Monterey Bay Birds for Wednesday, January 30, 2002

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Subject: Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Wednesday January 30,
         2002
From: "Bill Hill" <billhill(AT)redshift.com>
Date: 30 Jan 2002 9:18pm

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:

Orchard Oriole
Harlequin Duck
Cattle Egret

Santa Cruz:

The male ORCHARD ORIOLE continued to be seen this morning at Natural Bridges
State Park.  The bird frequents the area of Trail Marker #3.  [Rob Fowler]

Carmel Valley:

Yesterday a flock of Swallows (sp) was seen over the Carmel River east of
the Trail and Saddle Club.  [Anne Mills]

Monterey:

Yesterday, one of the male HARLEQUIN DUCKS was seen in the area of the
Monterey Beach Hotel [Rob Fowler]

San Benito County:

A CATTLE EGRET was seen near Shore Road north of Hollister today.  It was in
a plowed field eating worms. [Mark Paxton]

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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