Dear Birders, If anybody has some recent sightings between Death valley and Lake Crowley for the following birds, please send your sightings, along with...
Hi Folks, I am trying to sneak off to Inyo County this weekend, if they'll let me have Monday off, and want to go freeze my buns off at Bishop, Big Pine,...
Greetings, I've rearranged my gull web site, sprucing it up a bit and adding a small image gallery of my favorite gull shots. Enjoy! It's best viewed full...
Our friends from Phoenix asked us to post this, since they cannot post to Calbirds, but thought this information would help in finding the Anhinga at Fig ...
This is my first posting so please bear with me - On Sunday I was at Mugu NAS and saw a pair of swans - unfortunately they were too far away to determine...
Hello birders, Last Fall my friend took a birding class thru a local college and reported to me one evening that they had seen a Shelduck. I was able to ...
I am planning a swing through So Cal next week and would like to know if the Magnificent Hummingbird has been seen recently. I am not a SD Birds subscriber and...
A hunter near Bakersfield bagged a Cape Shelduck yesterday as it flew out of an irrigation ditch. It's now at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and...
I'm planning on going to Monterey next week. Is this a good time of year to go or should I wait until next fall? I need some good Pelagic birds on my life ...
The end has come... CBC season is over!!!! I hope all of you enjoyed it as much as I did. The tow truck driver's really enjoyed my participation this year and...
I am wondering if there are any known heronries in Southern CA, specifically around San Diego, that are suitable for photography of nesting herons and egrets,...
Lately there have been several messages posted and some rejected due to content. I am posting the Guideline(s) of Calbirds as seen on the web site. This is for...
Some recent correspondence I have had with the "eBird" staff reflects their awareness that this Internet-based birding database program would benefit from ... ...
Back in 1990 we had an immature swan that looked everything like a Trumpeter. It was hanging out at the Modesto Sewage Ponds and was rather sick. It eventually...
Hi all, I finally got to a computer this afternoon. Thanks to John for putting the message out. I just wanted to elaborate on the bird. The bird was roosting...
Howdy, I received a phone message from Rob Fowler this morning. He found an immature Roseate Spoonbill at Fig Lagoon this morning. It flew off at 8:15 am....
Yesterday morning I found a Red-necked Grebe along the PCH in Ventura County. I initially had it just east of callbox 1-17, about a mile west of the LA...
My apologies for the cross-posting. According to my figures, 268 species were seen in the combined area with MER getting 249, SJ with 240 and STA with 238. The...
Hi all, Just returned from a beautiful day on the Centerville (Humboldt County) CBC. No megararities but the total of 178 species is above average and included...
CALBIRDS: As Trumpeter Swan is a CBRC Review Species and therefore of state-wide interest, I have taken the liberty of forwarding Chris's post to CVBirds with...
Has anyone looked for the LITTLE GULL in Chino, CA since Dec 26? If so, could you please let me know whether you were successful or otherwise. I'm considering...
I don't often post to Calbirds, but I am going to ask ninety seconds of your time today. An out-of-the-area birder has recently complained to me (this is Fix ...
Hi All, Since it will be no sooner than January 15th before any of the compilers can send in their details to Audubon, I would appreciate if compilers or their...
After a good search at the weedy field with the small clumps of brambles the LE CONTES's SPARROW surfaced for good looks to be had by myself and Gjon Hazard...
Dear All, This morning I have taken a little time to reflect on Craig Roberts' life as one of his friends and as a fellow birder and have written the following...
The Lost Lake (Fresno) CBC took place on December 27. Thirty-five people participated. We had beautiful weather, though temperatures were below freezing in the...
I have just joined calbirds and am enjoying it very much. I live in England (near Cambridge), but come to California as often as I can to visit my married ...
Dear All, Please note the information below about Craig Roberts' memorial service if you are interested in attending. Sincerely, Tim Janzen ... From:...
Hello, I will be in San Francisco Jan 1 through the 4th. While note solely a birding trip I will have a little time each day to get a little birding in. Could...
