Forwarding for Bob Lewis ... From: Robert Lewis [mailto:RLewis0727@...] Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:06 PM To: 'Kris Olson' Subject: Tropical Kingbird...
Hi County Birders ! Yesterday ,Nov.1, while planting a bed of english primrose in an Atherton garden I glanced up to see an immature BALD EAGLE soaring...
Peter Metropulos
pjmetrop@...
Nov 2, 2005 4:57 pm
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On the way to work this morning I swung by Pillar Point to check out a report from yesterday of a Tropical Kingbird near Pillar Point Marsh, and I actually...
I am taking my son's 2/3 class on a series of Wetland Discovery Trips. Next Wednesday we'll be headed to the pond behind Nob Hill (or possibly the area out...
Hello, Bay Area Birders (with apologies for cross-posting): Golden Gate Audubon Society sponsors two Christmas Bird Counts: Oakland --- Sunday, December...
At Coyote Pt. this morning, I scoped San Francisco Bay and the numbers of Surf Scoter has increased to ( 4,000 ). Besides large rafts of Surf Scoters on the...
Tronthorn@...
Nov 5, 2005 1:22 am
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I stopped by Radio Rd and NOb Hill ponds briefly around 3pm today. 7 Black Skimmers were at Radio Rd 1 male Cinnamon Teal The shorebirds were there en masse,...
I stopped by Nob Hill and Radio Road this afternoon (Saturday) just before 1:00pm. I was unable to find either the Common Moorhen or relocate the Redhead is...
This morning at Pigeon Pt., there was movement of birds from 06:30-07:30 before fading out. The visibility was fair and the wind was light ( 5-8 mph ) out of...
Tronthorn@...
Nov 6, 2005 12:40 am
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All, This may be of interest, San Mateo Co. ... On Nov 4, a female PINE WARBLER was seen in the tall cypress trees at the mouth of Dennison's Creek in...
Although, there might have been a PINE WARBLER reported from behind the Mezzaluna Restaurant in Princeton on November 4, the next day a Blackpoll Warbler was...
Tronthorn@...
Nov 7, 2005 12:44 am
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I posted a message on the bird box over the weekend about how my son, Nathan, and I saw several Short-eared Owls as well as a couple of Barn Owls at the...
Folks: This morning, 11/7/05, I enjoyed a visit in my Menlo Park yard by an adult WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, a white-striped bird. I haven't seen him at the bird...
Hi For the past seveal years, we have had a wintering Oregon Junco with a partially white head. (I don't know if this is albinism or leucisism.) Today, we got...
Today I was interested to see an AMERICAN DIPPER on Gazos Creek. It was on the Pescadero Conservation Alliance (PCA) property, near the end of the paved ...
dsuddjian@...
Nov 8, 2005 12:43 am
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This morning at Coyote Pt., a SWAMP SPARROW was in the cattail marsh by the pump house along the public access trail, south of the Coyote Pt. Yacht Club. The...
Tronthorn@...
Nov 8, 2005 12:49 am
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Folks: This morning, 11/8/2005, I stopped by the pond behind Nob Hill Foods and the Radio Road ponds. The pond behind Nob Hill Foods had its usual AM. WHITE...
Today at Coyote Pt., there was an adult Heerman's Gull standing on one of the concrete blocks east of the Coyote Pt. Marina. Heerman's Gull is abundant on the...
Tronthorn@...
Nov 9, 2005 12:34 am
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Today, during the lunch hour 12:10-12:40, there were two Greater White-fronted Geese in amongst a large group of Canada Geese. They were foraging on the large...
1 first winter and at least 2 adult THAYER'S GULLS were in the huge gull roost at Venice Beach in Half Moon Bay this morning. Lois Goldfrank, Jeff Poklen...
Lois Goldfrank
loisg@...
Nov 11, 2005 4:35 am
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Thank you to Robin Smith of The Sequoia Chapter of the AS... She handled lots of questions from an eager group of 2nd and 3rd graders on Friday out at Radio...
I was at Radio Road just after noon, where I was once again admiring Blue-winged Teal. There are now three male Blue-winged Teal on the spit. While trying to...
Hi all, Ran into Hazel Holby this afternoon at Redwood Shores, so we did a quick duck "hunt" to see what might have come in with the rain. Nob Hill pond:...
This morning as I was driving on Hillsdale Blvd. on the overpass into Foster City, I noticed a large concentration of Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets along the...
Tronthorn@...
Nov 13, 2005 2:34 am
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Hi We have volunteered to lead a walk for SFBBO in January in this area known as many different things. We are not expert birders, by any means, but this part...
This morning, I did a seawatch at Pigeon Pt. from 06:40-08:40. The visibilty was hazy, but occasionally the haze would pull back to the horizon. The swells...
Tronthorn@...
Nov 14, 2005 1:59 am
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No sign of the White-Fronted Goose family or Wood Ducks, but I did see about two dozen American Wigeon in the ponds. They are not above taking handouts and you...
All, Bill Maney provided a picture of the Dunlin in breeding plumage (right side of pic; Marbled Godwit is on the left for scale). I have posted this pic in...
not sure how to add to the photo section so including here Sonny Mencher ... Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions...
Hi On Sunday, we spent 5 hours at Oyster Point. Two unusual birds were the Pacific Loon, and (don't scoff) a Canada Goose (first one we've seen there), both...