Thanks for the confirmation; we have darker races up here, but will occasionally see a paler form ..... (Northern California Coast / Mendocino County) ... ...
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dinuk magammana
dmagammana
Feb 2, 2013 11:33 pm
Hello, The bird on the photo, (assuming I am looking at the correct photo) is of a Savannah Sparrow. The pale brown-yellowish wash on the body, slightly...
10682
Doug
oc_birder
Feb 3, 2013 1:26 am
As Dinuk has just stated, this appears to be a classic Savannah Sparrow, one of the more abundant of the sparrow species that winter in the Imperial Valley...
10683
Bob & Carol Yutzy
bobandcarolr...
Feb 3, 2013 6:11 am
Look clearly like either a Lincoln's Sparrow with the buffy malars or possibly a Song Sparrow to me. Bob Yutzy Shasta, CA Hello Everyone, I spent some time in...
10684
Steve Hampton
tertial
Feb 3, 2013 6:24 am
The coloration of the head suggests Lincoln's, but the unmarked white vent is all wrong for it, as well as the brown streaking against white underparts. It...
10685
Jim
vireos44
Feb 3, 2013 9:16 am
Noting that virtually everyone on this site would know which species this was after experiencing it for just a few seconds in the field, I think the...
10686
Ali Sheehey
natureali
Feb 3, 2013 1:53 pm
Absolutely agree this is a Savannah Sparrow. The lore is yellow when the image is blown up. All other characteristics are consistent with that species. Yours...
10687
Bruce Mast
coot4677
Feb 3, 2013 4:50 pm
The tip of the tail is partially obscured by a blurred branch but it appears to be notched, which would further support Savannah and rule out either of the...
10688
Sylvia Wright
sylvialwright
Feb 3, 2013 9:51 pm
Birders, I spoke earlier this week, and again today, with the property owner and his home builder at the Yolo County location where many of us recently have...
10689
bcnh10
Feb 4, 2013 11:18 am
Birders, Today (2/3) afternoon Alex Rinkert and I found a Troglodytes giving calls typical of a Winter Wren at the corner of Dearborn Park Rd and Pescadero...
10690
mr_storey
Feb 6, 2013 5:27 am
I was at Sausalito on January 24 during the Herring run and I photographed a third cycle dark gull with a very light iris. At first I thought strongly it was...
10691
Bob Meese
morningbreez...
Feb 10, 2013 6:20 pm
Hi! http://dbntvafrica.com/vi/2sd00dg93qel3xgvt0rbda?4rqj5l0rfrbpnuc8y939bdxiiae2nx22nleik8eqs1cyqx8d9 Bob Meese [Non-text portions of...
10692
Brad Schram
bkschram
Feb 10, 2013 8:24 pm
I just received an email from a Virginia birder who had followed directions in "A Birder's Guide to Southern California" to Petroleum Club Road in Maricopa,...
10693
Matt Sadowski
matt.sadowsk...
Feb 11, 2013 2:28 am
San Diego County, Chula Vista, 10 Feb. 2013, time: 0753 I was driving south on Bay Blvd. just south of Ada St. when all of a sudden there was a Say's Phoebe...
10694
Jim
vireos44
Feb 11, 2013 2:56 am
Spectacular bird. I'd love to find one of these guys. A couple of the tertials look to be retained juvenile feathers, so a first-cycle, I expect. Jim Pike HB...
10695
Kaaren Perry
kaarenperry
Feb 11, 2013 6:49 am
A first county record Black Vulture was found and photographed by Mike Bush this afternoon in Morro Bay at 4:45. It was last photographed at 5:30 pm as it...
10696
Chuck & Lillian
bir5ds
Feb 11, 2013 7:20 pm
From the north end of Petroleum Club where it starts just south of Taft, if you drive a mile or less down PCR, there is a dirt road on the west side of the...
10697
Robert Hewitt
hewittr51
Feb 12, 2013 7:45 pm
Dear Birders, It is time once again to talk of Bird Festivals in California. We will be holding the 18th annual Godwit Days this year the third weekend in...
10698
Robbie Fischer
misskite03
Feb 13, 2013 1:01 am
Western Field Ornithologists is offering one scholarship to cover the costs of attending an eight-day field trip to Northeast California in June 2013 led by...
10699
Alvaro Jaramillo
scelorchilus
Feb 13, 2013 4:58 am
Hi folks I took my son to soccer practice, which was pretty near some good birding spots so I hit the Shell Bar in Foster City to look at shorebirds. In with a...
10700
David Pereksta
pereksta...
Feb 14, 2013 3:30 pm
Hi all If you want to get out to offshore waters beyond the reach of most day trips and have a chance to see a number of outstanding pelagic birds and marine...
10701
thunefeld
Feb 15, 2013 11:39 pm
The 3 pelagic trips for the upcoming San Diego Bird Festival have been sold out for a month. Festival organizers have contracted with a second boat for the ...
10702
debbieviess
Feb 16, 2013 5:14 pm
Hi Folks, My husband David and I walked the trails of Pt. Lobos yesterday seeking wildlife of all stripes. We were not disappointed. Best bird sighting was an...
10703
Howard
redhillbrd
Feb 18, 2013 1:48 am
A second cycle ICELAND GULL was present at the Bootsma Dairy pond on the north side of Ramona Expressway east of Lakeview. This bird was first found last...
10704
Todd
toddamcgrath
Feb 18, 2013 3:40 am
Birders, I have placed a few Pics of the Iceland Gull on my Flickr Page, in the set Lakeview Riv Gulls. I also put a shot of the Glaucous, as well as a pale...
10705
T.G. Miko
thomasgezamiko
Feb 18, 2013 7:50 pm
Todd et al, I have time to run out to Lakeview to look at the gull flock, this afternoon. Is there a bad time vs a good time when the flock tends not to be...
10706
Christopher Taylor
athen66
Feb 18, 2013 7:55 pm
Tom, you can find a Google Maps right out of the eBird report: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13041821 Click the "Map" link: ...
10707
tombenson76
Feb 18, 2013 9:30 pm
The Iceland Gull was present again today (Feb 18) at the Bootsma Dairy pond along Ramona Expressway from about 11:15 AM until at least 12:00 PM when I left. I...
10708
Oscar Johnson
henicorhina
Feb 19, 2013 2:16 am
Birders, With the Great Backyard Bird Count wrapping up today, I thought that it would be interesting to post the eBird live submission map to this listserve....
10709
Wim van Dam
wimvdam
Feb 19, 2013 3:46 pm
[This one is just for the record and can not be chased.] Yesterday Monday morning Maggie Sherriffs and I found this male Rusty Blackbird in Carpinteria, Santa...
