Dan As I understand it, heuglini is currently considered a Lesser BB by the AOU. So even if it is a heuglini (and there is really no good way to separate...
Great photos. This may be the bird that Todd Easterla found at the Davis Wastewater Treatment Plant a few months ago. That bird had a lot of black in the...
Hi all, With permission from Paul Lehman I'm forwarding comments from Michael O'brien on the possible Purple Sand. found yesterday on the the n. jetty, ...
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Jan 11, 2011 6:27 am
Hi Birders- I found the Brown Shrike early this morning at the previously described location north of McKinleyville around 8:50am. After wandering around for...
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Jan 11, 2011 6:30 am
Hi Birders- I found the Brown Shrike early this morning at the previously described location north of McKinleyville around 8:50am. After wandering around for...
I believe that the Aleutian race of Rock Sandpiper (couesi) is resident in the Aleutians and doesn't migrate. More grist for the mill. David Sonneborn ...
Hi all, I just want to note some corrections/suggestions in recent postings on seeing the Brown Shrike up here in HUM county. It really seems like most people...
[I'm posting this for Jon Dunn] Comments on the Humboldt Calidris seen on 9 January 2011 J. L. Dunn First, I wish to apologize for the commotion I've managed...
I looked for the Whooper and Bewick’s swans this afternoon for about 1 ½ hr. I could relocate them. I was only able to look through about half of the ...
I and a Washington birder I ran into found the Shrike between the two ponds today at around Noon. We observed it from 100-200 yards away, where it was very...
Posting for Wayne Hoffman: About 8 years ago a Whooper Swan spent the winter at Lower Klamath NWR, mainly on White Lake. It appeared to be part of a family...
Swan watchers: Today, I followed up on an email from Jim Snowden of Chico on his sightings of multiple Trumpeter Swans, including four cygnets along Durnel...
Hi all. The LBGU, originally found by Brian Gilmore on 1-9-10 seems to like the roof peak of the hatchery visitors center between 10am and 11am. Tim Fitzer and...
I have finished my compilation of my 2010 green big year - a big year of birding without using any gas. I finished with 318 species for the year - counting...
Hello birders, I made the LONG journey up to the Arcata area on Thursday and was at the "spot" at the base of the bluffs shortly after dawn on Friday...
Several months ago, I first discovered a pair of Stellar's Jays in my yard in the Marin Headlands - collecting (or eating) wax from an outdoor candle on my...
The BROWN SHRIKE was seen throughout the day today, at its usual locations between the ponds at Clam Beach, McKinleyville. Thanks to Dan and Dennis who were...
Dear CalBirders, I haven't seen any recent eBird sightings of Tufted Duck, and was wondering if any are still being seen in some of their former hangouts...
Tal, There are recent eBird reports from the north end of Lake Mendocino, Lake Merritt, and Clifton Court Forebay. You can search reports for any species,...
The Tufted Duck on the Fall River CBC on Jan. 4th has not been re-sighted in spite of several searches by experienced observers. The area is heavily hunted and...
EBird is a great resource. The iPhone ap BirdsEye is a great way to find what's around using eBird data for planning your trip. Among other things it allows...
E-bird is not the most accurate reporting system, if not absolutley wrong. Try and use the local listservs and RBAs for a more accurate and correct reporting...
In this case, Ken correctly pointed to three documented, reliable reports. The iGoogle gadget would provide a map to these locations that would be helpful to...
A female Tufted Duck reported in early December on Stone Lagoon, Humboldt County, has not been reported recently. Chet Ogan Eureka When we try to pick out...
Posting for the Snow Goose Festival: Experience the Wonders of the Pacific Flyway at the 2011 Snow Goose Festival, January 27-30, Chico, California. Birders...
Doug, Ken & John, Thanks for the time and effort to send me the good info... Very grateful...will follow through. Thanks again, Tal ... From: John Sterling...
Hi CalBirders I'm a Montana gal hoping to see the Bean Goose at the Salton Sea. The last sighting I can find was long ago on Jan 10. Has anyone seen the bird...
Birders While heading to the CBRC meeting on Friday I had a Black Vulture at the south end of Industrial Way in Buellton around noon. I was able to get some ...
