Howdy, Seabirders,

The highlight of Shearwater Journey's last pelagic trip of the fall season
was a THICK-BILLED MURRE, spotted by Mike Danzenbaker, approximately .74
nautical miles northwest of Point Pinos. Everyone on board enjoyed long
studies of this individual, especially in comparison with a COMMON MURRE
nearby. Many photographs were obtained. These should be up on our web site
shortly.

Everyone agreed that it felt more like winter. Probably we were mostly
chilled by the uniformly high overcast skies, which are excellent for
viewing seabirds, but a decided chill was in the air. The seas were
flat-calm for most of the day, with a slight south breeze on the return
trip.

The usual late fall suspects were around, along with the PEREGRINE FALCON
perched on its wintering spot‹the radio tower on Cannery Row. The first
PIGEON GUILLEMOT of the day was discovered in the harbor as the boat was
untieing at the dock! SURF SCOTER numbers increased as they make their way
south for the winter. But, ELEGANT TERNS were still much in evidence along
the Row. The harbor was filled with brown jellies and the water was still
rusty-red colored.

Other highlights of the day included: BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES (often not
found in October), NORTHERN FULMARS, FLESH-FOOTED, SHORT-TAILED,
PINK-FOOTED, SOOTY, and BULLER'S SHEARWATERS, and SOUTH POLAR SKUAS. Most
unusual was an assortment of non-pelagic species found about 18 miles
offshore (all in Santa Cruz County): PALM WARBLER, AMERICAN PIPIT,
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, GREEN HERON, and AMERICAN BITTERN. Half a dozen
breaching and tail-slapping HUMPBACK WHALES topped off the end of a
wonderful day!

The leaders on this trip were: Gerry McChesney, Sophie Webb, Jennifer Green,
Mike Danzenbaker, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Debra Shearwater.

Winter trips are scheduled for: January 29, our Family Whale Watch and
Albatrosses trip which runs from 9 am until noon. This is the perfect trip
for folks who want to have a short trip. And, on January 30th: our standard
trip, Winter Seabirds & Albatrosses will run from 7am until 3 pm. We are
taking reservations now.

The complete species list for the October 15, 2004 trip follows:
PACIFIC LOON-2
COMMON LOON-3
EARED GREBE-1
WESTERN GREBE-5
BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS-5
NORTHERN FULMAR-6
PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER-462
FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER-3
BULLER'S SHEARWATER-15
SOOTY SHEARWATER-21
SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER-1
BROWN PELICAN-+
BRANDT'S CORMORANT-+
PELAGIC CORMORANT-3
SURF SCOTER-81
BLACK TURNSTONE-7
RED PHALAROPE-15
SOUTH POLAR SKUA-2
POMARINE JAEGER-8
POMARINE/PARASITIC JAEGER-2
PARASITIC JAEGER-1-2
HEERMANN'S GULL-+
CALIFORNIA GULL-+
WESTERN GULL-+
ELEGANT TERN-72
COMMON MURRE-80
*THICK-BILLED MURRE-1
PIGEON GUILLEMOT-3
CASSIN'S AUKLET-17
RHINOCEROS AUKLET-570
PEREGRINE FALCON-1
WILLET-1
SANDERLING-1
AMERICAN BITTERN-1
GREEN HERON-1
PALM WARBLER-1
AMERICAN PIPIT-1
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD-1
SEA OTTER-3
CALIFORNIA SEA LION-+
HARBOR SEAL-2 (offshore)
HUMPBACK WHALE-6
DALL'S PORPOISE-52
OCEAN SUNFISH-22 (including, "Big Lips")
BLUE SHARK-15

OBSERVATION TRENDS: The Red Tide continues inside of the harbor, but mostly
green water is abundant in the outer bay area. Very little food source was
detected overall. We went north to Davenport, the same area where we had
found the storm-petrel flocks on October 3rd. A very large low pressure
system had moved into our area last weekend, causing at least two boat trips
to be canceled due to high winds. This large system must have redistributed
the food souce, and hence, marine life. The area off of Davenport, which had
been so productive, was now devoid of marine life: seabirds, dolphins, and
whales. It was quite a change. We had glassy-smooth seas, and excellent
conditions for finding the storm-petrels, but none were found! The South
Polar Skuas, Flesh-footed Shearwaters and most of the Buller's Shearwaters
were in this area, though. Notice the near total decline in numbers of Sooty
Shearwaters. Satellite radio tags agree with our at-sea observations, that
the bulk of the Sootys have headed to the southern hemisphere. That being
the case, Pink-foots have become the most numerous shearwaters at this time.
Also, with fewer sootys to pick through, the flesh-foots really stand out.
Short-tailed Shearwaters have yet to arrive in any numbers. Rhinoceros
Auklet numbers continue to be high in the Monterey area, whereas the
Cassin's continue to be low. (last Monday's trip, Oct 11th, to the Cordell
Bank, indicating still high numbers of Cassin's there, along with the Blue
whales, as mentioned in prior reports). American Bittern may have been a new
species for our "non-pelagics" seen offshore list!

