Monterey Bay Birds

[MBB] Black Chin location clarification

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:17:08 -0500

Some people wanted to know exactly where the Black Chinned Sparrow (if that's what it was) song was coming from for their county lists. There were at least two songs: one from the north side of the parking lot (which would be in Santa Clara) and the other

[MBB] Possible Black Chinned Sparrow Loma Prieta

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:15:00 -0500

I was at the intersection of Loma Prieta and Mt Madonna Roads yesterday mid-morning and kept hearing a song that I simply couldn't identify beyond saying to myself that it reminds me of a Field Sparrow song. The series of tripping, bouncing notes at the end of the song seemed

Re: [MBB] Bald Eagle over Struve Slough

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:01:44 -0500

Got a message from my dad on the answering machine earlier today.. he said, bald eagle at harkins slough.

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[MBB] Neary Lagoon

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:00:08 -0500

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This morning Neary Lagoon still had a few of the expected spring migrants, including 1 or 2 YELLOW WARBLERS, a flock of 9 CEDAR WAXWINGS, and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER along lower Laurel Creek. Male WOOD DUCKS, most

[MBB] Natural Bridges

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:24:47 -0500

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This morning I found a DOWNY WOODPECKER nest with noisy young and parents
actively feeding. There was a lot of activity at NB, but all were the
expected birds, singing WILSONS WARBLERS, a warbling WARBLING VIREO, lots
of singing SPOTTED TOWHEES etc.
Phil Brown

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This morning I found a DOWNY WOODPECKER

[MBB] Late Merlin

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:57:20 -0500

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Today in Watsonville, Bob and Bernadette Ramer, Noelle Antolin, and I were surprised to see a fairly dark MERLIN fly over near Ohlone Parkway in the area between Struve and Watsonville Sloughs. The obviously small size, structure,

[MBB] Santa Cruz County Annual List update

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:42:20 -0500

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The collective annual list for Santa Cruz County has been updated through the end of April, and can be viewed here:
http://santacruzbirdclub.org/annual%20list.html
Steve Gerow

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[MBB] Loma Prieta lower saddle

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:23:12 -0500

Folks:

This morning, 5/23/12, I drove up to the "lower saddle" which is near
the end of the pavement on Mt. Bache/Summit Road (SSW of Loma
Prieta). There is a pullout on the right. I arrived at 0800 hr and
in the first five minutes I saw a group

[MBB] Black and white warbler?

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:08:32 -0500

On hey 68 1/2 mile west of Pasadera road.

Kellie D. Morgantini

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[MBB] Black and white warbler?

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:07:27 -0500

On hwy 68 at 1/2 mile west of Pasadera. From the car, no binocs.

Kellie D. Morgantini

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[MBB]: SCBC meeting Thursday May 24: speaker Bill Henry on Laysan Albatross range expansion

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:27:30 -0500

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Please join us for the Thursday May 24 Santa Cruz Bird Club meeting @7:30 PM

Speaker: Bill Henry, UC Santa Cruz

Topic: From subtropical to eastern boundary: long distance breeding range expansion of a top marine consumerthe Laysan Albatross
Many species are adjusting their distributions in response to a changing

[MBB] Lighthouse Field

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:45:13 -0500

Lighthouse Field, Santa Cruz, had a female WESTERN TANAGER and a WESTERN KINGBIRD this morning.
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[MBB] two dippers dipping

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:35:38 -0500

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No swans a-swimming nor geese a-laying, but on our walk from Rancho del Oso
up to Berry Creek Falls this
morning we had two AMERICAN DIPPERS in Waddell Creek along with plenty of
scatological evidence that
they've hung out there a while. The birds were between the trail marker
that indicates 5.2

[MBB] Bank Swallow

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:24:53 -0500

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Late this afternoon, a BANK SWALLOW was feeding with mostly Cliff Swallows
at Younger Lagoon.

Photos of the swallow and other recent highlights can be seen here:
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdmanzanita/>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdmanzanita/.

Alex Rinkert

Santa Cruz

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[MBB] Pinto Lake: What a Difference a Year Makes

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:11:29 -0500

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The Santa Cruz Bird Club field trip to Pinto Lake on Saturday (5/19) was
blessed with good weather, an enthusiastic group of observers, and a nice
diversity of birds. We had great views of some of the species that people go
to Pinto Lake

Re: [MBB] Pine grosbeak

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:48:45 -0500

I could be wrong but I think I got it right.

I'm confident that it was not mistaken ID of either a house or purple finch.

I don't remember ever having seen it before.

It was bigger than the house finch, didn't look or sound like a purple finch.

The call was loud

[MBB] Red Phalaropes on Monterey Seabirds pelagic

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:53:54 -0500

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The highlight (for me, anyway) of today's Monterey Seabirds pelagic was the
great numbers of Red Phalaropes in migration north. A few sizable flocks
flew by the boat close enough for decents pics, one such is shown first in
the gallery linked below.

http://www.pbase.com/tgrey/latest

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[MBB] Santa Cruz birds

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:01:13 -0500

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Early this morning a WESTERN KINGBIRD was working around the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Bethany Curve. A bit later on the lower part of the UCSC campus, there was a mixed flock of migrant warblers in

[MBB] Pine grosbeak

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:49:19 -0500

Heard then saw a Pine Grosbeak in the top of my neighbors tree around noon. Think it's my first.

