlo Park about 9pm. All was quiet in the 2 large oak trees, though there was plenty...
Yesterday, July 13, while birding along Steinberger Slough near the Redwood Shores sewage facility I looked out over Bair Island and saw an Osprey soaring high...
Pjmetrop@...
Jul 15, 2005 2:46 am
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Birded on my way home from the airport this afternoon-- nice to see the shorebirds and terns (4 species: Elegant, Caspian, Forsters, Black Skimmers...) Coyote...
This morning at Coyote Pt., a Pelagic Cormorant flew by the point. The Pelagic Cormorant was molting out of the white flanks. On July 10, there were ( 2 )...
Tronthorn@...
Jul 18, 2005 1:03 am
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Hi All, David Suddjian mentioned low Marbled Murrelet numbers this spring, so this seems worth posting... I had heard very little from the Pescadero-area...
Hello SM Birders: Yesterday (July 18) I rode my bike on the trail from San Francisquito Creek north to Bay Road and Cooley Landing, birding the Ravenswood Open...
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