Hi Calbirders I'm looking for a nice vertical shot of the Salton Sea Bean Goose for use on the cover of the Fall season issue of North American Birds. If...
Hi Birders, I am in Pleasanton visiting my daughter and family and having family holiday away from Pleasanton. I am here this week till the 31st and back...
Audubon California will be holding its third annual Yellow-billed Magpie Survey from June 3-6. Help us make this years Yellow-billed Magpie survey another...
Last week Bob Stewart of Arcata Cal and myself lead a group of 7 birders on transect across the four northern California counties Humboldt, Siskiyou, Shasta...
Howdy, Birders, This is a report of some recent bird sightings in San Benito County. Before I get to that, I'd like to say that I've spent more hours and miles...
FYI- Bar-tailed Godwit reported at Santa Barbara Harbor late Saturday, 5/21. NOT refound as of yet. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/ Jamie Chavez ...
My husband David and I drove up to Sisters, Oregon this past weekend to attend a spring mountain mushroom foray with the Oregon Mycological Society. This cold...
Hi all, At the request of Bob Keiffer I'm posting the video that I took of the immature Short-tailed Albatross that was found on the Mendocino Coast ...
This morning I visited Crystal Cove State Beach, near Laguna Beach, and was astonished to find a Say's Phoebe nest in one of the restrooms. The nest has young...
Sun, 15 May 2011 -- A young, banded SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS was spotted by Jerry White 6 miles off Mendocino. The bird flew in with over 100 BLACK-FOOTED...
This communication is a tad off the geographic mark but it may assist in reducing birders carbon foot print, by re-scheduling any planned trip to Arizona /read...
Howdy, Birders, Complimenting Jim Lomax's recent report, please see a report with images of our freezing time at Fremont Peak, and later my birding efforts on...
I've noted that there haven't been any transcriptions/reports on the Calif RBA page since March 31, 2011. There's nothing wrong w/ the link from Virtualbirder...
Sacramento Audubon Invites the Public to the May 19 Program on The Social And Survival Behavior Of East African Birds And Mammals by Doug Cheeseman, of...
I just wanted to point out that today is the 10th anniversary of the first record of Eurasian Collared-Dove in California (aside from the introduced population...
Howdy, Birders, Today, in San Benito County, a single BLACK TERN was feeding at Paicines Reservoir from 2:45 pm until 3:13 pm. When I returned at 7 pm, it was...
Greetings Pelagic Birders, It looks like 45 of us will enjoy perfect weather on our Saturday Buena Vista Audubon Society spring migration pelagic aboard...
Folks, Perhaps of interest to some, I've posted a few short videos and a photo from 7 May 2011 of the Common Crane here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/conardc/ ...
Because the Del Norte Common Crane has pale eyes Gary A. Bloomfield (nwcalbird 07 May 2011) alerted readers to an article proposing Common Cranes in the...
Dear CalBirds: I am viewing the common crane now at 0815 hrs on Sunday, May 8th. The bird is by itself in the same pasture located past the last house near...
Hi All, My wife and I have just returned to the UK after a highly enjoyable two-week trip through southern California. The trip was very successful, locating...
Hello, Birders, May 6th was a great day for birding in San Benito County. Highlights included: Paicines Reservoir: adult, female BALD EAGLE Hollister Sewer...
Birders, I have set-up an album with Some Murphy's photos as well as some other goodies from our recent deepwater trip on the Condor Express. The pics are at: ...
Hi all, The Common Crane (an immature) found by Alan Barron yesterday was still present in the same pasture at the end of Lakeview Drive near Crescent City ...
Greetings, Just like last spring, last Saturday's April 30, 2011 pelagic trip aboard the Condor Express from Santa Barbara saw a Murphy's Petrel. Unlike last...
Hey birders, John Sterling just informed me that the COMMON CRANE is being seen now in the same location previously described. Below are Alan's directions from...
Thought I'd add a little background to Common Crane occurrence in North America, in case it is of any 'help' in people's decisions about chasing the Del Norte...
