[EBB Sightings] Harris sparrow at Sunol, SPTO escapes bobcat!

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_0040_01C54C0B.8D760380
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Jackie,

The codes are used by those who band birds - and others, i.e., MODO =
(Mourning dove).  It works great when keeping notes on a field trip.  =
However, you've got to remember what they represent!

Laura
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Les Chibana=20
  To: East Bay Birds list=20
  Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 3:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] Harris sparrow at Sunol, SPTO escapes =
bobcat!


  Jackie,

  SPTO is a four-letter code for Spotted Towhee, formerly Rufous-sided =
Towhee (RSTO).=20

  Basic etiquette (usually unwritten) for most bird lists suggests that =
posters spell out a bird's common name at the first usage followed by =
whatever code you use. Thereafter, the code can be used. There are at =
least a couple 4-letter and a 6-letter code code system.

  You can read about some of the codes on Kendric Smith's website,=20
  South Bay Birders Unlimited 
  go to the Information Archives

  Les
  ---
  Les Chibana
  BirdNUTZ(tm) - Ornigasmic Birding
  Palo Alto Baylands Birding Classes
  em 
  web 
  ph 650-949-4335
  fx 650-949-4137
  snailmail: SR2 Box 335, La Honda CA 94020

  On Apr 26, 2005, at 1:45 PM, Jackie Vaughan wrote:


    For those of us not so up on all the birding lingo, what is an SPTO?
    =20
    -Jackie Pierson

    l.p.ellis at att.net wrote:
    On Sat. 4/23, we observed the Harris' sparrow several times.  =
Previous posters have reported observing it near the porta-potties in =
the small parking lot beyond the "green barn".  When it disappears into =
the brush, it can often be found behind (creekside of) this area, =
foraging with the GCSPs along the muddy dirt road to the right as you =
cross the footbridge.  This road goes directly to the creek, impassable =
now with the very high flow.  There is water (after a shower) in the rut =
on the right side of the road.  The GCs come down first and are joined =
by the HASP, usu for a brief visit only.
    =20
    While looking at the sparrow, a bobcat, coming from upstream, =
crossed the foot of the road at the creek and continued downstream in =
the understory.  It crossed the path leading to the footbridge, and tail =
quivering, lunged into the understory just downstream, flushing a SPTO. =
Then it walked up onto the deck of the classroom building.  When I heard =
crows scolding, I continued downstream along the edge of the brush, and =
saw the cat hunkered down about 30 feet away, enjoying a kill.  I took =
several photos while he? feasted, looking up at me occasionally.  After =
5-10 minutes, he walked toward the creek.  He didn't have anything in =
his mouth.  About an hour later, I returned to the site of the kill to =
see what he had eaten.  All that remained was the tail of a ground =
squirrel!  Other hikers to Little Yosemite reported seeing a bobcat =
there too, at about the same time.
    =20
    While in the area, look at the right side wall of the office =
building  to see a white=3Dbreasted nuthatch enter its large nest hole =
to feed young.  A house wren was seen "apartment hunting" on the same =
wall to the right of shiny metal ventilation? ducts on Thursday.  =
Red=3Dshouldered hawk can be observed on nest in sycamore downsteam from =
mid-bridge.  An oriole nest with shiny cellophane Easter grass is in the =
syc with the old RSHA nest.  There is a Cassin's vireo nest suspended in =
a live oak above the trail leading left from the bridge.  It's an old =
oak with a long=3Dhealed stub of a large branch extending to the left =
side of the trail.
    =20
    We heard turkeys in the park and saw 2 toms and a hen at the stop =
sign at the end of Geary Road at Calaveras Rd.
    =20
    Lee Ellis

    __________________________________________________
    Do You Yahoo!?
    Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around=20
    http://mail.yahoo.com

------=_NextPart_000_0040_01C54C0B.8D760380
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

charset=3Diso-8859-1">
birds - and=20
others, i.e., MODO (Mourning dove).  It works great when keeping =
notes on a=20
field trip.  However, you've got to remember what they=20
represent!
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  
----- Original Message ----- 
  From:=20
  Les =
Chibana=20
  
To: East Bay Birds list =
  
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 =
3:06=20
  PM
  
Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] =
Harris=20
  sparrow at Sunol, SPTO escapes bobcat!
  

