Birders I found this interesting juvenile loon foraging in Monterey Harbor today. Based on its obvious white flank patches, rather long bill, and sometimes ...
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turdus.obscurus
Jan 5, 2013 8:52 pm
The 13 Common Redpolls found and posted by Leonie Batkin and Ron thorn were relocated by Jim Lomax with excellent looks and photos by Kenn Able, Scott and...
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Batkin, Leonie F
tildax3
Jan 5, 2013 6:34 pm
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...
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Lisa
sebastopolbi...
Jan 4, 2013 5:45 am
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...
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lehman.paul@...
lehman.paul1
Jan 3, 2013 12:29 am
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...
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Daniel Brown
naturestoc
Jan 2, 2013 6:36 pm
Common Redpoll (Placer county) has NOT been seen this morning as if this posting. dan Dan Brown, Sacramento, www.naturestoc,smugmug.com...
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erpfromca@...
erpfromca
Jan 2, 2013 6:36 pm
As of right now (10:30AM), the bird has NOT been seen this AM. Ed Pandolfino Sacramento, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jamie Chavez
jcdendroica
Jan 2, 2013 5:15 am
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...
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Kimball Garrett
kimballgarrett
Jan 2, 2013 4:11 am
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...
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Bob Toleno
purple_padre
Jan 2, 2013 1:16 am
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...
10604
debbieviess
Jan 1, 2013 9:58 pm
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...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Jan 1, 2013 12:47 am
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 ...
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Nick & Mary Freeman
starthroat
Jan 1, 2013 12:43 am
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...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Jan 1, 2013 12:12 am
Just posted some photos of the male Common Redpoll discovered today in Placer County on the valley floor! See Recent Photos gallery on my website. ...
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erpfromca@...
erpfromca
Dec 31, 2012 10:52 pm
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...
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Chuq Von Rospach
chuq_ui
Dec 31, 2012 9:02 pm
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...
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Todd
toddamcgrath
Dec 31, 2012 7:23 pm
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...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Dec 31, 2012 6:33 pm
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...
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Chris Conard
chrisconard2002
Dec 31, 2012 2:57 pm
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 ...
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Ed Stonick
estonick
Dec 31, 2012 10:31 am
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...
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NIKKI
sailorgirlin...
Dec 31, 2012 6:31 am
The Sac Refuge has been posting updates on their Facebook page. Not daily but they did post yesterday and today it has not been seen nikki Redding ...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Dec 31, 2012 5:16 am
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 ...
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Wim van Dam
wimvdam
Dec 31, 2012 5:13 am
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...
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debbieviess
Dec 30, 2012 6:23 pm
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...
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dinuk magammana
dmagammana
Dec 30, 2012 1:20 am
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....
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Dec 30, 2012 12:32 am
I don't see why this is not a Forster's Tern John Sterling 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 530 908-3836 jsterling@... www.sterlingbirds.com (photos,...
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dinuk magammana
dmagammana
Dec 29, 2012 10:54 pm
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...
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dan_cooper_90042
dan_cooper_9...
Dec 29, 2012 10:12 pm
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...
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Rob Fowler
fowlerope
Dec 28, 2012 8:36 pm
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...
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mendocinorjk
Dec 28, 2012 7:26 pm
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...
