Shipman's field notes, Oct 1977

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1977-10-01: CA: Monterey pelagic (WFO)
1977-10-06: CA: PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo
1977-10-08: CA: Fairchild
1977-10-12: CA: Monterey pelagic (GGA)
1977-10-14: CA: PAB
1977-10-20: CA: PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)
1977-10-22: CA: Palo Alto Baylands
1977-10-31: CA: Palo Alto Foothills Park

1977-10-01: CA: Monterey pelagic (WFO)

@day: Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Brant @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Mallard @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Loon, Red-throated @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Loon, Pacific @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Grebe, Pied-billed @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Shearwater, Pink-footed @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Shearwater, Flesh-footed @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Shearwater, Buller's @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Shearwater, Sooty @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Storm-Petrel, Wilson's @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Storm-Petrel, Fork-tailed @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Storm-Petrel, Ashy @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Storm-Petrel, Black @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Cormorant, Brandt's @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Cormorant, Pelagic @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Pelican, Brown @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Egret, Snowy @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Coot, American @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

sandpiper sp. @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Willet @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Godwit, Marbled @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Turnstone, Black @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

dowitcher sp. @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Phalarope, Northern @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Gull, Heermann's @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Gull, Ring-billed @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Gull, Western @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Gull, California @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Gull, Glaucous-winged @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Tern, Arctic @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Tern, Forster's @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Skua, South Polar @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Jaeger, Pomarine @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Det. Bruce Sorrie, Ted Chandik.

Jaeger, Parasitic @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Det. Bruce Sorrie.

Jaeger, Long-tailed @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Guillemot, Pigeon @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Auklet, Cassin's @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Auklet, Rhinoceros @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Puffin, Tufted @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

Dove, Rock @Monterey pelagic (WFO)

1977-10-06: CA: PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

@AbR: Point Reyes: Abandoned Ranch

@BL: Bolinas Lagoon

@DB: Point Reyes: Drake's Beach

@GGB: Golden Gate Bridge

@IP: Olema (Irish Prosimian)

@Lim: Point Reyes: Limantour Estero

@Men: Point Reyes: Mendoza Ranch

@Nun: Point Reyes: Nunez Ranch

@PD: Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

@PRBO: Point Reyes Bird Observatory: Palomarin

@PRL: Point Reyes Lighthouse

@day: PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Pintail, Common @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Quail, California

@Point Reyes: Abandoned Ranch

@Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

Pelican, Brown

@Bolinas Lagoon

@Golden Gate Bridge

Heron, Great Blue

@Bolinas Lagoon

@Point Reyes: Limantour Estero

Egret, Great @Bolinas Lagoon

Egret, Snowy @Bolinas Lagoon

Vulture, Turkey @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Hawk, Marsh @Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

Hawk, Sharp-shinned

@Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

@Point Reyes: Abandoned Ranch

Chasing fringillids and being mobbed by them, crows, and at least one kestrel.

Hawk, Cooper's @Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

Hawk, Red-shouldered @Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

Hawk, Red-tailed @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Hawk, Ferruginous @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Description: White in wings and tail; underbody white with round dark spots.

Kestrel, American @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Falcon, Peregrine 1i @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Confirmed from slides by Laurie Binford.

Killdeer @Point Reyes: Drake's Beach

Willet @Point Reyes: Limantour Estero

Hard to miss.

gull sp. @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Dove, Rock @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Pigeon, Band-tailed 24 @Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

Dove, Mourning @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Hummingbird, Anna's @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Flicker, Common @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Flycatcher, Pacific-slope

@Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

@Point Reyes Bird Observatory: Palomarin

Phoebe, Black @Point Reyes Lighthouse

Shrike, Loggerhead @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

The Point Diablo "hawk alarm" again heard but not seen.

Jay, Steller's @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

scrub-jay sp. @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Crow, Common

@Bolinas Lagoon

@Olema (Irish Prosimian)

Raven, Common

@Point Reyes Lighthouse

Hovering on a shear current.