Thank you, to the many particpants and leaders, and chummers, who made our
fall season so very successful! This was the 29th year that I have been
running pelagic trips from Monterey, and 25th year of pelagic trips from
Bodega Bay! Hope to see you in January, or next fall.

Shearwaters forever,
Debi
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Shearwater Journeys
P.O. Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831-637-8527

Hi all - what a wonderful group!  I am not from California but I have
a question that I feel will be best answered here:  I'm going on a
trip over my winter break (late Dec - early Jan) to CA, and I'll spend
about 7 days between San Franscisco and L.A.   I know about the San
Luis and Merced NWRs, and they look promising, but due to the nature
of my trip, I will have a very limited amount of time to go birding-
perhaps only one or two days.  My question is, where is a great place
for a beginner birder to go around those areas?    Thank you all so
much in advance for your help!

Elizabeth Uhrich
Godfrey, Illinois

>
> good choices.  The Merced refuge has a short drive loop and san luis a
longer one.  both are excellent and that is prime time for water fowl.
Try to walk the meadowlark trail at Merced.  Stop by the merced refuge
office in los banos and try to see John Fulton who is their outreach
person and a first rate birder.
Be prepared for rain and mud. Eat at the Basque Hotel in Los Banos.

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> of my trip, I will have a very limited amount of time to go birding-
> perhaps only one or two days.  My question is, where is a great place
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>
> good choices.  The Merced refuge has a short drive loop and san luis a
longer one.  both are excellent and that is prime time for water fowl.
Try to walk the meadowlark trail at Merced.  Stop by the merced refuge
office in los banos and try to see John Fulton who is their outreach
person and a first rate birder.
Be prepared for rain and mud. Eat at the Basque Hotel in Los Banos.

>
> Hi all - what a wonderful group!  I am not from California but I have
> a question that I feel will be best answered here:  I'm going on a
> trip over my winter break (late Dec - early Jan) to CA, and I'll spend
> about 7 days between San Franscisco and L.A.   I know about the San
> Luis and Merced NWRs, and they look promising, but due to the nature
> of my trip, I will have a very limited amount of time to go birding-
> perhaps only one or two days.  My question is, where is a great place
> for a beginner birder to go around those areas?    Thank you all so
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This is notice of probable closing of the Bird Adoption and Placement Center's
Vaccaville location.

One of the little noticed animal abuse issues is the inept breeding and callous
sale to uninformed "pet owners" of large exotic birds (parrots) here in the
U.S.. It's a monumental epidemic of neglect and profoundly poor care of one of
the smartest, most affectionate and dedicated of animals that humans call
"pets".

We have taken in hundreds of birds for the last 12 years, repaired their
hysteria or physical damage, trained new "human companions" and found the
Parrots a better home. These birds can no longer be returned to the wild or be
set free as they will not live.

We have averaged about 6 new birds a month. We do not breed then nor trade in
birds.

To more effectively deal with this nightmare of human folly we have also
produced an outreach to elementary school kids that teachers them not only about
birds, but about animal behavior and responsibility to their care should you
"own" one.

We have about 40 birds in permanent sanctuary


This past summer we have had a hard time of it. We lost several of our revenue
sources, had major facility repairs and were vandalized. To make up for the
losses we've been seeking grants and donations.

We are now three months overdue on our mortage and on Nov 1 it'll be four, with
a promise to be current by the end of the month.We are still trying to raise
about $1,200 with no grants yet in sight so foreclosure is all but certain
without help.

We are asking a lot of people for a little help in either a fully tax deductibe
donation or passing this email onto a friends who might also help.

We have a website that can show you what we do. If for no other reason we have
information on parrots and their proper care that we'd love to share with you.

