Shipman's field notes, Feb 1980

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1980-02-12: CA: Cupertino: home
1980-02-15: CA: Palo Alto Baylands

1980-02-12: CA: Cupertino: home

@day: Cupertino: home

Mockingbird @Cupertino: home

Vocalizations: First real song I've heard.

1980-02-15: CA: Palo Alto Baylands

@Cup: Cupertino

@day: Palo Alto Baylands

@spoils: Palo Alto: Spoils area

East of the Yacht Harbor.

Missed No Black Rails today.

Wigeon, American @Palo Alto Baylands

Mallard @Palo Alto Baylands

Shoveler, Northern @Palo Alto Baylands

Pintail @Palo Alto Baylands

Scaup, Lesser @Palo Alto Baylands

Duck, Ruddy @Palo Alto Baylands

Pheasant, Ring-necked # @Palo Alto Baylands

Loon, Red-throated @Palo Alto Baylands

Palo Alto Yacht Harbor.

Description: Unmistakable. Larger than Horned Grebe, about Western Grebe size, but loon shape. Definite upturned mandible. Winter plumage.

Grebe, Horned @Palo Alto Baylands

Grebe, Western @Palo Alto Baylands

Egret, Great @Palo Alto Baylands

Egret, Snowy @Palo Alto Baylands

Night-Heron, Black-crowned @Palo Alto Baylands

Kite, White-tailed @Palo Alto Baylands

Near the harbormaster's office.

Hawk, Marsh

1♂ @Palo Alto Baylands

1♀ @Palo Alto Baylands

Kestrel, American @Palo Alto Baylands

Sora @Palo Alto Baylands

Behavior: Flushed by Snowy Egret.

Coot, American @Palo Alto Baylands

Killdeer @Palo Alto Baylands

Avocet, American @Palo Alto: Spoils area

Willet @Palo Alto Baylands

Curlew, Long-billed 5+ @Palo Alto: Spoils area

Godwit, Marbled 200+ @Palo Alto: Spoils area

Gull, Bonaparte's @Palo Alto Baylands

Gull, Ring-billed @Palo Alto Baylands

Gull, Western @Palo Alto Baylands

Gull, California @Palo Alto Baylands

Gull, Herring @Palo Alto Baylands

Gull, Glaucous-winged @Palo Alto Baylands

Dove, Rock @Palo Alto Baylands

Dove, Mourning @Palo Alto Baylands

Shrike, Loggerhead @Palo Alto Baylands

On barbed wire, north end of the harbor.

Crow, Common @Cupertino

Wren, Long-billed Marsh @Palo Alto Baylands

Sparrow, Song @Palo Alto Baylands

Sparrow, White-crowned @Palo Alto Baylands

Blackbird, Red-winged @Palo Alto Baylands

The icterid flocks working the pickleweed today were female or immatures, as opposed to the commonly seen cowbird/Brewer's/starling flocks. Also saw one bird mostly in immature plumage, except for crimson wingbars.

Meadowlark, Western @Palo Alto Baylands

Sparrow, House @Palo Alto Baylands