Ed Once in Nome I heard one of the Zonotrichia singing the song of the other species. I forget which way it went, but it may have been a White-crowned singing...
I don't think this is off-topic since it likely pertains to birds wintering in California. I, too, was in Nome in June and at first thought I was hearing...
The discussion of Golden-cr Sparrow songs reminds me of something I've never seen discussed: the song of the Inyo Calif Towhee. A few years back I was in...
Greetings Birders ? The Big Sur Christmas Count will be held this year on Dec. 20, 2009. Our count circle includes some of the most breathtaking scenery in...
Howdy, Seabirders, Shearwater Journeys' pelagic trip on Monterey Bay today found 5 species of shearwaters: 1 MANX, 1 FLESH-FOOTED, 80 PINK-FOOTED, 28 BULLER'S,...
Hello All. I apologize for how long its been since I last sent out a Farallon Update, but our Internet went down about two weeks ago. Its up and working now,...
I am re-sending this message (with permission) to the group as my original post and uploaded files were deleted. Very interested to hear from others (SoCal...
Has anyone seen an Hudsonian Godwit, by chance, in CA since the Sept. Mendocino sighting? I missed them back east while you lucky people had one right here at...
Last report from Mendocino County was September 29th at Virgin Creek Beach, MacKerricher State Park, north of Fort Bragg. That bird had been there since Sept...
Autumn Petrel Chase On The Condor Express Santa Barbara It was November 17, 1979. An intrepid group of some of California's most experienced birders was headed...
*The previous message which appears to come from Kris is a link to a malicious site that will try to infect your computer. DO NOT CLINK THE LINK!* Kris - your...
Hi Birders You are cordially invited to attend Los Angeles Audubon Society's monthly meeting Wednesday night, October 14, 2009, 7:30pm, Plummer Park, 7377...
Hi all, The Luke Cole Memorial Challenge was conducted over the weekend of September 26th-27th. The spirit and generosity of the California birding community...
Howdy, Seabirders, Monterey's seabirds put on quite a show on Shearwater Journeys' Offshore Albacore trip today. It was non-stop seabirding on mirror smooth...
The juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER found yesterday in Loleta by Rob Fowler continues today. Late this morning I found it with a dozen Pacific Golden-Plovers...
A RARE OPPORTUNITY for Bay Area birders: Bill Clark, author of the Peterson Guide to Hawks and other raptor books, will teach a Weekend Raptor Identification...
Calbirders, Thanks to generous contributions from Todd Easterla, Roy Carlson and others, the Western Field Ornithologists website has been updated to include...
I have taken to researching Kings County birds and am helping to document and compile a checklist. Starting with Cole and Hansen 2005 and Sterling's county...
Bird with your kids in Sonoma Valley this Saturday October 17th 8:30AM- 2:00PM ! Oct. 17, 2009 - Kids Bird-A-Thon to help support the important bird science at...
When I researched the birds and birders from Stanislaus County I used the following websites: For more information about the early contributors to the...
Greetings, Buena Vista Audubon Society's Oct 10-12 pelagic trip to shelf edge from San Diego aboard Grande into San Diego, Los Angeles and Ventura County...
Hi All, I was birding Pillar Point Harbor today with Arnel Guanlao and we found a Yellow Wagtail. From the parking lot northwest of Princeton, the bird was...
Hi Cal Birders, After several weeks of very few birds, we finally got a good migration wave. The wave started on 8 October with good number of western birds....
A Sedge Wren was found this morning by Mike San Miguel at Glen Helen Park off hwy 15 north of hwy 210. The bird is the reedy channel east of the main lake near...
It was pointed out to me that my directions were unclear. If you park in the first parking lot near the lake and walk between the lake and the riparian area...
The Sedge Wren continued at Glen Helen Regional Park in Devore (San Bernardino County) through this afternoon until we (Curtis Marantz, Brad Singer, Bill...
Saw the Laguna Grande Lake GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER at the yellowjacket nest site today at 1pm for about 10 minutes working the willows at eye level. Birders...
Folks Sequoia Audubon Society ran their first ever pelagic out of Half Moon Bay, San Mateo, today and it was fantastic! This tops the one last week for the San...
