Same spot in Davis as reported yesterday.
Melissa Hero

Plover is present this morning...

Scott Smithson


On Aug 20, 2011, at 11:42 PM, "tertial" <shampton@...> wrote:

> Today an apparent COMMON RINGED PLOVER was being seen at the Davis Wetlands in
Yolo County. The bird was found yesterday by Todd Easterla and confirmed today.
>
> My photos are posted at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7202050@N04/
>
> A photo showing the wingbar was posted by Sonny Mencher at
> http://www.flickr.com//photos/sonnyjeff/sets/72157627480583106/
>
> Todd Easterla has additional photos, including showing lack of webbing between
the inner toes.
>
> The bird was also heard, but alas, was silent during 45 minutes of audio
recording.
>
> The Davis Wetlands are open daily 7am to 1pm at the west end of Rd 28H ne of
Davis. Drive past the red gate and the yellow gate (which will be latched, but
not locked, during these hours).
>
> An adult RUFF was also present.
>
> good birding,
>
> Steve Hampton
> Davis, CA
>
>


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Hi all,
Today around noon Tony Kurz, Daryl Coldren, Rob Hewitt and myself identified
another adult LITTLE STINT. A little before noon I spotted a peep on the
west side of the Mad River that looked very rufous-colored and told Tony
about it who was in his kayak. He ended up getting out of his kayak on the
west side of the Mad River, at the north end of Mad River County Park, and
started looking through all the peeps that were on that side. Daryl an Rob
showed up soon after and Tony called us to tell us he had a very bright peep
foraging right in front of him on the gravel bar. Long story short we ended
up getting on the bird also and saw field marks that were consistent with an
adult LITTLE STINT. Daryl was able to see all the marks on the bird through
his high-powered Leica scope, whereas I was only able to make out a bright
rufous-colored peep that was brighter than all the Least and Westerns
present (non-flourite Kowa Scope). Daryl and Tony were both able to note the
white throat (Daryl got the best look at this), rufous wash on the sides of
the breast with spotting limited to this area, rufous-edged tertials, and
black legs. According to Tony, he also saw some white braces on the back.
Tony might have gotten a couple of usable photos of the bird through his
binoculars. Daryl tried to get over there in Tony's kayak with his scope to
get some good digiscopes of the bird but to no avail as the tide was rising
pretty quickly and most of the shorebirds dispersed by then. With the looks
that Daryl got he feels that this bird was different from the recent-most
LITTLE STINT that he and Rob Hewitt had at the Eel River mouth last Tuesday.

For people interested in looking for this bird it will be best to try in the
morning. The low tide is going to be around 1128 tomorrow. The birds can
really be anywhere on the Mad then but most of the peeps were present on the
west side of the river on the gravel bar that is right about where the dunes
end at the north end of Mad River County Park so it might be best to walk in
from Mad River County Park. There were also shorebirds present on the large
gravel bar island that is just to the east of the above mentioned bar but
the STINT was present almost solely on the west gravel bar. To access this
portion of the Mad River from the east side you have to park at the west end
of Hiller Rd. and there's an obvious parking area with a trail entrance.
Walk to the west on the trail and go down the stairs to the river and then
walk upriver. Waterproof boots are handy here.

Of lesser interest I found a juvenile STILT SANDPIPER and juvenile SOLITARY
SANDPIPER at the Brackish Pond at the Arcata Marsh earlier this morning.

Good shorebirding to ya'll!

--
Rob Fowler
McKinleyville, CA


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Since no one else has posted an update thought I'd let folks know that Todd
Easterla's awesome find is still present in the same location for a fourth day.
Take county road 28H to the end, sign in and the yellow gate is open til 1 p.m.
The bird was in the drying up pond on the south side of the Auto Tour road just
before it takes the last right turn back to the start when I was leaving around
9 a.m.
Just look for all the birders.
Thanks Mr. Easterla!!

