Birders:



I greatly appreciate the efforts of those who have been sending me
sightings of Brotogeris parakeets in California (all reports so far this
year have been of Yellow-chevroneds, with no White-wingeds).  I already
have 37 sightings in the 2005 database from January alone.  In another
month or so I'll post a summary of the sightings I've received to date.



Surprisingly, I've received no reports from outside of Los Angeles
County, except for a single report from San Francisco.  I've also
received no reports from the southern part of Los Angeles County (and
adjacent Orange County), where populations were apparently thriving
earlier.  Assuming that an occasional reminder might result in more
thorough reporting, I once again ask for reports of all sightings of
Yellow-chevroned and White-winged Parakeets in California during 2005.



An outline of the data I'm requesting is repeated below.  Please forward
this to relevant local listserves (e.g. in Orange County).



Thanks,



Kimball



Kimball L. Garrett

Ornithology Collections Manager

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

900 Exposition Blvd.

Los Angeles CA 90007

(213) 763-3368

(213) 746-2999 FAX

kgarrett@...





During the calendar year 2005, please e-mail me sightings of
Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (and of White-winged Parakeets if you run
across any) in the following format:



YOUR NAME/CONTACT INFO [presumably in e-mail signature]

SPECIES: Yellow-chevroned Parakeet [or....]

DATE:

TIME OF DAY:

EXACT LOCATION [be specific - street intersection or address, park name,
etc.]

NUMBER OF BIRDS IN FLOCK:

FLYING? DIRECTION?

FEEDING? [TREE SPECIES? FOOD TYPE?]

NESTING? [give details]

OTHER BEHAVIOR:

ANY OTHER NOTES OF INTEREST:

DOCUMENTATION [If you can obtain photos, feel free to send them]



Please DO NOT e-mail me directly with routine sightings of other parrots

- you can continue reporting them through the California Parrot Project
web site:

http://natureali.org/parrot_project/Parrot_Project.html





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Two California Condors were in the tallest pine trees at the east
edge of the parking lot of the restaurant/lodge office of Pfeiffer
Big Sur State Park on Monday morning at sunrise.  The ranger told me
that this is the first time in several months they've been seen in
the lodge area.

Terry Hunefeld
San Diego, CA

I'm hearing from the Gulf of the Farallons BeachWatch folks that they
have found a few dead HORNED PUFFINS lately.  One was Dec 20 at
Limantour (Pt Reyes), and two this past weekend (one at Pt Reyes, and
I'm not sure about the other, but it would have to be somewhere in
the vicinity).  One of the birds this weekend was oiled.  I suppose
there could be some live ones near shore.

Dead Horned Puffins were found in small numbers in Oregon in
January.

I don't know about the ages of the birds.  Last year, when tens of
thousands of Fulmars washed up from San Diego to Washington, 99% (in
one very large sample from Monterey Bay) were juveniles.

all for now,

Steve Hampton
Davis, CA

This morning, Brian Cariss, Elias Elias, Chet Ogan, and I saw the Blue Jay that
has been on private property on Stover Road for the past month or so.  To
arrange a viewing(apparently, NO ONE has been skunked yet), call Tom or Cathy
Heins at 707-668-5974 between 1000 and 1930.

Ken Burton
Arcata


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Steve and all,

The following was posted to the East Bay Birds listserv on Jan 27th:

"I work at Lindsay Wildlife Museum, a friend of mine thought that the people
on this list might be interested to know that a Horned Puffin came into our
wildlife hospital about 2 weeks ago. I don't know very much about it, it was
left in the night box at animal control. The bird seemed to be healthy and
was transfered to a facility in Solono county that handles sea birds. It
came in during the storms we had so maybe was blown of course? We don't
know.

-Jackie Vaughan"


Interesting.....eh?

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           Steve Abbott
          Placerville, CA
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From: tertial [mailto:shampton@...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 9:42 AM
To: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CALBIRDS] Horned Puffins washing up off northern Calif



I'm hearing from the Gulf of the Farallons BeachWatch folks that they
have found a few dead HORNED PUFFINS lately.  One was Dec 20 at
Limantour (Pt Reyes), and two this past weekend (one at Pt Reyes, and
I'm not sure about the other, but it would have to be somewhere in
the vicinity).  One of the birds this weekend was oiled.  I suppose
there could be some live ones near shore.

Dead Horned Puffins were found in small numbers in Oregon in
January.