Please come and see us at:
http://www.wondertainment.com/rescue.htm

Thanks you
Michael Rossetti
Avian Caretaker
W.E.B.A.P.C.



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The Black-throated Blue Warbler continued along its favorite
fence at HCP. Unfortunately, today it was difficult to see as it was
working the fenceline well to the south of its usual haunts, below
the wooden tower of the closed Adventure Playground. The American
Redstart was again along the ditch east of the flooded cockleburs.
The Summer Tanager was near the Gothard Street parking lot, and the
Heto Warbler was nearby feasting with other warblers on emerging
termites. Also, just to the north of the lot near the hedge and
fence of the city's equipment yard was a well-streaked Magnolia
Warbler (hy male/ahy female).

Jim Pike
Huntington Beach

Hi All,



The Central Valley Bird Club will be hosting the Eighth Annual Central
Valley Birding Symposium Nov. 18-21, 2004 at the Radisson Hotel in Stockton,
CA.

There will be field trips, workshops, and a Birding Nature Fair and Art Show
with over 25 vendors selling nature-related items.

Keynote Speakers are TV nature series host John Acorn, Graham Chisholm of
the Nature Conservancy, and Ed Harper and his always impressive bird photos.
Two of the many workshops are "Flycatcher ID" by Jon Dunn and "Owls
Demystified" by Joe Morlan.


Last year we reached our registration limit during the event, so didn't turn
anyone away.  This year we have more registrations than ever at this point
in the process.  If it keeps up at this pace, we may have to cut off
registration at some point in November and not accept walk-ins.  Some field
trips are already full as well, so if you think you are coming please
register now to avoid disappointment.

We have some new speakers and field trips this year, so those of you who
have attended our festival have new offerings to enjoy.  If you've never
attended before, come see what you've been missing!

Cheri Pillsbury
Stockton

Hi Again,

It's the middle of the night, folks.  It just occurred to me that I should
give you the link to the brochure and registration form for the Symposium in
case you want further information.... http://cvbs.org

Sorry!

Cheri Pillsbury
Stockton

What is the best way to see the birds on the Farallon Islands. I
understand  there is no public access. Which boat tour would be best
for birding?

Thanks,

Drew Pallette
Encinitas

Hi Drew!

I believe Shearwater Journeys runs an annual trip in July or August, but there
is also a whale watching organization (see the link below) that goes more
frequently.  While they concentrate mostly on cetaceans, the docents usually
know a bit about the birds as well.  I took one such trip a couple of summers
ago and easily saw a number of Tufted Puffins, which breed on the Farallons and
are most easily found there.

http://www.oceanic-society.org/pages/wwa.html

Ed Stonick
stonicks@...

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What is the best way to see the birds on the Farallon Islands. I
understand  there is no public access. Which boat tour would be best
for birding?

Thanks,

Drew Pallette
Encinitas









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Thanks to all those that responded to my question regarding birding
at the Farallon Islands. It appears that Shearwater Journeys runs
tours to the Islands in July and August. Another tour group is the
Oceanic Society that runs whale watching tours throughout much of the
year. The Farallons are a major breeding spot for a number of birds
including the Tuffted puffin and others. I have also read that all
the North American warbler species (46?)have been recorded on the
island. I may be wrong on that last point. Apparently, besides being
a major breeding spot it is also a important vargrant trap. Oh, yes,
one more thing, there is no puplic access to the islands.

anyway - thanks to all.

Drew Pallette
Encinitas, CA

Hi, A recent post on the California Birding Email Digest has
inspired me to comment on the widespread notion that eastern
Nashville Warblers (ruficapilla), for the most part, don't wag their
tails while the western ones (ridgwayi) frequently do. The first
time I saw this in print was in Dunn and Garrett (1997), in their
superb warbler book, where they stated that the tail in ruficapilla
is "rarely if ever bobbed". This behavioral difference is
purportedly due to the shorter tail length of this subspecies, an on
average difference of about 2 mm (Pyle 1997). Having spent nine days
birding at Pt Pelee with Brian Daniels and Doug Willick early this
fall and observing ample numbers of NAWAs, the distinct impression
of our group was that eastern NAWAs definitely do wag their tails,
and with some frequency. My personal theory is that the slight
difference in tail lengths results in a twitchier downward movement
of the tail in ruficapilla and thus subtly different from the
smoother, more obvious wag of ridgwayi. Perhaps the only difference
of opinions here is one of semantics. I (and I think the others on
my birding trip would probably agree) would say that ruficapilla
wags its tail about as frequently as ridgwayi, but that there are
subtle, but discernible differences in the appearance of the wag.

