The Laysan Albatross nicknamed "Al" (although sex is undetermined as of yet)and is the mascot of Point Arena Cove community and surfers, has returned once...
Hi all, This morning a photo of a COMMON CRANE was posted on Facebook that was taken at the Modoc NWR in Modoc County yesterday, 27 December. I asked the ...
Correction: The 1991 observation of a Laysan Albatross was off the Pt. Arena Lighthouse, whihc is two miles to the north of Pt. Arena Cove. However, "AL" has...
Hi all, I just got a message from Steve Rottenborn who is in Modoc County right now. He said that Dominic Bachman, the Modoc NWR biologist, scoured the refuge...
All - I was just sent photos (by local birder Dinuk Magammana) of a likely Sandwich Tern flying off Dockweiler Beach (just south of Playa del Rey, enter where...
Hello, To add little more info if it helps. The bird was pretty big around the size of a elegant, it had a grayish shine to it. (it wasnt tiny like a...
Hi, I did consider forster's. But the bird was looked bigger than a forster's, at least by  little bit. the bill is not the right shape for a Forster's....
Surely this is the same bird as was seen last year in extreme N.CA? Escapee or far-flung traveler, it is not the first time that a common has hooked up with a...
Just so you know: I just got an irate call from a fellow birder who had driven from Santa Barbara County to Colusa NWR, only to discover there that the...
Wim, Thanks for letting us all know. I had assumed that it was still there. Now the question remains: where is it now? John John Sterling 26 Palm Ave ...
Hi all (and have a great birding year in 2013!) Irate caller should have done his (her) homework (IMHO). CALBIRDS is not responsible for one's missing a...
Folks, While this won't be news to the vast majority of Calbirds members, many new folks join and some out of state birders subscribe for short periods, so I ...
check out what a few duck hunters think about birders and the Falcated Duck....... Hopefully these opinions are in the minority, but it makes it difficult to...
Calbirders, I took a look at the posts to the board, and there were plenty of comments that talked about what a bad idea it would be to shoot the duck. Most of...
There are always a few people in any population that see things differently. Most hunters I know are pretty upstanding people who care as much about the birds...
This morning John York found (and photographed) an adult male Common Redpoll coming to his backyard feeders. The bird was being seen off and on this afternoon...
Hi Birders Nick & I are birding Palo Alto Baylands speaking with Tara Stewart and Loren Merrill who observed the male FALCATED DUCK at Sacramento Wildlife...
Mary, Great news! Please have them send some sort of documentation as this would be a first record for Glenn County. thanks, John John Sterling 26 Palm Ave ...
Along the upper Skye Trail on December 30th. Not seen by me, but I identified the photo that a gal whom I met along the trail took of 'em. Unmistakeable even...
It's probably also worth mentioning that the American Birding Association compiles and publishes the postings from every bird email list in the US. It's on...
While on this subject, might I register my disappointment that the San Diego list serve, covering one of the most active and bird-rich areas in California, is...
A plug must go to Christopher Taylor for his "Recent Rare Bird Sightings" tool that combines listserve reports as well as eBird entries. This includes a search...
Weds, Jan 2, Marantz and Lehman saw the continuing GRACE'S WARBLER in Camino Real Park in Ventura in the early AM--in the closest pine to the backstop of...
Hi All, On Tuesday, Jan 1, I found a gull on the Moss landing CBC that I believe is an Iceland Gull. Other birders looked for the bird on Wednesday and could...
This morning at 9:35am we spotted a flock of COMMON REDPOLLS along highway 395 while driving south from Alturas. The location was on the west side of the...