I don't know about the ages of the birds.  Last year, when tens of
thousands of Fulmars washed up from San Diego to Washington, 99% (in
one very large sample from Monterey Bay) were juveniles.

all for now,

Steve Hampton
Davis, CA






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Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 17:28
To: calbirds
Subject: [CALBIRDS] continuing Blue Jay (Humboldt Co.)


This morning, Brian Cariss, Elias Elias, Chet Ogan, and I saw the Blue Jay that
has been on private property on Stover Road for the past month or so.  To
arrange a viewing(apparently, NO ONE has been skunked yet), call Tom or Cathy
Heins at 707-668-5974 between 1000 and 1930.

Ken Burton
Arcata


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California Birders:



The California Bird Records Committee held its annual meeting in
Camarillo 28-29 January 2005.  Below I summarize some of the results of
that meeting:



The 3-year terms of Mike San Miguel, Mike Rogers, and Luke Cole (CBRC
Chair) have expired.  They are replaced on the Committee by Kimball
Garrett, Joseph Morlan, and Dan Singer.  Matt Heindel was elected to
replace Luke Cole as CBRC Chair, and Dan Singer was elected as
Vice-Chair.  The remaining current CBRC members are: Jon Dunn, Marshall
Iliff, Peter Pyle, Todd McGrath, Kristie Nelson, and John Sterling.  Guy
McCaskie continues as CBRC Secretary.



Records for two species which were potential additions to the California
list were brought to the meeting for further discussion, after tentative
acceptance during circulation.  Following discussions at the Committee
meeting, the following species are now added to the California state
bird list:

Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway):  Several records from 2001 to 2004
from the following counties have now been accepted: Los Angeles,
Ventura, Santa Barbara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Riverside and Inyo.  There
are additional records, previously non-accepted because of concerns
about natural occurrence, which may receive further review, so it is
premature at this point to summarize the accepted records of this
species in California.  Because of its elevation to the regular state
list (placed before American Kestrel on this list), the Crested Caracara
is removed from the Supplemental List.

Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis): A record from Bolinas,
Marin Co. 9-31 Dec 2002 has now been accepted, and this species is
placed on the state list before Eurasian Collared-Dove.

These two additions bring the California list to 628 species.



One change was made to the Review List:  Painted Bunting has been
removed.  As always, please continue to provide complete documentation
for records of this species (and all rarities) to County Sub-Regional
Editors for North American Birds.



The Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo), not accepted to the main list
because of concerns about natural occurrence, has been added to the
Supplemental List.  This list includes species for which there are
documented records for the state in which the correct identification has
been accepted, and for which the Committee believes (through a vote at
an annual meeting) that there is a good chance of natural occurrence,
even though no record gained enough support (eight votes) to be
accepted.



The CBRC thanks Linnea Hall and the other staff members and volunteers
of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology for hosting CBRC
meeting, for splendidly archiving the CBRC files, and for generally
going out of their way to be helpful at every turn.  We also thank
Walter and Morgan Wehtje for graciously hosting the Friday evening
portion of the meeting.



Many other issues were discussed during the CBRC meeting.  In
particular, a discussion of issues raised by the increasing submission
of digital photos took place; some guidance from the Committee on this
issue will follow in another posting.



Kimball Garrett

California Bird Records Committee





Kimball L. Garrett

Ornithology Collections Manager

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

900 Exposition Blvd.

Los Angeles CA 90007

(213) 763-3368

(213) 746-2999 FAX

kgarrett@...





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Hi Calbirders,

I will be coming into San Diego for the big Nature Festival this next week and
had a few last minute RFI for y'all.

Am planning on flying in mid-day 7 Feb, and heading straight toward Salton Sea.
En route to and from I was considering stopping off at some of the Laguna
Mountain areas listed in my older ABA guide. I was wondering if anyone out there
can comment on accessibility of these areas at this time of year. In particular
I'm interested in locating White-headed Woodpeckers and Mountain Quail here. Any
suggestions here would be greatly appreciated. I half expect to hear the areas
are snowed in and not accessible.

My other thought for a spot to hit en route, is Anza-Borrego Desert. My primary
target here would be LeConte's Thrasher, but any suggestions on must see spots,
and/or any recent locations for this species in that area would be huge. I will
stay in Calipatria and the following morning will be looking especially for
Ruddy Ground Doves and Yellow-footed Gulls. I know the "typical" spots to look
for both, but would love to hear anything recent from the field including, "how
to", "when to" tips, etc. Do the doves arrive early at the Calipatria spot? My
thought was to go over there first since I'll be staying within a couple miles,
but if they don't show up until later in the day maybe I'll make my way toward a
spot to find the Gulls plus whatever else I run into along the way. Lord knows
you can't go wrong birding the Salton Sea!