Jim Pike
Huntington Beach

Hi, all!  Just finished up the Salton City page on the Birding San  Diego
website; click on
_http://miriameaglemon.com/San%20Diego%20Bird%20Pages/Sites/Salton%20City.htm_
(http://miriameaglemon.com/San%20Diego%20Bird%20Pages/Sites/Salton%20City.htm) 
to  get there (and if your browser made a mess of this link,
click on the link below  and go into San Diego Birding Pages, then By Site,
then to Salton City).

Mary Beth  Stowe
MiriamEagl@...
San Diego, CA
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Hi, all!  The page for Clark Lake and environs (including Old Springs  Road)
is up: go to
_<http://miriameaglemon.com/San%20Diego%20Bird%20Pages/Sites/Clark%20Dry%20Lake.\
htm_
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tm) > (I'm  trying Mike Evans' suggestion of putting
carats around the URL to keep it  together; did it work??)  If it didn't, you
can
go the long way below...

Mary Beth  Stowe
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Hi Folks,
What is the latest among researchers / scientists i.e. biologists about whether
Vega Gull and Tamyr Gull are "only" races of Herring Gull, or full species?
Am I correct that Armenian Gull is a split off of Yellow-legged Gull?
Is Mongolain Gull split now from Yellow-legged Gull?
My interest is more than prurient...
Thanks,
Tom

Thomas Geza Miko
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Hi, Tom (and all)!

In a message dated 10/22/2004 12:07:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
thomas.miko@... writes:

What is  the latest among researchers / scientists i.e. biologists about
whether Vega  Gull and Tamyr Gull are "only" races of Herring Gull, or full
species?



I know that Clements splits off "Vega Gull" and calls it "East Siberian
Gull", as I had to confirm that one way or another after the Alaskan trip.   He
also lists:

Caspian Gull (L. cachinnans)
Yellow-legged Gull (L. michahellis)
Armenian Gull (L. armenicus)
Steppe Gull (L. barabensis)--I'm not sure what this last one is split off
from, a Herring Gull or one of the Black-backed gulls.

Hope this helps!  Take care,

Mary Beth  Stowe
MiriamEagl@...
San Diego, CA
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Dear Birders,

The gull complex is truly a mess, at least to us (I) who are simply
biders... I guess one can find support for counting any former ssp as a
good species and it all comes down to which list you follow. On a deeper
level it might reflect if you are a conservative or liberal...

However, to the question of where barabarensis comes from the answer is
probably heuglini and mongolicus.

Recently, by some authors, barabensis is considered a subspecies of Larus
heuglini, and mongolicus closely related to cachinnans. Hence, not a good
species... I do not know where Clements got his data from though...

PANOV, Evgeniy N. & MONZIKOV, Dimitriy G. 2000. Status of the form
barabensis within the ‘Larus argentatus-cachinnans-fuscus complex’. British
birds. Vol. 93: 227-241.

Best regards,

/Mikael


At 08:07 22/10/2004, MiriamEagl@... wrote:

>Hi, Tom (and all)!
>
>In a message dated 10/22/2004 12:07:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>thomas.miko@... writes:
>
>What is  the latest among researchers / scientists i.e. biologists about
>whether Vega  Gull and Tamyr Gull are "only" races of Herring Gull, or full
>species?
>
>
>
>I know that Clements splits off "Vega Gull" and calls it "East Siberian
>Gull", as I had to confirm that one way or another after the Alaskan
>trip.   He
>also lists:
>
>Caspian Gull (L. cachinnans)
>Yellow-legged Gull (L. michahellis)
>Armenian Gull (L. armenicus)
>Steppe Gull (L. barabensis)--I'm not sure what this last one is split off
>from, a Herring Gull or one of the Black-backed gulls.
>
>Hope this helps!  Take care,
>
>Mary Beth  Stowe
>MiriamEagl@...
>San Diego, CA
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One thing I must say, even though it sounds too obvious, if not stupid to say
this: when you see these various "Herring Gulls" in Eurasia sitting on a rock or
in the water, you can fairly easily see the differences right away, without much
effort.
Tom

