March 2002 Dear North American Birds Contributors, As always, apologies to those of you who are getting this from multiple listserves. Please send your...
Hi, all! Hit a variety of spots along the coast today with some great results: started at the Bennington Monument area of Fort Rosecrans, then up to La Jolla...
Any songs? Journey North is an educational website. They would like to receive reports on the following migrants: Robins Barn Swallows Common Loon Bullock's...
Hello All, We birded the Woodbridge Road & Staten Island Road area north of Stockton again today - from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm checking the flocks of Sandhill...
Bob & Carol Yutzy
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Mar 2, 2002 5:17 am
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Hi, all! Spent the morning at San Elijo Lagoon with Adam Koltz, Geoff Rogers, and Danielle (their co-worker) and had just a delightful time along the "Rios ...
Hi All, Let me introduce myself: My name is John Girdley, I run the website www.birdtours.co.uk which provides trip report information for most of the world!...
Does anyone on this list have experience with the new Zeiss 10x40 Victory binoculars? This is the new Zeiss design that looks very spiffy but I'd love to hear...
Everyone I am currently living on San Clemente Island and have been doing so for about a year. I have yet to see a Surfbird on the island and was wondering if...
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Mar 3, 2002 3:41 am
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I have gathered the following information about the winter occurence of Great-tailed Grackles in Northern California. I would appreciate additional information...
My apologies for the cross-posting. Several very rare birds have been reported from the Channel Islands in the last week or so, as many of you know. Two birds,...
My apologies for the cross-posting. Several very rare birds have been reported from the Channel Islands in the last week or so, as many of you know. Two birds,...
Hi All, This morning I did a sea watch from Mugu Rock on Pacific Coast Hwy. in Vertura Co. from 0730 to 0900. There was a flock of Black-vented Shearwaters...
... Hwy. in ... my scope ... shape, and ... liked better, ... I wanted to point out a couple of things about Manx vs Black-vented Shearwater. First, vent color...
Todd and CalBirders, Thanks for your comments. As I said, I didn't have very long looks, and only really noticed the underside of the bird the couple of times...
Hi, all! Had a lovely morning up in the mountains today, starting at Eagle Peak Road and then heading over to the Lagunas. A small flock of Cattle Egrets...
Hello all, Today was quite a spectacular day of seawatching off West Cove Point at the north end of San Clemente Island. Nearly calm winds and clear...
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Mar 5, 2002 10:07 pm
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Hi I have a friend coming out from the east coast to the Santa Clarita/Newhall area, and she would like to see an American avocet. Any chance of her seeing one...
Perhaps some of you noted Yahoo had some down time the other day. Below is what we have been informed about the nature of Yahoo problems. This is a quote from...
Dear Calbirders, Time is drawing near for our main event here in Arcata/Eureka Humboldt County. The committee has recently updated the web page with this...
Hi, all! Picked up where I left off in the Lagunas today by poking down Los Huecos Road. Started off with a bang with three Lawrence's Goldfinches near the ...
I am curious why, in the exchanges about Manx Shearwater, no one has mentioned the possibility of Townsend's, Audubon's or Newell's. According to Harrison, the...
Rusty, The oceanic range of Townsend's Shearwater off Baja California is limited to "the open ocean off the southern end of the peninsula" (A. R. Wilbur. Birds...
Guy McCaskie
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Mar 7, 2002 12:27 am
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In case anyone still has doubts about the reported EMPEROR GOOSE at Becher's Bay on Santa Rosa Island, I received photos from Sandra MacGillivray, who saw the...
Hi calbirdos, Whilst reports are a far cry from records, there have been a few Townsend's Shearwater reports in CA waters haven't there? I seem to recall a...
Mitch H
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Mar 7, 2002 5:42 am
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I am curious why, in the exchanges about Manx Shearwater sightings, no one mentions the possibility of Townsend's, Audubon's or Newell's. The first two seem to...
Rusty, Mitch and Calbirders I feel that I was quite careful when observing and identifying the two recent Manx Shearwaters off San Clemente Island. Mitch is...
HeraldPetrel@...
Mar 7, 2002 3:08 pm
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Calbirders, Those interested in these identification issues may be interested in a bird now being debated on my web site. ...
Hi all, I've so far received 4 messages asking how I was offshore in Monterey Bay this week. I rode a boat from Crescent City to Santa Barbara this week (via...
Mitch H
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Mar 7, 2002 11:58 pm
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Birders: For a short note (back cover "Featured Photo" for an upcoming Western Birds) I am discussing a colony of Cliff Swallows nesting on trunks of yellow...
- RBA * California * San Diego * March 7, 2002 * CASD0203.07 - Birds mentioned Reddish Egret Eurasian x American Wigeon Black Scoter Osprey (NESTING) Harris's...