Back toward San Diego I have a number of easy target birds, and some others that
are more difficult. The list is as follows:

Black-vented Shearwater - any being seen from shore around Pt Loma, etc.?

Mountain Quail - assume the Laguna Mt. area is closest, it's the wrong season,
and the areas may be snowed in, but you have to ask... didn't want to come home
and hear how one has been visiting a feeder somewhere in the desert or
something! ;)

Thayer's Gull - haven't seen one in years, was curious if there were any about.
I hated gulls when I saw my last one near a couple decades ago, now that I
appreciate the subtleties involved would love time to study one at length.

Nuttall's Woodpecker - should be a slam dunk somewhere nearby, anyone have a
good suggestion?

White-headed Woodpecker - a bird of a different feather obviously, any one have
any ideas?....

Le Conte's Thrasher - was thinking Anza Borrego would be a best bet, as
mentioned above if anyone has any other more specific or current info here, or
know of any other spots to check near the Salton Sea, that would be good.

Wrentit - should be a slam dunk again somewhere nearby, who has a no miss spot?

Oak Titmouse - again should be an easy pick out that way somewhere...

Hermit Warbler - another long shot but I know there are ocassional records here
and there throughout the winter in coastal CA

Lawrence's Goldfinch - anyone seen any recently?....

The only other bird on my list of wants that might be possible is Cassin's
Vireo. Am I right in remebering there can be occassional winter records for this
bird from time to time? If yes and someone knows of a wintering bird, I'd love
to know about it.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you may give.

Sincerely,

Jeff Bouton
Leica Sport Optics
Port Charlotte, FL
jbouton2@...

PS - if some of you are thinking isn't this the same dummy we gave advice to in
October near Irvine?!?... Well guilty as charged, I didn't get away from the
event to do any birding at all that time, so before you go thinking, 'why should
I waste my time helping this dork if he isn't going to find the birds
anyway?!?....' Please give me another chance, I'll do better this time honest!
;)

PPS - for the benefit of anyone heading to FL this winter there are now 4
individual Western Spindalis being seen in the state, not as exciting as the TX
rarity bonanza perhaps, but good news if you're going to be in the neighborhood
anyway.




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Nice day for a tour.  Six bitterns, unknown uncountable mallards,
buffleheads, pintails, shovelers, cinnamon teal, coots and what
appeared to be a few canvasbacks.  A hundred or so night herons,
glowering like Nixon impersonators, black shouldered kites, red
shouldered and redtailled hawks, kestrels,  GB herons, pipits,
meadowlarks, RW blackbirds, a small mob of crows, a pile of
starlings, a dozen or so pelicans, marsh wrens, an errant robin or
two, one lesser yellowleg(s), three black phoebes, one says phoebe,
three northern harriers,  one cock pheasant, pied billed grebes,
northern shrike, bountiful butterbutts, one LOUD ruby crowned
kinglet, mockingbird, mourning doves.  And one ruffled grouch.

Al Knoll Sacramento (Davis suburb)

Despite an all day vigil at North Lake by several birders, we dipped on the
Stockton Common Black-Hawk yesterday (Saturday).  The explanation that was
offered to me as to why this bird may be again hard to see is that the water
level of North Lake is back to its high level after having been lowered
these last couple of weeks to allow for maintenance.  The lower water level
exposed lake bottom creatures making North Lake attractive for this Common
Black-Hawk.
I also heard conflicting stories about future lake water level lowering.
One person claimed that there's a rotation schedule so that next winter
another nearby lake's water level will be temporarily lowered.  Another
recent resident was under the impression that every winter the water level
of North Lake gets temporarily lowered.
If this bird returns for another winter, there may yet be hope for those of
us who haven't seen it.
--
Paul Keller, SBA Vandenberg Village

We are now seeking qualified volunteers for the 2005 Statewide
Tricolored Blackbird Survey.  Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the Central Valley Bird Club, the survey will be
conducted over two three-day periods this year so that as many
nesting colonies as possible can be documented.  The southern two-
thirds of the state will be suveyed April 22-24.  A second survey
covering the entire state will be conducted June 3-5.  Please mark
these dates on your calendar.   More details will be posted soon.  In
the meantime, feel free to contact me (EdsonL@... or 916-414-
5813) for more information.

Leo Edson
Coordinator, 2005 Tricolored Blackbird Survey
Sacramento, CA

It was a dark and stormy superbowl sunday in Love Valley, 3 miles
west of Lake Henshaw.  At 3900 feet elevation we were in the clouds
when 15 birders arrived at 8:30 a.m. at the property of our host
Jerry Lapetsky.  He greeted us with a smile and showed us the
boundaries of his acreage as Red-winged Blackbirds scolded.