Thomas Miko (Mikó Tamás)

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Saturday, November 20 - Ventura Marina toward and past San Miguel
Island on the fast catamaran M/V Islander. Nine-hour trip departs
from the Island Packers dock in the Ventura harbor at 8 A.M. and
returns around 5 P.M. After dropping off campers on Santa Cruz
Island we will have the boat to ourselves, and head toward 1000
fathom water about 10 miles from San Miguel Island. Birds seen this
time of year: Northern Fulmar; Black-vented, Pink-footed and Sooty
Shearwaters; Leach's Storm-Petrel; South Polar Skua; Pomarine and
Parasitic Jaegers; rocky shorebirds (up to 5); Common Murre;
Cassin's and Rhinoceros Auklets. Occasionally: Craveri's Murrelet.
Rareties: Flesh-footed and Buller's Shearwaters and Black-footed
Albatross. Snack type galley with hot dogs, sandwiches, pizza and
drinks available.

Leaders: Todd McGrath, David Pereksta, Michael J. San Miguel Jr.,
Jonathan Feenstra

$95

Note: Destinations may be changed in order to maximize bird
sightings, or to minimize very rough seas.

Hi All,

I'd like to promote the use of a neglected part of the Calbirds website -
the Calendar. This year, please put your CBC listings into the Calendar on
the appropriate date, giving adequate contact information, directions, or a
link to a website with the information. Each event in the Calendar has the
opportunity to send out two reminder emails. Set the first to be sent two
weeks before the event and the second to be sent 3 days before.


Good birding,
Steve Sosensky
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Hi, all!

Someone mentioned that they thought it was gonna be a good siskin year;
well, I had one flyover PINE SISKIN about 2.5 miles up Montezuma Grade from the
bottom this morning, and three more at the Pena Springs trailhead, plus a
flyover RED CROSSBILL on the Jasper Trail, and a GRAY-HEADED JUNCO at Barrel
Springs in with a big flock of Oregons.  Guess the storm was pretty bad up
north??? :-)

Take care,

Mary Beth  Stowe
MiriamEagl@...
San Diego, CA
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Yesterday, on our way home from a mushroom retreat at Breitenbush,
Oregon, my husband and I stopped into the SNWR.  We had the place to
ourselves, not counting the thousands of waterbirds, of course. The
place was honking with geese, primarily white-fronted, with lesser
amounts of snow; there was not a Canadian goose to be seen. Many species
of ducks were represented: ruddy, shovelers, a lone canvasback, American
wigeon, mallards of course,  gadwalls with their beautiful jet-black
butts, some pintails to the north (one of my favorite ducks) and best of
show, a crescent-shaped mud island laden with glowing cinnamon teal to
the East, directly off of the viewing platform. We came thru at mid-day,
so I'm sure that there were more birds out and about the area that we
didn't see.

I can't wait to see it later in the year when all of the birds have
arrived, especially at dusk when they come in to roost. It's such a tiny
space, really; can you imagine what the Central Valley was like when it
was all wild and flooded? These days, we must use our imagination, and
fill in the blanks.  Still and all, it's lovely to see the skeins of
geese across the sky.

Debbie Viess
Oakland, CA


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Hi All:
	 I will put this on the Calbirds calendar, but just wanted to call your
attention to the date above for the Santa Barbara CBC:  SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005.
(I had mentioned to some folks that it would be Saturday, January 1, but this
has CHANGED.)
	 Please note that you can contact me individually via e-mail for further
information.
	 Thanks,
	 Joan Lentz
	 Santa Barbara, CA.

RBA [RARE BIRD ALERT]

* California/Baja California, Mexico
* San Diego and NW Baja California, Mexico
* October 26, 2004
* CASD04.10.26

- Transcript

hotline:  San Diego County, California & adjacent NW Baja California,
Mexico
date:   October 26, 2004
number:  (619) 688-2473 [619-NUT-BIRD]
compiler: Michael Evans, mailto:muevans@...
for SAN DIEGO FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS


BIRDS MENTIONED:

____________________

Baja California:
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Buller's Shearwater
Pink-footed Shearwater
Red-shouldered Hawk
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Plover
Mountain Plover
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Cordilleran Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Yellow-green Vireo
Pinyon Jay
*Black-throated Magpie-Jay
Gray Catbird
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-throated Pipit
Pine Siskin
Clay-colored Sparrow
Tennessee Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
MacGillivray's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Tricolored Blackbird
Bobolink

____________________

Baja California Reports:
____________________

All the following Baja California reports were supplied by Mike San
Miguel, from an ongoing trip, in which he participated,
10/17/04-10/23/04 in northern Baja California peninsula, with S.
Ganley, S. Mlodinow, K. Radamaker, and B. Twiat; where the bird was
seen only or primarily by one observer, that observer is indicated.
Note that not all localities are in Baja California (norte).  Any
unintended transcription errors are by M. Evans.