4 @Point Diablo (Hawk Mountain)

Chickadee, Chestnut-backed @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Bushtit @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Kinglet, Golden-crowned - @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned @Point Reyes Bird Observatory: Palomarin

Wrentit @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Thrush, Swainson's @Point Reyes Bird Observatory: Palomarin

Thrush, Hermit @Point Reyes Bird Observatory: Palomarin

Starling, European @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Sizeable flocks all over the Point Reyes Peninsula.

Towhee, California @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Sparrow, Fox @Point Reyes Bird Observatory: Palomarin

Sparrow, White-crowned @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Sparrow, Golden-crowned @Point Reyes Lighthouse

Junco, Dark-eyed @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Blackbird, Red-winged @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Meadowlark, Western @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Blackbird, Brewer's @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Finch, House @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Siskin, Pine @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Goldfinch, American @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

Sparrow, House @PRBO; Pt Reyes; Pt Diablo

1977-10-08: CA: Fairchild

@day: Fairchild

Dove, Mourning @Fairchild

Sparrow, White-throated @Fairchild

First of the season.

Sparrow, White-crowned @Fairchild

Sparrow, Golden-crowned @Fairchild

1977-10-12: CA: Monterey pelagic (GGA)

@ML: Moss Landing

@day: Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Missed Unpublicized pelagic trip led by Golden Gate Audubon and Van Remsen too look for Streaked Shearwater; no such luck. Other boats saw Galapagos Storm-Petrel.

Loon, Pacific @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Loon, Common @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Shearwater, Pink-footed @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Dozens.

Shearwater, New Zealand 12 @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Shearwater, Sooty @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Shearwater, Black-vented 1 @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Distant. Called as a Manx.

Storm-Petrel, Wilson's 2 @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Storm-Petrel, Fork-tailed @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Storm-Petrel, Ashy @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Storm-Petrel, Black @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Cormorant, Brandt's @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Cormorant, Double-crested @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Cormorant, Pelagic @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Pelican, Brown @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Night-Heron, Black-crowned @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Coot, American @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Turnstone, Black @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Kittiwake, Black-legged 1 @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Gull, Sabine's 2 @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Gull, Heermann's @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Gull, Ring-billed @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Gull, Western @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Gull, California @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Gull, Herring @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Gull, Glaucous-winged @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Tern, Arctic 6+ @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Tern, Forster's @Moss Landing

Skipper's.

Tern, Elegant @Moss Landing

Skipper's (restaurant).

Skua, South Polar

1 @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Description: Light phase.

2 @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Description: Dark phase.

Jaeger, Pomarine @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Jaeger, Parasitic @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Murre, Common @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Auklet, Cassin's @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

Owl, Great Horned @Monterey pelagic (GGA)

On a streetlight, near Freedom.

1977-10-14: CA: PAB

@day: PAB

Route 6.2 tide.

Wigeon, American @PAB

Mallard @PAB

Teal, Blue-winged # @PAB

Numerous.

Teal, Cinnamon # @PAB

Most numerous teal.

Shoveler, Northern @PAB

Pintail, Common @PAB

Teal, Green-Winged # @PAB

Least numerous teal.

Duck, Ruddy @PAB

Heron, Great Blue @PAB

Egret, Great @PAB

Egret, Snowy @PAB

Night-Heron, Black-crowned @PAB

Kite, White-tailed @PAB

Behavior: Hunting over the marsh.