Jackie,

SPTO is a four-letter code for Spotted =
Towhee,=20
  formerly Rufous-sided Towhee (RSTO). 

Basic etiquette (usually=20
  unwritten) for most bird lists suggests that posters spell out a =
bird's common=20
  name at the first usage followed by whatever code you use. Thereafter, =
the=20
  code can be used. There are at least a couple 4-letter and a 6-letter =
code=20
  code system.

You can read about some of the codes on Kendric =
Smith's=20
  website, 
South Bay Birders Unlimited=20
  <http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/>
go to the =
Information=20
  Archives

Les
---
Les=20
  Chibana
BirdNUTZ(tm) - Ornigasmic Birding
Palo Alto Baylands =
Birding=20
  Classes
em <les at birdnutz.com>
web=20
  <http://www.birdnutz.com>
ph 650-949-4335
fx=20
  650-949-4137
snailmail: SR2 Box 335, La Honda CA =
94020

On Apr 26, 2005, at 1:45 PM, =
Jackie=20
  Vaughan wrote:


  
For those of us not so up on all the birding lingo, what =
is an=20
    SPTO?
 
-Jackie =
Pierson

l.p.ellis at att.net=20
    wrote:
On Sat. 4/23, we observed the Harris' sparrow several =
times. =20
    Previous posters have reported observing it near the =
porta-potties in=20
    the small parking lot beyond the "green barn".  When it =
disappears into=20
    the brush, it can often be found behind (creekside of) this =
area,=20
    foraging with the GCSPs along the muddy dirt road to the right =
as you=20
    cross the footbridge.  This road goes directly to the creek, =
impassable=20
    now with the very high flow.  There is water (after a shower) =
in the=20
    rut on the right side of the road.  The GCs come down first and =
are=20
    joined by the HASP, usu for a brief visit only.
 
While =
looking=20
    at the sparrow, a bobcat, coming from upstream, crossed the =
foot of the=20
    road at the creek and continued downstream in the understory.  =
It=20
    crossed the path leading to the footbridge, and tail quivering, =
lunged into=20
    the understory just downstream, flushing a SPTO. Then it walked =
up onto=20
    the deck of the classroom building.  When I heard crows =
scolding, I=20
    continued downstream along the edge of the brush, and saw the cat =
hunkered=20
    down about 30 feet away, enjoying a kill.  I took several =
photos while=20
    he? feasted, looking up at me occasionally.  After 5-10 =
minutes, he=20
    walked toward the creek.  He didn't have anything in his =
mouth. =20
    About an hour later, I returned to the site of the kill to see what =
he had=20
    eaten.  All that remained was the tail of a ground =
squirrel! =20
    Other hikers to Little Yosemite reported seeing a bobcat there too, =
at about=20
    the same time.
 
While in the area, look at the right =
side wall=20
    of the office building  to see a white=3Dbreasted nuthatch =
enter its=20
    large nest hole to feed young.  A house wren was seen =
"apartment=20
    hunting" on the same wall to the right of shiny metal ventilation? =
ducts on=20
    Thursday.  Red=3Dshouldered hawk can be observed on nest in =
sycamore=20
    downsteam from mid-bridge.  An oriole nest with shiny =
cellophane=20
    Easter grass is in the syc with the old RSHA nest.  There is a =
Cassin's=20
    vireo nest suspended in a live oak above the trail leading left from =
the=20
    bridge.  It's an old oak with a long=3Dhealed stub of a large =
branch=20
    extending to the left side of the trail.
 
We heard =
turkeys in=20
    the park and saw 2 toms and a hen at the stop sign at the end of =
Geary Road=20
    at Calaveras Rd.
 
Lee=20
    =
Ellis

__________________________________________________
Do =
You=20
    Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection =
around=20
    =

------=_NextPart_000_0040_01C54C0B.8D760380--