The rain began almost immediately.  The temperature: 42 degrees and
falling.  The live oaks were full of Acorn Woodpeckers, White-
breasted Nuthatches, house finches, lesser goldfinches and juncos.
During the first hour, a male White-headed Woodpecker and two
Lewis's Woodpeckers were found.

The sky darkened at about 10 a.m. and it rained harder, at times
coming horizontal.  Reminded me of 10 days I spent on the moors of
Scotland in February, 1990 searching for old castle ruins and
standing stone circles.  It was hard to see anything through the
fog/clouds and our dripping wet, fogged-up binoculars.

By now, we were all totally soaked.  We continued to slog up and
down the hills through the wind and rain, shoes and socks squishing,
straining to hear the calls of the Pinyon Jay.  Then there were only
11 of us… then 7 (Mark Billings, Michelle Mattson, Barb Carlson,
Drew and Pam Pallette, Jim Beckman and me) as the rain came even
harder.

Finally, at 10:30 a.m., we bid our host goodbye and made our way to
the cars when Mark came running up from the valley.  He had heard
their raucous calls, then saw the Pinyon Jays fly back down valley.
It took us an hour to relocate a group of 15 of them in a live oak,
eating acorns.  They were pretty quiet, their presence only revealed
by an occasional call.  We got good looks through the fog and rain
as they remained, hopping through the live oak, snacking on acorns
20 minutes later as finally we departed.

Mark, Barb, Michelle and I felt that since we were already soaking
wet we may as well try for the American Dipper.  So we headed for
Doane Pond at the top of Mount Palomar.  The fog/clouds were thicker
than ever at 12:30.  Temperature 34 degrees at a mile elevation.

The rain continued as we put our wet jackets and shoes back on and
checked the pond, guarded by a lone kingfisher.  The water flowing
from the pond was high and rushing, with many small rapids and falls
downstream. We headed downhill along the creek, stopping at likely
dipper locations.

The rained had just turned to sleet when Mark, a bit ahead, flushed
a dipper.  It flew downstream.  We crept quietly forward and refound
it 10 minutes later, bobbing on a rock.  The sleet turned back into
rain. The dipper disappeared into the fog.

Our day was complete.  We slogged back to Doane Pond and the car,
wet yet happy, at 3:30 p.m.

Terry Hunefeld, Leucadia

The Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow put in a couple of appearances this
morning at Arrowhead Marsh.  It was at the right end of the triangular
island at 8:30 a.m. for about 5 minutes, then appeared at the far left end
of the island a bit after 9:00.
Also at Arrowhead: Two "Eurasian" Green-winged Teal were at the first pond
after turning onto Swan Way, as was an odd wigeon, perhaps American X
Eurasian.

The very weird "punk" hybrid Hooded Merganser X something-or-other was at
Merritt Lake just east of the outlet.  Try as I  might, I could not locate
any Tufted Ducks among the multitude of scaup at the other end.  But it sure
was a beautiful day to walk around the lake.

I've posted some photos of the sparrow, hybrid Merganser, and some
Goldeneyes and Canvasbacks from today's walk on my website at
http://meyersm.home.mindspring.com/Oakland/Oakland.html

Martin

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CalBirders,
Many of you have been enjoying the Northern Hawk-Owl in Bend, OR, over the
last few days. We are thrilled to have it in the neighborhood and equally
pleased to see smiling faces on all the visiting birders. In our ongoing
efforts to gather data supporting birding tourism in the state, I would like
to ask all of you a favor:

If you travel (or have traveled) over 50 miles (one-way) to see the Northern
Hawk-Owl in Bend, please send me the following:

Date of visit
Number of birders
Miles traveled (one-way)
Place of origin of this trip
Approx. total $$ spent on this trip, RT from your home

If you make multiple trips, please send the info separately as different
visits.

Thank you!
Steve Shunk
--
Stephen Shunk
Community Solutions
Sisters, Oregon

* Rural Community Development
* Nature-based Tourism
* Wildlife Conservation

541-549-8826 (home)
541-408-1753 (cell)
541-549-8937 (fax)

VISIT THE OREGON CASCADES BIRDING TRAIL
http://www.oregonbirdingtrails.org/

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Hi all,
I've been asked to forward the following regarding the Oregon
Hawk-Owl.
Bruce Deuel

Hi Bruce,
Thanks for passing this along.
Steve
-----------------------------------------------
Calbirders,
I have been asked for directions to the NORTHERN HAWK-OWL currently
being
seen in SE Bend, OR. These are below. There are direct flights from SFO
into
RDM (Redmond airport) on United Express. The drive from Oakland takes
about
8 hours with gas and quick food stops. For more info on the bird, check
OBOL
at http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/OBOL.html. If you get lost
or
need more local details, call Diane and Peter at one of the two
numbers
below.

