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| The White-tailed Kite - A Success Story? November General Meeting Pee Wee Explores Sandy Beaches and Rocky Shores Thank You MAS Seeks Info on Local Kite Roosts Bird Boxes a Pee Wee Success Pee Wee Report Observations Midweek Walkabout Report Field Trip Report Beginners Bird Walk Report Midweek Refuge Trip Lake Sonoma Land Swap Update Welcome New Members Christmas Bird Count Season Approaches Thank You Northern San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival How Many Shopping Days 'til Christmas? Discount Shopping Nature Kits Available Errata | Field Trip ReportSaturday, October 28, 1996, Bodega Bay A small but highly sociable group of eight birders bested the cold and fogwith excellent looks at 61 species. From a lone Common Murre offthe Head, to calling Virginia Rails at the Rail Ponds, to a largeflock of American Pelicans off Smith Brothers Road, Bodega showedoff its diversity of species. Elegant Terns at Spud Point providedgood looks while the brilliant yellow and black of Townsend's Warblerscontrasted with the striking black and white plumage of Black-throatedGray Warblers at Owl Canyon. Saturday, October 5, 1996 On a warm, cloudless day, eleven birders joined Lew Edmondson at Hawk Hillon the Marin Headlands. Due probably to a virtual lack of wind, the daystarted off slowly with only a few raptors making an appearance. Later,Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks made their way south accompaniedby a few Red-shouldered, Red-tailed and Broad-winged Hawks.The afternoon was topped off by volunteers of the Golden Gate Raptor Observatoryin an interesting talk on raptor migration and a hawk-banding demonstration. |