Buller's Shearwater, 1, 10/17/04, Baja CA: Shipwreck, S-Mesa San
Jacinto:  Mlidinow, S. (fide M. San Miguel)

Pink-footed Shearwater, 2, 10/17/04, Baja CA: Shipwreck, S-Mesa San
Jacinto, San Miguel, M.

Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 (Imm), 10/21/04, Baja CA: Guerrero Negro:  San
Miguel, M.

Pectoral Sandpiper, 1, 10/18/04, Baja CA: La Bocana, Baja CA:  San
Miguel, M.

Wilson's Plover, 2, 10/20/04, Baja CA: Bahía Asunción:  San Miguel, M.

Pomarine Jaeger, 1, 10/17/04, Baja CA: Shipwreck, S-Mesa San Jacinto:
San Miguel, M.

Parasitic Jaeger, 6, 10/17/04, Baja CA: Shipwreck, S-Mesa San Jacinto:
San Miguel, M.

Cordilleran Flycatcher, 1, 10/16/04, Baja CA: La Bufadora:  Radamaker,
K. (fide M. San Miguel)

Eastern Phoebe, 1, 10/20/04, Baja CA: Bahía Asunción:  San Miguel, M.

Tropical Kingbird, 1, 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Socorro:  San Miguel, M.

Western Kingbird, 4, 10/21/04, Baja CA: Vizcaino & 1, 10/22/04, Baja
CA: El Socorro:  San Miguel, M.

Yellow-green Vireo, 1, 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:  San Miguel, M.

Pinyon Jay, 60, 10/23/04, Baja CA: Laguna Hanson (L. Juarez):  San
Miguel, M.

*Black-throated Magpie-Jay, 3 (2Ad 1Juv), 10/16/04, Baja CA: [Centro]
Recreativo, Ejdo La Mision:  San Miguel, M.

Gray Catbird, 1, 10/19/04, Baja CA: Guerrero Negro Mun. Park:  San
Miguel, M.

Pygmy Nuthatch, 1, 10/18/04, Baja CA: Rcho Cruz:  San Miguel, M.

Cliff Swallow, 1, 10/16/04, Baja CA: Rio Guadalupe:  San Miguel, M.

Red-throated Pipit, 1, 10/19/04, Baja CA: Rch Jesús Maria:  San Miguel,
M.

Pine Siskin, 3, 10/19/04, Baja CA: Cataviña/Sta Ynez & 16, 10/22/04,
Baja CA: Rcho Cruz:  San Miguel, M.

Clay-colored Sparrow, 10, 10/21/04, Baja CA: Vizcaino power plant,
field:  San Miguel, M.

Tennessee Warbler, 3, 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:  San Miguel, M.

Lucy's Warbler, 1, 10/20/04, Baja CA: "Twin Ranch", near Bahia
Tortugas: San Miguel, M.

Chestnut-sided Warbler, 1 (F), 10/18/04, 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:
   San Miguel, M.

Black-throated Green Warbler, 1, M/Imm, 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:
San Miguel, M.

Grace's Warbler, 1 (M/Ad), 10/19/04, Baja CA: Morelos (3 km W-J.
Maria), near arborrotes & 1, 10/21/04, Baja CA: Morelos:  San Miguel,
M.

Prairie Warbler, 1, 10/18/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:  San Miguel, M.

Palm Warbler, 1, 10/18/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:  San Miguel, M.

Black-and-white Warbler, 2, 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:  San Miguel,
M.

American Redstart, 2, 10/18/04 & 5, 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:  San
Miguel, M.

MacGillivray's Warbler, 1, 10/23/04, Baja CA: Maneadero pig farm:  San
Miguel, M.

Canada Warbler, 1 (M/Imm), 10/18/04, Baja CA: Rcho Cruz:  San Miguel, M.