This gorgeous bird has been seen well and daily by many birders for
almost a
week, but it may have been in the neighborhood for up to a month. The
bird
hangs out between the street (it has been photographed on the street
sign
described below) and the burned forest to the east. It has been seen at
all
times of day, and there are usually birders parked alongside the road
in
appropriate spots.

If you come up, please respond to my earlier posting about your travel
details and expenses for our birding economics files. If you didn't
save the
posting, let me know.
Thanks!
Steve Shunk

FROM S HWY 97 (KLAMATH FALLS/WEED)
Exit Hwy 97 at Knott Rd., S of Bend proper. Turn R (east) on Knott and
take
it a few miles until it bends to the N. Turn R (east) onto Rickard Rd,
just
before the landfill.

FROM REDMOND AIRPORT
Take Hwy 97 South, through most of Bend, to Reed Market Rd. Exit and
turn L
(east) onto Reed Market. Take Reed Market a few miles until it ends at
27th
Street. Turn R (south) on 27th, which later changes to Knott Rd and
goes
past the landfill. Just past the landfill turn L (east) onto Rickard
Rd.

FROM RICKARD/KNOTT ROADS JUNCTION ABOVE
Follow Rickard Road for 1.8 miles and turn Right on Billadeau Road.
After 1
mile there will be a stop sign. Go straight. The road changes its name
to
Horse Butte Rd. Follow this for 0.9 miles, turn left on Sweetgrass
Drive.
After 0.3 miles turn Right on Calgary. Stay on Calgary for 1.4 miles
and
turn left on Calgary LP.  Drive 0.7 miles to the intersection of
Calgary LP
and Jasper. This is the intersection where the bird has been seen most
often.

The owl is in a residential neighborhood, so please be very mindful of
parking, walking onto private property, etc. Some of the neighbors are
very
obliging, but others are not.

If you would like more information call 541-382-6728, or 541-419-2148.
happy birding,
Diane Kook and Peter Low

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Stephen Shunk
Paradise Birding: Tours for Bird Lovers
http://www.paradisebirding.com

541-549-8826 (home)
541-408-1753 (cell)
541-549-8937 (fax)

VISIT THE OREGON CASCADES BIRDING TRAIL
http://www.oregonbirdingtrails.org/

Birders

    Sorry for the cross-posting to those of you on all three of these lists.
Well, we have not seen the Slaty-backed Gulls for some time now, but they
could be there still. The gull flock in Half Moon Bay, CA numbers into the
many thousands, it is impossible to see them all and there is much daily
turnover. Well, as we have been carefully scrutinizing the gulls there we
have noted birds that fit our idea of what Vega Gulls (Asian member of the
Herring Gull complex) look like. Several birders including Ryan Terrill,
Steve Howell and myself had a quick look at a first cycle Vega Gull on Jan
30. Dan Singer photographed a good candidate (the same bird?) on Feb 2, and
today I saw what appears to be the same bird that Dan saw. The
identification of these birds is tentative, as they are gulls, and ID
criteria are still in their infancy. However, I think a very strong case can
be made for this bird (or birds if more than one is out there) being a Vega
Gull. Those of you still looking for Slaty-backed Gull should be on the
lookout for these Vega type birds as well. The genetic data suggests they
are not closely related to our smithsonianus Herring Gull. The AOU may end
up splitting this species from our Herring Gull, an action that has already
been taken by the Clements list as I understand.

Also, last winter I saw and photographed another which I also think is a
Vega Gull. Both birds can be seen here:

http://www.birdsofchile.com/vega.htm

Comments welcome. These pages are still under construction, I will
eventually replace the Birds of Chile header with something more
appropriate.

Cheers

Al

Alvaro Jaramillo
chucao@...
Half Moon Bay, CA

Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide
http://www.fieldguides.com/home.htm

Calbirders,
I have been asked for directions to the NORTHERN HAWK-OWL currently being
seen in SE Bend, OR. These are below. There are direct flights from SFO into
RDM (Redmond airport) on United Express. The drive from Oakland takes about
8 hours with gas and quick food stops. For more info on the bird, check OBOL
at http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/OBOL.html. If you get lost or
need more local details, call Diane and Peter at one of the two numbers
below.

