Looking at Corvid populations on the Christmas Count is one possible "pulse" as to the populations in California. However, this last count might be skewed by...
Hawk counters (Hal Cohen and others) have tallied over 1200 Common Ravens coming to an evening roost on Borrego Valley Road, Borrego Springs, Ca., on one...
Greetings Calbirders, I am doing some writing about Ravens and am interested in hearing stories or anecdotes pertaining to Common Ravens doing uncommon things ...
Roger Wolfe
rogwolfe@...
Apr 1, 2005 11:31 pm
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Preparations are underway for the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Western Field Ornithologists (WFO). We'll be meeting in Santa Maria, California, September 28th...
"Going Out Deep in Southern California" is now a reality, and has been for the last two years aboard the 95' Searcher, based in San Diego. There are still a...
Birders, The May 7 pelagic trip sponsored by the Los Angeles Audubon Society still has spaces available that must be filled soon if the trip is to continue. If...
Hi, I am building a life list of North American birds and plan to visit California this year for just under two weeks. I am looking for two or three...
The Santa Cruz Bird Club is pleased to announce that a comprehensive birding site guide for Santa Cruz County is now online at: www.santacruzbirdingguide.org ...
dsuddjian@...
Apr 5, 2005 12:27 am
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Looks like there is a glitch in the links that lead to the sites. Sorry. I'll post again when it looks like it has been straightened out. David Suddjian ...
dsuddjian@...
Apr 5, 2005 12:42 am
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If you have never seen the grand spectacle of California Condors in flight, now would be a good time to venture down (or up, depending) to Pinnacles National...
G'Day, Seabirders, Recently back from "down under" on the Great Barrier Reef and I'm ready for some California seabirding! Shearwater Journeys has two spring...
It looks like the technical glitch has been solved. On behalf of the Santa Cruz Bird Club I'm pleased to announce that a comprehensive birding site guide for...
dsuddjian@...
Apr 6, 2005 8:17 pm
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Hi, I just joined this group, and I couldn't find anything in the archives that answered my question. Please forgive the lack of technical terms in my message...
Many birds other than hummingbirds drink from hummingbird feeders. I have seen Yellow-rumped Warblers and House Finches do it. Orioles are one of the most...
Hello, Ken. Welcome. I'd guess that you have spotted a beautiful hooded oriole. They are known for raiding hummingbird feeders, balancing awkwardly, to take...
Ken, I believe you have a Hooded Oriole! I've seen them once in a great while at my hummingbird feeder, most recently last Sunday. Beautiful bird! Nancy...
Birders, Please come join the Central Valley Bird Club and the Wintu Audubon Society in our celebration of spring migration in Redding and vicinity on May 7th...
A Tricolored Blackbird workshop, open to all survey participants, will be held at Kern National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, April 16th. The agenda is...
Greetings, A friend of mine, Steve Smith, sent me some interesting photos that he had taken at the Salton Sea on Tue/Wed. I posted the Yellow-headed Blackbird...
I had a few days off from work so I decided it was time to get down to the So. Calif. before the gas prices rose even more! First time I ever had the chance...
I am a volunteer working with the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and Tex Houston, Coordinator for the CBRP trail monitoring program in Santa Clara County....
This weekend (Sunday) we saw two California Condors soaring over the Juniper Canyon Trail (west side) in Pinnacles National Monument at around 10 am. They were...
I have been conducting surveys for sandpipers, especially peeps, along all coastal wetlands in California, north to Morro Bay, as well as in the Salton Sea and...
Birders, Yesterday afternoon at group from Yolo Audubon stopped at Shoellenberger Park in Petaluma. We walked along the paved path with a slough on the right...
KLHochgraf@...
Apr 11, 2005 7:03 pm
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There were approximately 1,000 Western Sandpipers at Bolsa Chica on Friday, 4/8/05. They were at the south end, viewed from the linear park off Seapoint ...
vicleipzig@...
Apr 11, 2005 8:10 pm
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I wonder if the wet winter in the south has increased the food supply in wintering grounds or conversely decreased the ability of shorebirds to forage...
Chet Ogan
cogan@...
Apr 11, 2005 9:00 pm
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There were 75 Western Sandpipers and 400+ Long-billed Dowitchers at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on Thursday, 4/7/05. The dowitchers were...
Hello, Calbirders, Don Doolittle and I returned from a short trip to the deserts to see some spring birds and the incredible wildflower display! Sorry this is...
