This is the transcript of the new messages on the Monterey Bay Area Birdbox.
This report is paraphrased for the sake of brevity. If you wish to hear the
entire report, please call the Birdbox at 831-626-6605
Birds in this report:
Tropical Kingbird
Tennessee Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Blackpoll Warbler
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
South Polar Skua
Pomerine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Crested Caracara
Laughing Gull
Ruff
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Monterey:
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was seen at the intersection of Franklin and High
Streets this morning. [R J Adams]
Big Sur:
4 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were seen at Andrew Molera State Park today. 3 in
the camground and one on the gravel bar. A BREWERS SPARROW continues in the
campground and a BLACKPOLL WARBLER was on the south side of the river at the
gravel bar. [Matt Brady]
Monterey Bay:
A windy trip by Shearwater Journeys reported FLESH-FOOTED, PINK-FOOTED,
BULLER'S and SOOTY SHEARWATER. SOUTH PLAR SKUA, POMERINE and PARASITIC
JAEGER were also reported. [Debbie Shearwater]
Big Sur:
A CRESTED CARACARA was seen on Thursday on the El Sur Ranch north of Andrew
Molera State Park. A LAUGHING GULL was reported on the beach north of
Andrew Molera, also on Thursday. [Waldo Holt]
Moss Landing/Watsonville:
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen where the road ends at Harkins Slough. [Scott
Terrill]
A RUFF, 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPER were on Watsonville
Slough off of Lee Road today. Over at Moon Glow Dairy, 3 BAIRD'S, 1
PECTORAL SANDPIPER and a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD were reported [Sorry can't
make out the name]
Please report your sightings to the Birdbox at 831-626-6605 not to our
e-mail addresses. There is a great deal of valuable information on the
Birdbox system in addition to the rare bird report. Follow the menus to
find the information you want. If you have questions or comments about
birding in the Monterey Area, feel free to e-mail me at
billhill@redshift.com
This report is paraphrased for the sake of brevity. If you wish to hear the
entire report, please call the Birdbox at 831-626-6605
Birds in this report:
Tropical Kingbird
Tennessee Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Blackpoll Warbler
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Buller's Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
South Polar Skua
Pomerine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Crested Caracara
Laughing Gull
Ruff
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Monterey:
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was seen at the intersection of Franklin and High
Streets this morning. [R J Adams]
Big Sur:
4 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were seen at Andrew Molera State Park today. 3 in
the camground and one on the gravel bar. A BREWERS SPARROW continues in the
campground and a BLACKPOLL WARBLER was on the south side of the river at the
gravel bar. [Matt Brady]
Monterey Bay:
A windy trip by Shearwater Journeys reported FLESH-FOOTED, PINK-FOOTED,
BULLER'S and SOOTY SHEARWATER. SOUTH PLAR SKUA, POMERINE and PARASITIC
JAEGER were also reported. [Debbie Shearwater]
Big Sur:
A CRESTED CARACARA was seen on Thursday on the El Sur Ranch north of Andrew
Molera State Park. A LAUGHING GULL was reported on the beach north of
Andrew Molera, also on Thursday. [Waldo Holt]
Moss Landing/Watsonville:
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen where the road ends at Harkins Slough. [Scott
Terrill]
A RUFF, 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPER were on Watsonville
Slough off of Lee Road today. Over at Moon Glow Dairy, 3 BAIRD'S, 1
PECTORAL SANDPIPER and a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD were reported [Sorry can't
make out the name]
Please report your sightings to the Birdbox at 831-626-6605 not to our
e-mail addresses. There is a great deal of valuable information on the
Birdbox system in addition to the rare bird report. Follow the menus to
find the information you want. If you have questions or comments about
birding in the Monterey Area, feel free to e-mail me at
billhill@redshift.com