A Golden-Crowned Sparrow has been at my feeder in the Morro Bay area for several weeks. This bird, as Californians are aware, is rare at this time of year. If...
On-line registration for the Sept 22-24 Monterey Bay Birding Festival is now available at montereybaybirding.org Details/highlights are as follows: The 2nd...
Hi, all! After romping on all these back roads I finally had built up the nerve to do a 60+ mile route into the heart of Modoc NF! (I needn't had worried...
Hi, all! First of all, public apologies to David Sibley: his field guide does indeed show White-crowned Sparrows just squeezing into northeastern California in...
Hi, all! Ol' Jip got a workout today: we went up County Road 1 in the extreme northeastern corner of the county towards the Oregon border, then came back to...
Hi, all! Headed up to the start of Fandango pre-dawn, and the deer I nearly nailed yesterday brought her two kids along today (Jip's brakes and horn are in...
On Sept. 17 and 18, just prior to the WFO meeting in Boulder, CO. The Colorado Field Ornithologists will be visiting Monterey Bay. In that the CFO is providing...
Hello: After a birding survey that I'm conducting all-day Friday near Warren Springs (San Diego County), I will have Saturday free to bird in the San Diego...
All, You can follow several near-real-time satellite tracked sooty shearwaters the Monterey Bay area at: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?project_id=147 (You...
Hi all. I am so excited to post this message to everyone. I have been birding since May of this year and never expected to see any rare birds for quit some...
[Given that the majority of the Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) membership is from California, I don't think it is too far of a stretch to use this forum to...
Greetings The LARK BUNTING was observed several times flying around and perching on weeds and fence rails on the south-facing slope of Sand Hill. This was on...
Hi, In case anyone is interested, an impressive flock of around 70 Greater Sage-Grouse flew and walked across the road between Campito meadow and the Patriarch...
Here the highlights of last weekend's trip with Jon Katz: Mono Co: -Pinyon Jay (flock of ~200 (!) birds off CA120 east of Lee Vining; this spot was 0.3mi into...
Today was a Blue Grouse Bonanza One young adult, with a few white feathers around her neck, came around 9. It may still be molting. It came back around 10,...
Dear California Birders, I'm finalizing my plans for an early August trip to Northern California (and Oregon). We plan on following John Kemper's book "Birding...
Hi, all! Hit the road pre-dawn again, and stopped at the entrance to the national forest, which happened to be right at Cedar Pass Campground as well. The...
Dear Jim, Oscar & CALBIRDERS: Well I am sure this is the best photo Oscar could get under the circumstances. If I saw a bird that looked like this, I would be...
Hi, Birders, BEAT THE HEAT! Join Shearwater Journeys on our pelagic trip from Monterey Bay on Friday, July 28th. This is the first trip of our summer/fall...
Hi, all! Started out before the crack of dawn this morning and started birding the Modoc NF east of Likely. Barn Swallows were the first to be chattering...
The photos are not of a quality to discern the details needed to make a call. If anything, I would say Red-necked Stint: supra-ocular buffy with head appearing...
Hi, I am preparing for migration i.e. studying hummingbirds. I noticed that in Sibley, he describes Allen's Hummingbirds as having a longer bill (than...
Hi, all! Well, the problem with Jip turned out to be minor, thankfully (the fan was beating on the radiator hose; an easy fix but could have been disasterous...
This morning, Lisa LaVelle and I saw a female (by size and color) MERLIN near the mouth of Strawberry Creek at Clam Beach County Park. It crossed the highway...
Forgot the subject line--sorry! Hi - I've been having trouble posting to my Yahoo Groups, so I'm trying sending these reports to the individual groups instead...
Hi, all! Well, I got a message from Yahoo Groups indicating that I was "reinstated", so hopefully this one will go through without "Ma" having to forward it...
Hi - I've been having trouble posting to my Yahoo Groups, so I'm trying sending these reports to the individual groups instead of everyone at once, so we'll...
Yuba Pass, Sierraville, Tahoe City, Martis Valley-Truckee Area Birds..........& El Dorado County Just back from an extended weekend to the above areas. Martis...
Yesterday, Mama Mountain Quail and her 10 little Indians showed up in the morning. Gave me a great excuse to wake up our daughter and her son-in-law. "Hey!...