This gorgeous bird has been seen well and daily by many birders for almost a
week, but it may have been in the neighborhood for up to a month. The bird
hangs out between the street (it has been photographed on the street sign
described below) and the burned forest to the east. It has been seen at all
times of day, and there are usually birders parked alongside the road in
appropriate spots.

If you come up, please respond to my earlier posting about your travel
details and expenses for our birding economics files. If you didn't save the
posting, let me know.
Thanks!
Steve Shunk

FROM S HWY 97 (KLAMATH FALLS/WEED)
Exit Hwy 97 at Knott Rd., S of Bend proper. Turn R (east) on Knott and take
it a few miles until it bends to the N. Turn R (east) onto Rickard Rd, just
before the landfill.

FROM REDMOND AIRPORT
Take Hwy 97 South, through most of Bend, to Reed Market Rd. Exit and turn L
(east) onto Reed Market. Take Reed Market a few miles until it ends at 27th
Street. Turn R (south) on 27th, which later changes to Knott Rd and goes
past the landfill. Just past the landfill turn L (east) onto Rickard Rd.

FROM RICKARD/KNOTT ROADS JUNCTION ABOVE
Follow Rickard Road for 1.8 miles and turn Right on Billadeau Road. After 1
mile there will be a stop sign. Go straight. The road changes its name to
Horse Butte Rd. Follow this for 0.9 miles, turn left on Sweetgrass Drive.
After 0.3 miles turn Right on Calgary. Stay on Calgary for 1.4 miles and
turn left on Calgary LP.  Drive 0.7 miles to the intersection of Calgary LP
and Jasper. This is the intersection where the bird has been seen most
often.

The owl is in a residential neighborhood, so please be very mindful of
parking, walking onto private property, etc. Some of the neighbors are very
obliging, but others are not.

If you would like more information call 541-382-6728, or 541-419-2148.
happy birding,
Diane Kook and Peter Low

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Stephen Shunk
Paradise Birding: Tours for Bird Lovers
http://www.paradisebirding.com

541-549-8826 (home)
541-408-1753 (cell)
541-549-8937 (fax)

VISIT THE OREGON CASCADES BIRDING TRAIL
http://www.oregonbirdingtrails.org/

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A first Lassen County record of Gyrfalcon was seen today. It is a
gray phase bird. It was located on Mapes Road 1/2 mile east of the
entrance to the Dakin Unit of the Honey Lake Wildlife Area. It was in
a large tree across the road from the haylot.

Brad Stovall

I observed the same (likely) bird as previously reported by Brad
Stovall at about 10:30 AM, Monday, February 7 approximately 2.5 miles
northeast of Brad's reported location. This bird (one impressive dark
above/light below, large falcon)was between the 2 most distant
parking lots on the Fleming Unit of Honey Lake Wildlife Area and flew
towards where Brad saw it a few hours later.

However, a 2 hour search this morning by myself and another birder at
the same two Monday locations did not turn up the bird. If it is
observed again, it will be reported at Calbirds.

Visitors to the Dakin and/or Fleming Units of Honey Lake Wildlife
Area are asked to please fill out a visitor report card before
entering the area(s).

Frank Hall
Associate Wildlife Biologist
California Depat. of Fish and Game

Calbirders,
Sorry for more Oregon birding info, but this is a much-requested
informational post for California birders.

A number of you have contacted me for details on the NORTHEN HAWK-OWL, and
some have expressed interest in a large flock of accessible GRAY-CROWNED
ROSY-FINCHES in the area. The flock was last seen Sunday at Smith Rocks
State Park, a few miles north and east of Redmond. The park is probably 45
minutes N of the Hawk-Owl spot; it's well signed and on most maps. Details
on the birds are below.

I've also attached the e-mail addresses of my fellow board members at the
East Cascades Bird Conservancy. I am leaving town tomorrow, but these folks
can help you with details on other birds in the area. A few of the winter
birds being seen right now include: BLUE JAY, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (lots),
TRUMPETER SWAN, and NORTHERN SHRIKE. Check this link for details on some of
these: http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/OBOL.html.

If you do come to see the owl, I would appreciate you sending me the travel
info I requested earlier. This includes: date, # of birders, total $$ spent
on the trip, and place of origin.

