Shipman's field notes, Nov 1980

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1980-11-01: CA: Cupertino: 10305 Calvert
1980-11-01: CA: Palo Alto Baylands
1980-11-17: CA: Palo Alto Duck Pond
Notable: Red-necked Grebe
1980-11-22: CA: Palo Alto
Notable: Red-necked Grebe; Nelson's Sparrow

1980-11-01: CA: Cupertino: 10305 Calvert

@c10305: Cupertino: 10305 Calvert

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned @Cupertino: 10305 Calvert

Vocalizations: 'jibbet'

House list #22.

1980-11-01: CA: Palo Alto Baylands

@PAB: Palo Alto Baylands

Sandpiper, Upland ? @Palo Alto Baylands

Description: Flight stiff and jerky like a Spotted Sandpiper; long and lanky, maybe 10"; tail long and pointed; bill short; doesn't fit anything else I can think of.

1980-11-17: CA: Palo Alto Duck Pond

Notable: Red-necked Grebe

@day: Palo Alto Duck Pond

Scaup, Lesser @Palo Alto Duck Pond

First of the winter at this pond.

Grebe, Red-necked @Palo Alto Duck Pond

1980-11-22: CA: Palo Alto

Notable: Red-necked Grebe; Nelson's Sparrow

@PAB: Palo Alto Baylands

@day: Palo Alto

Tide 6.9'.

Mallard @Palo Alto

Shoveler, Northern @Palo Alto

Duck, Ruddy @Palo Alto

Grebe, Pied-billed @Palo Alto

Grebe, Red-necked @Palo Alto

In the Yacht Harbor.

Description: In direct comparison with Western: a bit smaller, distinctly shorter neck. Bill more symmetrical, ivory-colored. Cheek patch of cream color, rest shades of brown.

Grebe, Western @Palo Alto

Heron, Great Blue @Palo Alto

Egret, Great @Palo Alto

Egret, Snowy @Palo Alto

Night-Heron, Black-crowned @Palo Alto

Kite, White-tailed @Palo Alto

Hawk, Marsh @Palo Alto

Hawk, Red-tailed @Palo Alto

Rail, Clapper @Palo Alto

Behavior: As part of my continuing string of observations of Clapper Rails eating mice, Phil Gordon saw one eat 4–5 mice including at least one Vagrant Shrew, Sorex vagrans.

Coot, American @Palo Alto

Sandpiper, Least @Palo Alto

Gull, Ring-billed @Palo Alto

Gull, California @Palo Alto

Gull, Glaucous-winged @Palo Alto

Dove, Rock @Palo Alto

Shrike, Loggerhead @Palo Alto

Wren, Long-billed Marsh @Palo Alto

Sparrow, Nelson's @Palo Alto

Unmistakable. At “Black Rail corner,” northeast of the parking lot for the interpretive center, for about two hours. Seen by dozens of birders.

Sparrow, Song @Palo Alto

Sparrow, House @Palo Alto