Mike's death illustrates for me one of those sad truths: that we often don't fully appreciate the rarity of the qualities that an individual possesses until...
All, My apologies for cross posting. I would like to personally thank each and every person for their kinds words about my father. He was an extraordinary man,...
Birders, News is now getting out of a terrible tragedy. Mike San Miguel was killed yesterday evening in a fall down a steep cliff while performing owl surveys...
I will be in California from August 19th to 29th. I have a few target birds and would appreciate any current good locations to try for them. Basically, I fly...
The outpouring of genuine affection and admiration for Mike San Miguel from so many of you has been wonderful to observe, and provides at least a small...
In just over 12 monrths the California birding community has lost Luke Cole, Roger Higson, and now, Mike San Miguel. I knew them only casually but never felt...
Greetings, Wednesday July 7, 2010, found Dave Povey, Peter Ginsburg, Tom Blackman and Terry Hunefeld motoring out to the Nine Mile Bank. Up on the "bank" we...
Yesterday I saw a male Lawrence's Goldfinch in the coastal shrubbery at Gualala Point Regional Park: unmistakeable with its black face. Debbie Viess Oakland,...
Dear All, I am preparing my trip to California and Baja California in late April and early May. I wanna have at least one pelagic trip off to the Californian...
Folks, The Yellow Rail continues as of 7/10/10. It was calling steadily from 4:30 to 5:00pm, but was quiet when I returned by the location ~6pm, though I ...
Hi Birders My friend brought this report to my attention and the report appears to have not made it to Calbirds so here it is. Mary Freeman Glendale, CA ...
A visiting birder from Santa Barbara, Matt Victoria, called me to report he had a singing Black-throated Green Warbler at Russian Gorge State Park (between...
There will be a double-overnight pelagic trip to deep water aboard "The Grande" out of San Diego from 7AM on Monday, August 16, to 7AM on Wednesday, August 18....
The Plumas Co. Willow Lake Yellow Rail that Peter Gaede reported was calling persistently for most of the afternoon this last Tuesday since we arrived. Paul...
Birders: Western Field Ornithologists 35th Annual Meeting will be held in Palm Desert, CA on October 13-17. A key part of the meeting will be the two afternoon...
(sorry for cross-posting) FYI -- forwarding, as requested. For those lists that do not allow attachments, see internet links (URLs) below, which, I believe,...
Just got a call from Rich Cimino out at Mono Lake. The boardwalk from the parking lot off of Cemetery Road to the shore of the lake has been damaged by a fire...
Birders, As of today there are still plenty of spaces for the 31 July 2010 Condor Express pelagic trip out of Santa Barbara, sponsored by Los Angeles Audubon....
All, Sorry for the belated report, but I've finally posted images, map and trip list for our tour of Quaking Aspen, Trail of 100 Giants, Kern River Preserve,...
Bill Bouton, Mike Stiles, Dave Lawrence and I birded Arroyo de La Cruz (San Luis Obispo County) this morning. We did not encounter many migrants, which is...
Over the long weekend, I will be visiting Crater Lake with family. Two of my nemesis birds are Pine Grosbeak and Three-toed Woodpecker and while they are both...
A message posted Jun 30, 2010 3:34 pm purportedly sent by vogelherr <gwpott@...> was obvious spam. Please do not reply to the message which has been...
A eurasian collared dove has been drinking at my bird bath in Lockeford for the past week or 10 days. Don't know if that is an unusual siting to all, but is...
Dear Members, I would like to introduce a specific news blog dedicated for shorebirds only. WorldWaders Posterous are seeking for contributors. We are looking...
Peter Gaede just called me. At noon today he heard a Yellow Rail at the back side of Willow Lake in Plumas County. This is just outside of the southern...
(sorry for cross-posting) I realize many of your are busy in the field, so I send this out as a reminder... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking...
Guess a few of us were a day late. We did not hear or see the Veery in Chester yesterday. An Ash-throated Flycatcher (locally rare) was the consolation...
The two Gray Catbirds continue on San Bruno Mountain; yes there are two singing male Gray Catbirds along the Old Guadalupe Trail and both birds have apparently...
Hi, Monday, 21 June 2010 As part of his WINGS trip to the Kern River Valley and Southern Sierra Nevada, Jon Dunn found a male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER ...