Hawk, Marsh 1♀ @PAB

Kestrel, American @PAB

Rail, Clapper @PAB

Rail, Virginia 6 @PAB

Sora 12 @PAB

Coot, American @PAB

Plover, Black-bellied 2 @PAB

Killdeer @PAB

Stilt, Black-necked @PAB

Avocet, American @PAB

Yellowlegs, Greater @PAB

Willet @PAB

Godwit, Marbled @PAB

Sandpiper, Western @PAB

Sandpiper, Least @PAB

Dowitcher, Short-billed @PAB

Dowitcher, Long-billed @PAB

Snipe, Common @PAB

Gull, Ring-billed @PAB

Tern, Caspian @PAB

Tern, Forster's @PAB

Dove, Rock @PAB

Dove, Mourning @PAB

Owl, Burrowing 2 @PAB

Kingfisher, Belted @PAB

Palo Alto Yacht Harbor.

Shrike, Loggerhead 1 @PAB

Crow, Common @PAB

Vocalizations: By call.

Wren, Long-billed Marsh @PAB

Starling, European @PAB

Yellowthroat, Common # @PAB

Few seen. Many heard.

Sparrow, Savannah @PAB

Sparrow, Fox @PAB

Sparrow, Song @PAB

Sparrow, White-crowned @PAB

Sparrow, Golden-crowned @PAB

Blackbird, Red-winged @PAB

Meadowlark, Western @PAB

Blackbird, Brewer's @PAB

Cowbird, Brown-headed @PAB

Finch, House @PAB

Sparrow, House @PAB

1977-10-20: CA: PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

@PAA: Palo Alto Airport

@PAB: Palo Alto Baylands

@PAF: Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

@PAYH: Palo Alto Yacht Harbor

@day: PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Trying out my new Novoflex 400mm (2-element).

Wigeon, American @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Mallard @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Teal, Blue-winged

2♂ @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

1♀ @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Teal, Cinnamon 5 @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Shoveler, Northern @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Pintail, Common @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Duck, Ruddy @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Quail, California @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Grebe, Pied-billed @Palo Alto Yacht Harbor

Egret, Snowy @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Night-Heron, Black-crowned @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

The second photo shows the herons becoming active late in the day in the area where they roost, just east of the Palo Alto Airport.

Vulture, Turkey 2 @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Over Arastradero x I-280.

Kite, White-tailed 1 @Palo Alto Baylands

Behavior: Hovering.

Hawk, Marsh 1♀ @Palo Alto Baylands

Hawk, Sharp-shinned @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Behavior: Hunting trees on the ridge.

Hawk, Red-tailed @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Rail, Clapper # @Palo Alto Baylands

Coot, American @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Killdeer @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Stilt, Black-necked @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Willet 200 @Palo Alto Baylands

Sandpiper, Western @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Sandpiper, Least @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Dowitcher, Long-billed @Palo Alto Baylands

Vocalizations: By call.

Gull, Ring-billed @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Gull, Western @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Gull, California @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Novoflex 400mm f/5.6 lens.

Dove, Rock @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Dove, Mourning @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Flicker, Red-shafted @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Flycatcher, Pacific-slope @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Shrike, Loggerhead @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Jay, Steller's @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

scrub-jay sp. @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Crow, Common @Palo Alto Airport

Chickadee, Chestnut-backed @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Titmouse, Oak @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Bushtit @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Wren, Bewick's @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Starling, European @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Towhee, Spotted @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Towhee, California @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Sparrow, Savannah @Palo Alto Baylands

Sparrow, Fox @Palo Alto Baylands

Sparrow, Song @Palo Alto Baylands

Sparrow, White-crowned @Palo Alto Baylands

Sparrow, Golden-crowned @Palo Alto Baylands

Junco, Oregon @Palo Alto Baylands

Meadowlark, Western @Palo Alto Baylands

Blackbird, Brewer's @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Cowbird, Brown-headed @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

Finch, House @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Goldfinch, American @PAB; PAF (new 400; terrific BUWTEA flight shots)

Sparrow, House @Palo Alto: Foothills Parka

1977-10-22: CA: Palo Alto Baylands

@PAB: Palo Alto Baylands

Sparrow, Savannah @Palo Alto Baylands

1977-10-31: CA: Palo Alto Foothills Park

@PAF: Palo Alto Foothills Park