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[MBB] Watsonville Sloughs

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:37:18 -0500

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Hi,

I led a trip this morning to East and West Struve Sloughs as well as upper
Watsonville Slough(Ramsey Park). After lunch I revisited West Struve and also
visited Lower Harkins and Lower Watsonville Sloughs.

In addition to the continuing female Buffledhead, 2 alternate plumaged Wilson's
Phalaropes

Re: [MBB] Wilder Ranch

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:28:06 -0500

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Ok maybe half way to the next county eagle eye :-)

Jeff

PConsider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.

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RE: [MBB] Wilder Ranch

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:14:15 -0500

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Hey, Jeff, they weren't in the next county quite! :-)

I'd seen some up at Lidell Creek, May 26, 2011,* foraging over the fields with swallows. It was easy to ID them then because they were a lot closer and the swallows were

Re: [MBB] Wilder Ranch

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:55:13 -0500

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It was Kathy that first spotted the specks in the next county. I did jokingly say that they were Black Swifts (wishful thinking since it would add to my life list). Steve did ID them as Black Swifts with his usual impressive break down on why. I

[MBB] Black Tern and others

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:56:46 -0500

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This afternoon a BLACK TERN was working the shallow water for about half an
hour in lower Watsonville Slough. Birds on the water here included 1 EARED
GREBE and a continuing female BUFFLEHEAD. At least 3 HORNED LARKS were in
the fields nearby.

Earlier

Re: [MBB] Endangered Species article

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:48:22 -0500

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The california brown pelican is quite the looker in march/april.
First Time I've seen one at pintolake this year.
Only seen them at Moss/jetty or wetland/watsonville slough, or while out on the boat watching/following them to bait balls, or glide over the surface between swells.
I saw one doing something

[MBB] Re: Wilder Ranch - Ravens

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:47:37 -0500

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Speaking of Ravens, in the last 3 months we have had around 14 different
sightings of Ravens in and around the Monterey Peninsula. This included; one
seen perched on a light post in downtown Monterey across from the sports center,
3 seen flying through Carmel Valley near the

[MBB] Wilder Ranch

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:16:50 -0500

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Today's Santa Cruz Bird Club field trip to Wilder Ranch got off to a good start, with a BOBCAT walking across the parking lot and stalking and catching a gopher in front of the first few of us

[MBB] Wilder Ranch SP

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:35:30 -0500

I arrived at the parking lot this AM in time to see a GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE fly west with 2 blackbirds, but not in time to figure out which way the SCBC trip went. Beautiful day anyway. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was along the coastal trail. It was fun looking directly down

[MBB] Reminder Black Oystercatcher Celebration and Orientation Tomorrow, Saturday at 5:30 PM

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:35:27 -0500

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A reminder to all interested that tomorrow, Saturday at 5:30 PM, Monterey Audubon hosts a celebration of the Black Oystercatcher and orientation for the 2012 nest monitoring effort. Wine and appetizers will be served (first come first served). Anna Weinstein,

[MBB] Endangered Species article

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:52:45 -0500

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Thought I'd pass on an interesting article I received on success stories for the
Endangered Species Act. Two of the highlighted species are birds that can be
found in our area.

http://www.esasuccess.org/

-Chris Hartzell

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[MBB] Watsonville highlights

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:19:33 -0500

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Our area for the Watsonville Wetland Census today was Watsonville slough,
both north and south of Harkins Slough Rd. There was a nice variety of
birds, but
the highlights were a stunning male BULLOCK'S ORIOLE in the willows, a
WHITE-
THROATED SWIFT, and 3 VAUX'S SWIFTS.

On our way home, we stopped at Sierra

[MBB] coastal Davenport

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:49:45 -0500

Hi all,
I took a morning walk on the beach off Davenport Landing Road with the boys. I kept checking the ocean with a scope during the time (about 8-9:45am). LOONS were streaming by in small flocks with reasonable regularity, the vast majority being PACIFIC. If my

[MBB] Bonny Doon

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:23:57 -0500

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This morning Mary Crouser and I visited the Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve. Among the more noteworthy birds were a pair of WESTERN BLUEBIRDS and two singing LAZULI BUNTINGS. A migrant YELLOW WARBLER singing in a live

[MBB] Natural Bridges

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:08:30 -0500

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The CANADA GOOSE pair had 5 fluffy Goslings on the beach this morning.
Phil Brown

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[MBB] various in Santa Cruz

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:22 -0500

Last night and this morning there were about 35 RED-THROATED LOONS in Cowell's Cove, most of them in one tight flock 50 yards off the beach. I'd never seen that before. This morning San Lorenzo Park had a WARBLING VIREO, 1 or 2 YELLOW WARBLERS, a couple CEDAR WAXWINGS, and