Summer Tanager, 1, 10/16/04 & 10/23/04, Baja CA: Punta Banda:  San
Miguel, M.

Scarlet Tanager, 1, 10/17/04, Baja CA: San Vicente:  Radamaker, K.
(fide M. San Miguel)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 2, 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:  San Miguel,
M.

Baltimore Oriole, 1 (M), 10/22/04, Baja CA: El Rosario:  San Miguel, M.

Tricolored Blackbird, 1 (M/Imm), 10/19/04, Baja CA: Nuevo Roasarito:
San Miguel, M.

Bobolink, 1, 10/19/04, Baja CA: Rcho Jesús Maria:  San Miguel, M.

____________________

San Diego County:
____________________

*Eurasian Collared-Dove
Tropical Kingbird
*Black-throated Magpie-Jay
Varied Thrush
*Orange Bishop
*Nutmeg Mannikin
Red Crossbill
White-throated Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Summer Tanager
Bobolink

____________________

San Diego County Reports:
____________________

*Eurasian Collared-Dove, 3, 10/20/04, Borrego Valley, SE-corner, S22 @
Di Giorgio Rd:  Jorgensen, P. & 1, 10/24/04, Tijuana R Vly, tomato
field, Sunset Ave, E-Hollister:  McCaskie, G.

Tropical Kingbird, 1, 10/16/04, 10/17/04 Ft Rosecrans NC, SE loop:
Hunefeld, T. & unnamed birder

*Black-throated Magpie-Jay, 1, 10/23/04, Tijuana R Vly, tomato field,
Sunset Ave, E-Hollister--W-end:  Hunefeld, T.

Varied Thrush, 1, 10/16/04, 10/17/04, 10/21/04, Ft Rosecrans NC,
various areas:  unnamed birder, Hunefeld, T.

Least Bittern, 1, 10/23/04, Lindo Lake Park, Lakeside:  Sadowski, Matt

*Orange Bishop, 1, 10/23/04, Tijuana R Vly, tomato field, Sunset Ave,
E-Hollister--W-end:  Hunefeld, T.

*Nutmeg Mannikin, 4, 10/21/04, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, N-dip area:
Roberts, Jim

Red Crossbill, 1, 10/25/04, Jasper Trail:  Stowe, Mary Beth

White-throated Sparrow, 1 (Ad), 10/22/04, 10/26/04, Cabrillo NM,
W-parking lot and other:  Ginsburg, P. & Adams, Don

Clay-colored Sparrow, 1, 10/19/04, 10/21/04, Tijuana R Vly, tomato
field, Sunset Ave, E-Hollister:  McCaskie, G.

Chestnut-sided Warbler, 1, 10/21/04, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, dip area:
   unnamed birder

Black-throated Blue Warbler, 1 (M), 10/16/04 & 10/21/04, Santee Lakes,
Lake 5, at general store parking lot near gazebo:  Hunefeld, T. &
Pallette, Drew; 1 (M), 10/21/04, Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, N-dip area,
in Ficus:  Matson, Michelle

Grace's Warbler, 1 (M and/or F), 10/17/04, Ft Rosecrans NC, various
areas, Hunefeld, T., unnamed birder, Ginsburg, P. & Smith, Sue

Palm Warbler, 1-4, 10/17/04, 10/18/04,10/23/04, Tijuana R Vly, tomato
field, Sunset Ave, E-Hollister:  Hastings, Marjorie, Sharman, Paul,
Evans, M. & Ft Rosecrans NC, W-side, 1, 0/22/04, 10/24/04:  Ginsburg,
P., Blackman, Tom

Blackpoll Warbler, 1, 10/17/04, Santee Lakes, Lake 5, at general store
parking lot near gazebo:  McCaskie, G.

Black-and-white Warbler, 1 (F/Juv M), 10/24/04, Point Loma residential
area, 3639 Pio Pico Dr:  Hunefeld, T.

Summer Tanager, 1 (F) 10/21/04, 10/23/04, Point Loma residential area,
Catalina @ Garden Streets and vicinity:  Worley, Joe & Smith, Sue

Bobolink, 1, 10/17/04, Tijuana R Vly, tomato field, Sunset Ave,
E-Hollister, Billings, Mark
________________________________________

For directions to many of the locations listed here,
See Thomas Brothers Map Book for San Diego County, or:

See also:  http://www.SoCalAudubon.org/socal/sd-locs.htm

For maps of Baja California, Mexico locations, see:
<http://homepage.mac.com/aves/SW_Border_Birding/PhotoAlbum21.html>

Send reports on California Bird Record Committee
Review Species sightings to:

Guy McCaskie, Secretary
California Bird Records Committee
P.O. Box 275
Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275
mailto:guymcc@...

