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Monterey Bay Birds for Friday, January 4, 2002
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Subject: SCZ checklist and 2001 annual list updated
From: DSUDDJIAN(AT)aol.com
Date: 4 Jan 2002 1:32am
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The Santa Cruz County checklist has been updated through January 1, 2002. It
is at:
http://santacruzbirdclub.org/chlists.html
The 2001 SCZ annual list has also been updated to the end of the year. It was
a very good year, as the song says. It is at:
http://santacruzbirdclub.org/list01.html
Thanks to Barry our webmaster for inputing the updates.
David Suddjian, Capitola
Santa Cruz Bird Club
Bird Records Keeper
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Subject: Vega Gull, other rarities
From: SCRE(AT)aol.com
Date: 4 Jan 2002 2:41am
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Matt Brady and I went to Moonglow Dairy today 1/3. The roads are rather
muddy getting in and it was pretty hairy even with 4 wheel drive. We had 3
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS along the levee. The more exciting bird
however was what was very likely a 1st winter "VEGA" HERRING GULL. It was in
a large gull flock across the slough from the dairy. It was also one of the
very few 1st winter gulls in the flock. I was first drawn to this bird in
that it was a Herring type gull but was rather whitish and extremely well
marked. The white head, streaked neck and upp breast, checkered coverts,
dark tail band contrasting with a white rump, pink legs, dark bill, overall
light plumage and strong pattern, and the tertials and scaps all point to
Vega and not an American Herring or Slaty-backed Gull. I tried very hard to
find something wrong with the bird for being a Vega and was unable to.
Unfortunetly the bird was to far away for video. I hope somebody else has
better luck with getting photos of this bird.
At Zmudowski State Beach marsh we had 25-30 BARN, 15-20 VIOLET-GREEN, and 1
TREE SWALLOW, 100+ CANVASBACKS.
At College Lake we had 2 HOODED MERGANSERS, 1 ROSS'S GOOSE, lots of CANADA
GEESE (including 1 CACKLING and two other small subspecies that appeared to
be plumaged more like the other Canada's and thus too pale for Cackling
though I'm not up on Canada Goose subspecific indentification), 6 BARN
SWALLOWS.
At Pinto Lake we had 7 AM WHITE PELICANS.
We then went to Capitola Beach where in the gull flock we had 1-2 adult
THAYER'S GULLs, and then another interesting gull. This bird was a
dark-backed gull with bright ORANGE legs and bill. It is probably an odd
Western but something felt wrong about it. Also I am not aware of any
records of Western Gulls with anything other then pink legs. I'd like to
know if anyone out there knows about any records of Western Gull with an odd
leg color. This bird is definetly worth a stop by and check it out. I was
able to get video of this bird.
The TUFTED DUCK continues at Westlake Pond. Very easy to see those gleaming
white sides make it easy to pick out with the naked eye. We couldn't find
the White-throated Sparrow at Spring and High Street but did have a PEREGRINE
fly over.
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Subject: away again
From: Todd Newberry <taxa(AT)darwin.UCSC.EDU>
Date: 4 Jan 2002 1:24pm
I will be out of town again, this time Sunday-Sunday, Jan/6-13, for another
art fix. I will let MBB go untended again. As usual, if it crashes, just go
birding.
Todd Newberry, MBB listowner
Todd Newberry
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
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Subject: Red Crossbill
From: SCRE(AT)aol.com
Date: 4 Jan 2002 6:33pm
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Today on the UCSC campus in the area around the media center and Clark Kerr
Hall I heard 3 different RED CROSSBILLS and one judging from the call notes
seemed to reprsent a different type from the other 2.
David Vander Pluym
UCSC
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Subject: MTY 2001 updated
From: Don Roberson <creagrus(AT)montereybay.com>
Date: 4 Jan 2002 5:40pm
My Monterey County 2001 highlights has been updated to complete the annual
account. It is at
http://montereybay.com/creagrus/MTY_2001.html
I thank Bernardo Alps for the newly posted photo, Bob Tintle who called about
the bird he found on the last day of the year, and everyone who contributed
during the year: John Sorensen, Bill Hill, Jason Scott, and Alex Cruz.
Happy New Year,
Don Roberson
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Subject: Red-breasted Sapsucker
From: "dave kodl" <ddk0829(AT)cruzio.com>
Date: 4 Jan 2002 7:05pm
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On December 28th a RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER appeared on a tree 20' outside =
my window in the Corralitos vicinity. In the next 20 minutes it drilled =
four holes. When it left I did some reading and learned that it would =
come back to drink sap and/or collect insects. I wondered how many days =
I would have to wait. Thankfully, twenty minutes later I was at the =
same window - at my computer - and observed it return to poke its bill =
into each of the holes once or twice. It left within a minute.
I've seen the bird twice since then, including New Year's Day morning, =
which, along with a HERMIT THRUSH and SONG SPARROW made a nice start to =
my yard list for the year.
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Subject: Sightings south
From: "Poklen" <poklen(AT)surfnetusa.com>
Date: 4 Jan 2002 7:33pm
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Lois Goldfrank, Barry McLaughlin and enjoyed birding a few areas to the =
south today. Highlights were 2 SWAMP SPARROWs at Harkins Slough, 3 male =
and 2 female HOODED MERGANSERs on College Lake and 3 AMERICAN WHITE =
PELICANs over Gilchrist Lane (just north of WheelockRoad).
Jeff Poklen
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