[MBB] Capitola Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:15:11 -0500

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A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak was just at my seed feeder with a male House Finch. He had a very striking black back with white spots, white belly, pale, thick bill, and I saw a flash of reddish color as he took off (we startled each other). I

[MBB] Panoche Valley

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:59:44 -0500

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Took a quick trip up to Mercy Springs to do an Owl shoot. We heard the Owlettes
were out and about. We definitely weren't disappointed and over the course of 2
hours, had the best Owl views we've ever had there. Total of 14 LONG EARED OWLS,
at

[MBB] Midtown Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:38:55 -0500

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A hungry male Rose-breasted Grosbeak spent at least 5 minutes at the feeder
just before 7 a.m. today. I¹m on Hagemann Gulch, just west of

[MBB] West Santa Cruz Birds

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:28:38 -0500

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There were a few more passerine migrants around the neighborhood this morning than there have been recently, though nothing too unexpected. Lighthouse Field had a nice variety, with three WESTERN KINGBIRDS, an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, a WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE,

[MBB] Castle Rock

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:49:59 -0500

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An overcast and chilly morning at Castle Rock State Park - who'd have thought we'd need down jackets in May? - yielded more to hear than to see . Among the former were CASSIN'S VIREO, WESTERN TANAGER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and HERMIT WARBLERS all in the parking lot

[MBB] Rio del Mar phalaropes

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:03:31 -0500

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While walking from Hidden Beach to the RDM flats we came upon two
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES in the shallowest part of the waves. I had not seen
this bird in salt water before, although we have seen them in the lagoon
formed where Aptos Creek wanders into the bay. They

[MBB] Sunday at Younger Lagoon

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:31:57 -0500

Yesterday mid afternoon at Younger Lagoon I had the pleasure of seeing a pair of California Thrashers. They came very close to the bench and seranaded me from atop a shrub. Then from below the shrub a fuzzy youngster joined them! There may have been two babies - I am

[MBB] Pigeon Guillemots off West Cliff Dr in Santa Cruz

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:32:34 -0500

Hi,

Saturday, I mentioned that the Pigeon Guillemots were extremely active
just of West Cliff Dr. Below are a few photos from a range of behavior.
Enjoy :

Flying:
http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/guillemot_pigeon_120512b.jpg
http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/guillemot_pigeon_120512g.jpg

Facing off in both air and water:
http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/guillemot_pigeon_120512c.jpg
http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/guillemot_pigeon_120512d.jpg
http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/guillemot_pigeon_120512e.jpg

Breeding:
http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/guillemot_pigeon_120512f.jpg

Finally, I photographed a few surfers. I just liked this guy's board:
http://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/mamals/surfer_120512.jpg

Quite a show yesterday,

Pete Sole'
Soquel, CA
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[MBB] More on Capitola Snow Goose

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:22:56 -0500

I want to give a fuller description of the SNOW GOOSE which I saw late Friday night, in the Soquel Creek lagoon as it crosses Capitola Beach.

I watched the bird for 10 minutes, without binoculars, but in good artificial light, at a distance of about 30 feet. I looked down

[MBB] A few good Capitola area migrants

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:52:43 -0500

Yesterday morning, May 12, an adult COMMON TERN stopped in at Capitola
Beach.

This morning, May 13, two FRANKLIN'S GULLS flew up the coast at New
Brighton SB, passing right over the surf. This afternoon a gorgeous
BLACK TERN was dipping into the lagoon at Soquel Creek. It stayed at
least

[MBB] Lazuli Bunting

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:55:31 -0500

I told my son that I wanted to eat oysters and have him find a Lazuli Bunting for me on Mother's Day. We drove out Carmel Road this morning and stopped to look at a Black-headed Grosbeak and what should pop up but male and female LABUs. Then it was

[MBB] Watsonville birds

Sun, 13 May 2012 01:20:26 -0500

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John Garrett and I birded some areas around Watsonville today. At College
Lake, a FRANKLIN'S GULL was on the south shore of the lake with a group of
California Gulls. Other birds of interest included a soaring imm. GOLDEN
EAGLE, 1 HORNED GREBE, a

[MBB] re: (MBB) a few things

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:56:14 -0500

Things are never the same at Younger. Hoping to see Kumaran's Red Phalarope and Western Kingbirds, I went to take a look this afternoon. No luck with them, but the RED-NECKED PHALAROPES numbered 113! One GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 1 LEAST SANDPIPER were also feeding close to shore. At the Terrace

[MBB] Snow Goose in Capitola

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:43:15 -0500

Last night around 11:30 pm, I went out onto the deck at Zelda's Restaurant in Capitola Village. Off the deck, Soquel Creek forms a pool as it crosses the beach. There are good lights that illuminate a big piece of the pool. There was only one bird in the pool

[MBB] a few things

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:11:38 -0500

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Hi all,
I was at Younger Lagoon in Santa Cruz a few days ago (Thurs, May 10) and saw a flock of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES in the lagoon (about twenty). With them was one molting RED PHALAROPE. Also in the lagoon were (2) WESTERN KINGBIRDS. Flying by