Thanks, and good luck!
Steve Shunk
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>> From: obol-request@...
>> Reply-To: obol@...
>> Date: Mon,  7 Feb 2005 12:00:07 -0800 (PST)
>> To: obol@...
>> Subject: obol Digest, Vol 16, Issue 7
>>
>> We then went to Smith Rocks where we were entertained by the flock of 75 +/-
>> GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCHES that I had seen back in December.  These birds came
>> very close-4-5 feet.  Just go to the main parking area and hike across the
>> bridge and then hike downstream toward the Asterisk Pass.  I have found the
>> birds both times along the climbing wall.  They also came down to drink en
>> masse along the Crooked River-what a sight.
>>
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Stephen Shunk
Paradise Birding: Tours for Bird Lovers
http://www.paradisebirding.com

541-549-8826 (home)
541-408-1753 (cell)
541-549-8937 (fax)

VISIT THE OREGON CASCADES BIRDING TRAIL
http://www.oregonbirdingtrails.org/

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There are still spaces available for the spring 2005 5-day pelagic
trip aboard the "Searcher" out of San Diego on April 13-17, 2005.
This multi-day trip is scheduled to visit the southern California
offshore shelves and seamounts that are difficult to reach on single
day trips. Special efforts will be made to find Pterodroma petrels,
albatrosses, and tropicbirds, but a good variety of regular pelagic
birds will also be encountered. We will travel north from San Diego
and arrive in the Santa Barbara Channel the following morning. From
there, we continue northwest until reaching the southern end of
Arguello Canyon where we turn down-swell to the Rodriguez Seamount,
San Juan Seamount, and points along and past the continental shelf.
The exact itinerary will vary based on the leaders' and captain's
judgments about bird abundance and weather conditions.

Originally conceived in 2003 to maximize the chances of finding
Murphy's Petrels in Southern California waters, on our maiden voyage
in April of 2003 we located 66. Unfortunately, Murphy's was a no show
in 2004 for the whole West Coast, so we had to settle for Cook's
Petrel and Red-billed Tropicbird. Other possibilities include
Stejneger's Petrel, Mottled Petrel. Dark-rumped Petrel, Bulwer's
Petrel (1 in September 2003) and Red-tailed Tropicbird (1 in September
2003). Complete species list for 2003 and 2004, charts showing trip
routes, and passenger comments can be found at
http://bajawhale.com/birdingtrips.html .

The "Searcher" is a 95' vessel with excellent visibility from the main
and upper decks, comfortable sleeping accommodations, hot showers, and
a full galley, which is more than glad to accommodate any special
dietary requirement.

Although the primary focus will be on finding birds, a variety of
marine mammals may also be encountered. Species observed in 2003
included Blue Whale, Fin Whale, Humpback Whale, Sperm Whale, Baird's
Beaked Whale, Orca, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Long-beaked Common
Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Northern
Right-whale Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, Northern Elephant Seal, Harbor
Seal, California Sea Lion, and Guadalupe Fur Seal.

Trip leaders for April will be Don DesJardin, Walter Wehtje, and Phil
Unit of the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Date of 2005 trip: Wednesday, April, 13-Sunday, April, 17. Departure
is at noon the 13th and return at 8:00am the 17th.
Cost: $750 (includes all food and beverages, excludes crew gratuity).

**NOTE** The February issue of "Birding" will carry an article by
Walter Wehtje entitled "Going Out Deep in Southern California. This
article provides background on the history of deepwater pelagics out
of Southern California and the reasons why Walter and I decided
multi-day trips were the only way to maximize the chances of observing
some of the rarer and scarce deep water pelagics in Southern California.

For more information on this and future trips, feel free to contact me
directly, or:

Searcher Natural History Tours
2838 Garrison Street
San Diego, California 92106 USA
Phone: (619) 226-2403
Fax: (619) 226-1332
http://bajawhale.com/birdingtrips.html

Birders

   To make matters more interesting, a bird observed yesterday in Half Moon
Bay, San Mateo, could be a first cycle Slaty-backed Gull. The identification
of this age class is very problematic, particularly due to the great
variation in Slaty-backed at this age. However, this bird was structurally
unique (versus Westerns, Glaucous-wings and Herrings) and had features that
suggest Slaty-backed. I would appreciate comments, yes negative ones even,
on the tentative identification, particularly from those seeing Western
Gulls in their home patch.

http://www.birdsofchile.com/sbgu.htm

Don't let the birds of Chile header confuse you... I need to make a new one
for these ID pages!

Cheers

Al

Alvaro Jaramillo
chucao@...
Half Moon Bay, CA

Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide
http://www.fieldguides.com/home.htm

Hi all,

I'm going to be making my second ever visit to San Francisco / Redwood Shores
from the UK in a couple of weeks time and was wondering what I should be looking
out for and where at this time of year. Please bear in mind I will be relying on
public transport for any visits and I'm not necessarilly after US rarities - an
ordinary Brewers Blackbird will be relatively new to me whereas Wigeons and
Tufted Ducks I can see any time I want over here.

