July 1999 Field Journal

7.12 [SFBirds] Re: sept 6 field trip at merrie way
Stephen Davies wrote:
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> Has the dreaded Leafbird reared its exotic head once again?
>

If so, that would mean that it survived the winter unless another bird has
escaped (seems rather unlikely). Anyone know how tolerant these birds are
to cold? Are they more or less OK unless it freezes if they can find food?

7.12 [SFBirds] 7.11.99 SF Birds
Hugh and I went out on Sunday to battle the traffic and see very few birds. Our meager contribution to the breeding birds of SF includes 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS plus chick (as reported by HF, I believe) on Arch Rock (following Hopkins' toothy nomenclature as described here on the lower right where the the rock becomes much darker due to water stains.

In the chaparral in the restoration area about the abandoned hospital off of Battery Caufield we ran in Alan H. plus guests. We had slightly better luck with the CALIFORNIA QUAIL there; we had 2 males, one female and 2 chicks in the dense scrub halfway along the fence between the locked gate and the southernmost extent of the fenced-in area. More birds easily could have been hiding in the same area. The two males were standing sentinel at either edge of the scrub while the female and chicks fed. The caretaker came by while we were there and mentioned that he had found 12 chicks last weekend (as reported by ASH, I believe).

Cliff House
2 Black Oystercatcher & chick
Phalarope sp.
Pigeon Guillemot
Heermann's Gull
Brown Pelican
Marbled Godwit

Ocean Beach
Common Loon

South Lake Merced
Green Heron

Restoration Area above the Hospital
California Quail 2 males 1 female & 2 chicks

7.31 [SFBirds] 7.31.99 SF Birds
Not too much going on yet, but Dan M., Harry F. and I had the
following birds:

At the Cliff House, there were 3 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERs, one of which
appears to be a nearly full-sized juvenile, presumably the bird they
raised. It's nice to see a succesful nesting out there. 3 WANDERING
TATTLERs and a BLACK TURNSTONE were also seen on the The Molars.

Not much shaking on Ocean Beach other than good numbers of WHIMBRELs.
However, we did have 4 SNOWY PLOVERS north of Pacheco Street. We
managed to find one of the two COMMON TERNs at Crissy Field and there
was still a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER in the nascent marsh pond.

Mark

7.31.99
Cliff House
3 Black Oystercatcher (immature)
Pigeon Guillemot
Caspian Tern
Marbled Godwit
3 Wandering Tattler
Black Turnstone
Ocean Beach
Whimbrel
Sanderling
4 Snowy Plover
Crissy Field
Common Tern
Pigeon Guillemot
Western Sandpiper
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover

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