Monterey Bay Birds for Thursday, January 3, 2002

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Barn and Rough-winged Swallows   DSUDDJIAN(AT)aol.com   12:38am   Barn Swallows and Tundra Swans   DSUDDJIAN(AT)aol.com   6:45pm   Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Thursday January 3, 2001   Bill Hill   7:16pm

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Subject: Barn and Rough-winged Swallows
From: DSUDDJIAN(AT)aol.com
Date: 3 Jan 2002 12:38am

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I had to go down towards Watsonville this afternoon (1/2), and with a short 
break in the rain I went over to the Pajaro Dunes and Sunset SB area. At 
first I only noted VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS near Shell Road, then I started to 
see some BARN SWALLOWS. I worked my way over to Sunset SB Marsh and back 
seeing more and more swallows, and trying to estimate the numbers. My best 
estimate was 55 BARN SWALLOWS (!) and up to 100 VIOLET-GREENS, along with 2 
NOR. ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS zipping about over Sunset SB Marsh and the dunes. 
After a while most of the swallows drifted off to the north. Perhaps some of 
the same birds were among those I saw a bit later around the main entrance 
road to Sunset SB off San Andreas Road.

Remarkable numbers of Barns, even exceeding the seasonally very high number 
reported from this area on the CBC the day before. I don't recall how many 
were reported from this area on 1/1 (but 25 Barns sticks in my mind), and I'm 
not sure exactly where those were seen. Maybe someone can fill us in.

David Suddjian, Capitola
Santa Cruz Bird Club 
Bird Records Keeper
dsuddjian(AT)aol.com

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Subject: Barn Swallows and Tundra Swans
From: DSUDDJIAN(AT)aol.com
Date: 3 Jan 2002 6:45pm

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Two BARN SWALLOWS were foraging over Laguna Creek Marsh and adjacent ag. 
fields today (1/3). Later I saw 1 BARN SWALLOW at Baldwin Creek Marsh and 5 
BARNS over the fields near the drainage southeast of Baldwin, aka 4-Mile 
Beach. A party of three TUNDRA SWANS flew over the Baldwin area going down 
the coastline. Two BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS were near the path to Baldwin where 
it crosses the RR tracks.

David Suddjian, Capitola
Santa Cruz Bird Club 
Bird Records Keeper
dsuddjian(AT)aol.com

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Subject: Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Thursday January 3, 2001
From: "Bill Hill" <billhill(AT)redshift.com>
Date: 3 Jan 2002 7:16pm

This report is a transcript of the new messages on the Monterey Bay Area
Birdbox.  The Birdbox is brought to you by the Monterey Peninsula Audubon
Society and can be reached at 831 626-6605.

Birds in this report:

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Ring-billed Gull
Harlequin Duck

Moss Landing:

2 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS (maybe 3) first found on the Moss Landing
CBC were
seen again today at Moon Glow Dairy.  The birds are on the levee behind pond
#3.  [David Van Der Plan]

Pacific Grove:

The YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen again today in Caledonia Park.  The
bird was in the Eucalyptus by the sand boxes where is was first discovered.
A NASHVILLE WARBLER was in the same tree. [Rob Fowler]

Seaside:

The BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER was still present today at Laguna Grande
Park and a RING-BILLED GULL was in the Gull Flock.  {Rob Fowler]

Monterey Bay:

The two male HARLEQUIN DUCKS are still present along Del Monte Beach between
the Hotel and the Wharf. [Rob Fowler]

The Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society has a web site at
http://montereyaudubon.org/ . The site has announcements about field trips
and meetings and other great info for birders.

another non-profit site with much information about local birding is Don
Roberson's "Creagrus" web site at http://montereybay.com/creagrus  Go to his
"Monterey County" page for a portal to local birding sites, or try the
"links" page to reach various pelagic boat trip operators and providers of
local birding services on Elkhorn Slough and elsewhere.

Pleas report your sightings to the Birdbox at 831-626-6605  not to our email
addresses.  If you have questions about this transcript or need information
on birding the Monterey area, feel free to email me at billhill(AT)redshift.com

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