Dear Birders, In the absence of Doc Harris who compiles the Centerville CBC here is a quick summary of nice finds. They include Crested Caracara, Slaty-backed...
Howdy, This morning, Jan. 1st, Jim Rowoth and Liz West refound the Snowy Owl on the north side of Grizzly Bay in Solano County. It was sitting on a piling in ...
Birders Sounds like the word is getting out on Slaty Backs. Todd Easterla reported one form Humboldt on the CBC count, Sunday 31st Dec. Out on the south ...
Hello birders, Posting this for Todd Easterla who doesn't have access to a computer: It was definitely a great start to the new year for a few fortunate...
Howdy, I was able to see and photograph the Snowy Owl this afternoon. It is sitting on a piling about 50 meters in the bay from the levee on the north shore...
See contact information below...good luck everyone! We are also waiting to hear about a boat for hire in Suisun which is very close to the owl's location. ...
Rick (mentioned below) advises "I am not the guy" because his boat needs 4 feet of water or more and has been damaged in the past. He suggested finding a boat,...
I just received a phone call from Ryan (son of a duck club caretaker), and he told me to spread the word that today (Wednesday) there will be too many hunters...
Wes Fritz (who is away from his computer) has just talked to John Sterling, and John informed him that the gun club is no longer accepting guests so the boat...
Went out on the guinea pig boat trip from Suisun in an unsuccessful attempt to see the Snowy Owl. The boat leaves from Suisen City, just south of Fairfield. It...
John Sterling has a lat/long for the location (well, 100 yards onshore) from where I spotted the bird. That should help a boat approach. I don't have it right...
The *approximate* location from which the bird was visible (this is viewed from land) is 38.14372 N 122.01820 W. This is a reconstruction from a map. I will...
From John Sterling....... Greetings, The morning boat just reported the Snowy Owl. So....with yesterday's afternoon boat missing it, I suspect that morning...
From John Sterling Greetings, The morning boat just reported the Snowy Owl. So....with yesterday's afternoon boat missing it, I suspect that morning boat...
Hi, 1) How well are birders seeing the bird from this boat? Are they seeing it well, or are they seeing a little whie blob from hundreds of yards away? 2) How...
For Snowy Owl weather, see http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/index.php?wfo=sto&zone=caz018&fire=caz218&county=cac095 We basically either get rain, wind,...
Hello, I just spoke to Captain Dan and he asked me to post that he intends to take an excursion out tomorrow leaving at 10:00 and Saturday and Sunday at noon....
I got a call from Capt. Dan Thiemann shortly after they had the Snowy Owl, and it sounded like they got killer views and photos. He said something like they...
David Coursey sent me the coordinates.... lat/long 38.13827 and 122.001752 or UTM 10.586108 E and 4221394 N John Sterling 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 ...
Do you know what NAD (map projection standard) was used for these coordinates--typically either NAD 27(standard for topo maps) or NAD 83/"84" is used; without...
Hopefully, the last owl message of the day. For all of you boaters going on your own, see attached image with the owl's morning roost location John You have...
NAD 27 ________________________________ From: CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Evans Sent: Thursday, January 04,...
Thanks Chris for your informative post. I'd just like to add that the figure of $8 that I gave for the cost of the boat trip in my last post was based on a...
Hey birders, Sorry I couldn't post this earlier, I just got home. To answer one of Miko's questions: we got incredible looks at the SNOWY OWL as it sat on a...
Greetings, I was one of the people that went out on the boat today to see the Snowy Owl. It was a great trip!! The California Sunset is a large and ...
Captain Dan Thiemann delivered again! We ended up getting great views of the owl around 1:00pm. It took us a bit longer to find it this time as it was ...
Folks I found an adult Slaty-backed Gull at Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County today. I picked it up at about 4:30 pm and it eventually flew when a...