So far I'm considering Shoreline at Mountain View towards the south of the Bay,
Fort Funston / Lake Merced, the Cliff House area and Golden Gate park as being
likely spots, based mostly on the SF specialities page at towhee.net. Are these
reasonable targets or should I be considering others.

Malcolm Wright
Coventry, UK.
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Malcolm & Calbirders:

The San Francisco Field Ornithologists website -- www.sffo.org -- has
good info on where to bird in the City of San Francisco.

Luke

Luke Cole

Director
Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
450 Geary Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA  94102
415-346-4179 x2   +   fax 415-346-8723
luke@...


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Hi all,

I'm going to be making my second ever visit to San Francisco / Redwood
Shores from the UK in a couple of weeks time and was wondering what I
should be looking out for and where at this time of year. Please bear in
mind I will be relying on public transport for any visits and I'm not
necessarilly after US rarities - an ordinary Brewers Blackbird will be
relatively new to me whereas Wigeons and Tufted Ducks I can see any time
I want over here.

So far I'm considering Shoreline at Mountain View towards the south of
the Bay, Fort Funston / Lake Merced, the Cliff House area and Golden
Gate park as being likely spots, based mostly on the SF specialities
page at towhee.net. Are these reasonable targets or should I be
considering others.

Malcolm Wright
Coventry, UK.
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I looked for Sharp-tailed Sparrow along Seacoast Dr. Tuesday morning during
the high tide.  I was unable to find any.

Don Adams
San Diego, CA
DKAdams@...

Hello All--
     Feb. 9 a group of us from Fresno Audubon found part of the mountain plover
flock that has been seen reliably recently in Panoche Valley, and were able to
see that one of the birds had a color band on its right leg. I've reported the
band on the Patuxent website, but understand that banders also appreciate direct
reports. Can anyone tell me who is banding mountain plovers and how to contact
them? Thanks!


Bev Brock
bevbrock@...
Sanger, Fresno County, CA

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Beverly,

If you reported it to Patuxent, Mary Gustafson will forward to the
banders and perhaps let you know who they are.

Les
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On Feb 10, 2005, at 11:15 AM, Beverly Brock wrote:

> Hello All--
>     Feb. 9 a group of us from Fresno Audubon found part of the
> mountain plover flock that has been seen reliably recently in Panoche
> Valley, and were able to see that one of the birds had a color band on
> its right leg. I've reported the band on the Patuxent website, but
> understand that banders also appreciate direct reports. Can anyone
> tell me who is banding mountain plovers and how to contact them?
> Thanks!
>
>
> Bev Brock
> bevbrock@...
> Sanger, Fresno County, CA

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Tuesday I was at the waterski-catfish ponds north of Davis where the Red-Necked
Grebe was actively fishing and preening on the south side of the eastern pond,
then it paddled to the north/near side of the pond where I had a fantastic view
despite the bright lighting.  While the Grebe was at the near edge of the pond a
Sora flew from the cattails on the island to the cattails on the north/near edge
and foraged in full view at the water's edge for nearly a half-hour.

I apologize for the late posting but I had to first sign up for the list, so
greetings to all.

Jon Katz
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Hi, all!

I've posted a photo taken by a friend of a friend that was taken in Los
Angeles (he didn't have a date), who was unsure of its ID.  Looks like a 
Cooper's
to me, but if those are golf balls he's standing on, then he's awfully  tiny!
  John would be interested in your views, so if you reply, please hit  "reply
all" in your response; thanks.  The photo is on the Calbirds Yahoo  site under
Raptors.

Take care,

Mary Beth  Stowe
San Diego, CA
MiriamEagl@...
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skinny legs, no contrast between crown and the rest of the upperparts,
narrow white tip to tail, I'd say Sharp-shin.
Cheers,
Bruce Deuel
Redding

>>> <MiriamEagl@...> 02/11/05 7:53 AM >>>

Hi, all!

I've posted a photo taken by a friend of a friend that was taken in Los

Angeles (he didn't have a date), who was unsure of its ID.  Looks like
a  Cooper's
to me, but if those are golf balls he's standing on, then he's awfully
tiny!
  John would be interested in your views, so if you reply, please hit
"reply
all" in your response; thanks.  The photo is on the Calbirds Yahoo
site under
Raptors.

Take care,

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




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