Hello All, Yes, I realized that I used the wrong abbreviation just after I posted my original e-mail. My mistake. On a drive around west Davis yesterday...
The SCRE Sharp-tail was last seen around 1300-1330 on Saturday just downstream from the bridge where it was under observation by Don Desjardin, who showed it...
I think it is best that I back off my claim of Mississippi Kite. After I posted the email and re-read it, I began to question whether or not I didn't actually...
From Santa Clara River Estuary (SCRE), I have uploaded to the Photos folder -> Shorebirds folder an image each of Sharp-tailed, Baird's [1 of 2] and Pectoral...
Robbie Fischer just called. They had a juv. Mississippi Kite at "Hawk Hill" in the Marin Headlands. It was last seen heading north. -- Joseph Morlan,...
The SCRE SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was present until just past 11 am on Saturday 08 October 2005, after which, by 2 pm when I left Don D at the downstream...
Today I found a juv Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at the Santa Clara River Estuary. First discovered about 50 yards upstream from the Harbor Blvd bridge, and then...
Hi, all! Met Sue Smith at Cabrillo National Monument to look for migrants today; it was an absolutely gorgeous day, which meant it was lousy for migrants! :-P ...
Several birders including Rob Hansen, Lynn Hemink and I looked for the Miss. Kite in Tulare County that Mike San Miguel reported yesterday. We were there from...
Hi all, This morning I found a juvenile Mississippi Kite in southern Tulare County. It flushed from a large cottonwood tree along the Tule River just east of...
I received a number of inquiries about the identification of Parkinson's Petrel, so I created a couple more pages with more images from Saturday's bird as well...
Hello, Seabirders, Shearwater Journeys' pelagic trips from Bodega Bay on October 10 and 14 still have openings at this time. Also, our trip from Fort Bragg on...
This morning a hatch-year CSWA was along the Earthquake Trail at Point Reyes, in alders just south of the south bridge. Ken Burton McKinleyville [Non-text...
CalBirders - The Parkinson's Petrel video taken during the 1 October 2005 Cordell Bank pelagic is now available at: <http://www.petrels.com/pape.htm> Les...
Yellow-billed Magpies and West Nile Virus Dear All, Yellow-billed Magpies are in trouble, and need your help. Some people in Davis are monitoring their...
Today, October 1, 2005, on a trip out of Bodega Bay to the Cordell Bank, Rich Stallcup found a Parkinson's Petrel. The bird was sitting on the water with a...
Yesterday, Bill Van Zytveld and I found a TRKI at Pierce Point Ranch on Point Reyes. Ken Burton McKinleyville [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hello, It was reported to me this fall that there have been two dead Short-tailed Albatrosses recovered in California, and one in Oregon. I have information on...
Hello, Seabirders, This is a trip report for the Shearwater Journey's pelagic trips on September 23, 24, and 25, 2005. For those folks who signed on for all...
Could you please send me info about the upcoming WFO conference this Thursday in Santa Maria including information on prices for the field trips. Randy in...
Holy Heaven! Three Debi Shearwater pelagic trips in three days. Does life get any better? Friday's trip out of Monterey was windy with big swells, but was an...
... In April and May of this year, two pairs of mute swans nested on ponds here in Atascadero (San Luis Obispo County). One pair successfully raised five...
I would like to know what the current status of Mute Swan in the West currently is and if anyone is currently studing these birds. I and others viewed 3 wild...
Saturday was a fine day on Monterey Bay – sunny, low wind, moderate temp, moderate swell - in contrast to yesterday. Yesterday was the day for shearwater....
Hello, Seabirders, Shearwater Journeys trip on Monterey Bay today was windy, but good. The highlights were six species of shearwaters: 1 MANX, 3 FLESH-FOOTEDS,...
The swells were big and the birding was great on Debi Shearwater's Monterey trip today (Friday). A 6-shearwater day: Pink-footed Flesh-footed Buller's Sooty ...
This morning, Ken Irwin and I saw a hatch-year MAWA behind the refuse disposal site (AKA "dump") just south of Orick. Ken Burton McKinleyville [Non-text...
The hatch-year CSWA continued today in the riparian patch on the left bank of the Eel River just upstream of the Highway 211 bridge near Fernbridge. I found...
Calbirders: This Saturday, The Condor Express will be running a 9 hour pelagic from Santa Barbara. This trip will visit the west end of Santa Barbara Channel,...