Send local rarity descriptions to:

Elizabeth Copper, Subregional Field Notes Editor
mailto:ecopper@...


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Hi,

I am looking for Alvaro Jaramillo.  I tried to find his email address off of
postings on the internet, but they are no good.  If he has a website, it must be
choice number 347 on Google.
I just want to ask him an easy icterid question.
Thanks,

Tom

Thomas Geza Miko
653 S. Indian Hill Blvd., #C
Claremont, CA 91711
USA
home (909) 445-1456
cell    (626) 390-1935
work  (323) 226-7855

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Steve and all

Thanks for the note about the CalBirds calendar. It doesn't hurt to have the
information available in several places.

Just a reminder, I keep a calendar of all California CBCs on my website and
mirror the information on the Audubon California website. Compilers continue
to supply their dates as they become available. If anyone has to change
their date as Santa Barbara did, please send a note.
http://natureali.org/cbcs.htm
http://ca.audubon.org/cbcs.htm

Ali

Alison Sheehey
Weldon, CA

Calbirders-

My wife and I will be traveling to the San Diego area and will get to
spend a long weekend birding during the first weekend of November.  We
would really appreciate it if you would bestow upon us some specific
intelligence as to the locations of the following birds during that time
period.  We won't be able to go much farther than 150 or so miles from
San Diego at any one time.  That said, we plan on visiting the Salton
Sea area and the San Jacinto Mountains, as well as some of the hotspots
closer to San Diego itself.

Obviously we will not get all of the following birds.  Just looking for
some advice as to locations and likelihood of as many as possible, as
close as possible to San Diego, during the first week of November.

Mountain Quail
Black Rail
Pacific Golden-Plover
Mountain Plover
Elegant Tern
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Spotted Dove
Western Screech-Owl
Spotted Owl
Williamson's Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Pinyon Jay
California Gnatcatcher
Sage Thrasher
LeConte's Thrasher
Sage Sparrow
McCown's Longspur
Tricolored Blackbird
Lawrence's Goldfinch


Thanks!

Geoff Malosh
Pittsburgh, PA

pomarine@...


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Hi, all!  Birded Mission Gorge, Santee Lakes, and the sewer ponds this
morning; no rarities at Santee (that I could find, anyway; the most interesting
thing there was a Black-throated Gray), but I DID have a SPOTTED DOVE at the
sewer ponds, near the office buildings!  Don't know where HE came  from...

Good birding,

Mary Beth  Stowe
MiriamEagl@...
San Diego, CA
_www.miriameaglemon.com_ (http://www.miriameaglemon.com)




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Hi all

This afternoon along Arnold Rd. on the Oxnard Plain, we had 4 Lapland & at least
2 Chestnut Collared Longspurs. They were on the right side of the road, past the
barn at the far west (?) end of the field. They were very cooperative, staying
near only the 2nd & 3rd pipe from the road. At one point, there were 5 in scope
view at once! One of the Laplands is a very bright & pretty bird.

Lori Conrad
Hermosa Beach, CA

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This morning in the same location, in addition to these birds, two McCown's
Longspurs and a Red-throated Pipit were present on the sod field that is
furthest south on the west side of Arnold.

I also received a report of another Red-throated Pipit in the cabbage field
on Laguna Road across from the Tams.


At 09:45 PM 2004-10-30 -0700, Lori Conrad wrote:
>This afternoon along Arnold Rd. on the Oxnard Plain, we had 4 Lapland & at
>least 2 Chestnut Collared Longspurs. They were on the right side of the
>road, past the barn at the far west (?) end of the field. They were very
>cooperative, staying near only the 2nd & 3rd pipe from the road. At one
>point, there were 5 in scope view at once! One of the Laplands is a very
>bright & pretty bird.

Good birding,

Steve Sosensky, SoCA Bird Guides            www.sosensky.com/guides/
          <mailto:steve@...>  for general use
          <mailto:mobile@...> rare birds and emergencies only
Toluca Lake, CA 91602       818-508-4946     34.15645 N, 118.36715 W
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