Hi, This reminder email is being sent to the four California list servs which cover all or portions of Kern County. My apologies in advance to those of you who...
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David Pereksta
pereksta...
May 1, 2013 6:57 am
Hi all The April 27 deepwater pelagic on Island Packer's "Islander" was successful in reaching the Rodriguez Seamount and the deep waters surrounding it. The...
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Mary & Nick Freeman
starthroat
May 2, 2013 2:34 am
Hi Birders Everyone is invited to attend Los Angeles Audubon Society's monthly meeting, 7:30pm, Wednesday May 8, 2013 in Debs Park, social hour begins 7:000pm....
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Matt Brady
podoces
May 2, 2013 3:21 pm
Hello all. Chet McGaugh posted the following message to the InlandCountyBirds listserv, but I'm not sure why it hasn't been forwarded to a wider audience....
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Bob Barnes
barnesbob11
May 2, 2013 4:04 pm
Hi, The 40th Annual High Desert Rally high speed time trial car race (single cars racing the course every few minutes) will be along the dirt portion of...
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Joseph Morlan
Joe Morlan
May 2, 2013 8:38 pm
Thanks to a generous contribution from Chet McGaugh, two photos of the apparent GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL have been posted on the WFO web site. You can click...
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Ken Burton
brdnrd59
May 3, 2013 10:12 pm
I believe there is an accepted GBBG record from Humboldt County. Ken Burton Willits [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Kimball Garrett
kimballgarrett
May 3, 2013 10:22 pm
Birders, Not wishing to miss a chance to remind birders what a great resource the California Bird Records Committee web site is -- and the "Rare Birds of...
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Dave Compton
davcompton1
May 5, 2013 12:18 am
I received a call earlier from Paul Lehman, who was just returning with a group of birders from the latest repositioning cruise off the West Coast. Highlights...
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Barbara Carlson
barbarac2003
May 5, 2013 12:21 am
A cruise ship pelagic from San Diego to Vacouver on the Holland America Statendam w/ 20 birders aboard was very sucessful: May 2 in Santa Barbara County...
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Alvaro Jaramillo
scelorchilus
May 5, 2013 4:44 am
Hello folks Today was a great day to be out on the water, the day started calm and still, and ended with the start of a southerly blow accompanying an oncoming...
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dgingt22
May 5, 2013 3:34 pm
Just got a call from Chet McGaugh. The Great Black-backed Gull was back at 84th St. at the north end of the Salton Sea at 7:30 this morning. This is reached...
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Tom Benson
tombenson76
May 5, 2013 11:05 pm
The Great Black-backed Gull was last seen at the end of 85th Avenue, circling high with other gulls and perhaps flying off to the east around 1:30 pm. It had...
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debbieviess
May 7, 2013 4:52 pm
My husband and I just returned from a weekend trip to PiPi Valley in the Central Sierra. It was ostensibly a mushroomer39;s weekend, but it is hard to ignore all...
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Barbara Carlson
barbarac2003
May 10, 2013 7:19 pm
This Holland America cruise left San Diego on Tuesday, May 7th, and will be arriving in Vancouver, Canada today. I am reporting the highlights as per...
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Barbara Carlson
barbarac2003
May 10, 2013 10:46 pm
Make that 12,000 Leach's Storm-Petrels in WA.... ________________________________ From: Barbara Carlson <barbarac2003@...> To: CALBIRDS...
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Ken Burton
brdnrd59
May 12, 2013 3:26 pm
Does anyone have any further information on the American Oystercatcher reported to eBird yesterday from the Pt. Reyes lighthouse by Daniel Thompson and John...
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Claire
ybmagpye
May 14, 2013 8:37 pm
A non-birding friend of mine who lives in San Diego sent me her iPhone photo around 8:30AM. I believe the bird is a Yellow Grosbeak. She told me birds like the...
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Walens, Stanley
stanwalens
May 14, 2013 9:19 pm
Claire, It is a yellow grosbeak, but most certainly it is an escapee from the bird markets in nearby Tijuana. I believe that the only record of Yellow Grosbeak...
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Walens, Stanley
stanwalens
May 15, 2013 5:21 am
After much discussion with other birders and review of the photograph, I rescind my i.d. of the bird as an escaped Yellow Grosbeak. I originally read the photo...
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Janet
jellis502003
May 15, 2013 3:58 pm
In the Alameda-Stanislaus area of Patterson Pass in Livermore and Del Puerto Canyon rd that runs from Mines rd to Patterson near Hwy 580. A great place to...
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Kimball Garrett
kimballgarrett
May 15, 2013 5:51 pm
Birders, An announcement of importance to birders in California and around the West: Registration is now open for the 38th Annual Conference of Western Field...
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Ken Burton
brdnrd59
May 16, 2013 9:22 pm
Two days ago at dusk, I heard what sounded like a BLJA across the street from 751 E. Hill Rd. in Willits. I dismissed it, figuring I must’ve been mistaken....
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
May 20, 2013 4:53 am
Just returned from a pelagic trip off Ft. Bragg organized by Karen Havlena for the local Audubon group. I co-led the trip with Todd Pterodroma Easterla and...
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brdnrd59
May 20, 2013 4:56 am
This afternoon I managed to track down the source of the calls. It turned out to be a poorly-heard and somewhat atypical White-breasted Nuthatch. Well,...
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sjondur
May 21, 2013 10:10 pm
There is a nest under a roof overhang in San Diego County CA. Shown in this b/w picture: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41838587/somebird.png A bird...
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Sally M. Walters
bajaowl@...
May 21, 2013 11:39 pm
A Western or recently renamed "Pacific flycatcher." SallyWalters & DonSchmoldt Sacramento County, Ca BajaOwl@... ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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Willick, Doug
oc_birder
May 21, 2013 11:39 pm
The setting, nest and what we can see of the bird (eyering, head shape, boldly and completely pale lower mandible, etc.) suggests to me a Pacific slope...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
May 22, 2013 8:42 pm
John Luther just called me to report an immature Brown Booby in Bodega Bay just north of the parking lot at Hole-in-the-Head. This is a first Sonoma County...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
12:10 am
thanks forgot about that one John Sterling VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 530 908-3836 jsterling@... ... [Non-text portions of...