Dominik Mosur
San Francisco

Sent from my iPhone

The trip report for our last trip featuring Martijn Verdoes' photos is
up on the Monterey Seabirding blog at:
http://montereyseabirding.blogspot.com/2011/08/aug-20-2011-trip-report.html

More photos are also up on the Monterey Seabirds Facebook page.

We are looking for more birders to join us this weekend as we have a 12
hour offshore albacore grounds trip next Saturday Aug. 27 that in past
years has turned up rarities like STREAKED, WEDGE-TAILED and MANX
SHEARWATERS, CRAVERI'S MURRELET, HORNED PUFFIN, LAYSAN ALBATROSS and
last year we had a GREAT-WINGED PETREL for the third North American
record. These long trips are productive!

See trip reports at: http://www.montereyseabirds.com/SeabirdTripReports.htm

   We will host an 8 hour trip the following day on Sunday, Aug. 28 and
there are a plenty of spaces still open for that one. Both trips will
have plenty of elbow room for photographers to pan with big lenses.

See our website for details, trip reports and trip registration or call
831 375-4658 to reserve.
http://www.montereyseabirds.com

Regards,
Roger Wolfe
Soquel Canyon, CA, USA

Hi all,
Despite 5-6 birders spending much quality time around the Mad River Estuary
today none of us refound the LITTLE STINT from yesterday. Shorebird numbers
were much lower than yesterday with only maybe around 60-70 peeps present at
the peak of their numbers today. Oh well.....

The STILT SANDPIPER was seen by many observers at the Brackish Pond at the
Arcata Marsh today and Tony Kurz and Jesse Sargent saw the SOLITARY
SANDPIPER later this evening, also.

More Asian shorebirds are out there. Go find them!

Rob Fowler
McKinleyville, CA


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Hi
There is a piece of good news for you: I usually buy products on www.xanshop.com
which is a global high-tech electronic products shopping platform is putting on
10 years anniversaries. All products on it are on sale as well as free delivery
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You can look around when you free, it would be a good choice!

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Hi Calbirders,

Todd Easterla and his find of the COMMON RINGED PLOVER were featured on
last night's newscast from KOVR Channel 13 in Sacramento:

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2011/08/23/rare-sighting-of-bird-has-people-flock\
ing-to-davis/?utm_source=home&utm_medium=dl&utm_campaign=rare-bird-sighted-near-\
davis



I like his hat!

Regards,
Roger Wolfe
Soquel

I drove all night from the WFO conference in Arizona and was relieved to see
that the Common Ringed Plover was still at the Davis Wetlands in Yolo County. 
Todd had called me moments after he found the bird so I was a bit nervous about
missing it, knowing that it would have to stick around until this morning.  Was
able to get a few photos and share the bird with quite a few fellow birders.

Thanks again Todd for finding and documenting such an amazing bird!

PS  Todd had called me on Thursday night and said that he was going to find the
best shorebird ever found in the Central Valley on Friday…..and he actually
did!!!!!

We may schedule another shorebird workshop for September 10-11 if there is
enough interest.

John

John Sterling

26 Palm Ave
Woodland, CA 95695
530 908-3836
jsterling@...

www.sterlingbirds.com (photos, classes, tours, county birding)

Here's a photo of the bird from today:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/pll/crplov.html

Doug Herr
Orangevale, Sacramento County
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

Hi Birders-

The Common Ringed Plover was still at the Davis Wetlands this morning, in view
from 7am to 8:20 when I left. Lots of birders there from all over.

Dave Weber,
Milpitas




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Such exciting news and some beautiful photos, thank you for sharing.  I am
hoping the bird will still be there Friday because that is the first chance I'll
get to go there. 

Karen Parr
Sacramento, CA



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We still need more participants to make this trip possible for
those who have already signed up.  Please join in, won't you???


MCAS Fall Pelagic Trip - Sun, 18 Sept - Fort Bragg


 The meeting place will be on North Harbor
Drive, Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg.  Prepaid reservations are needed.
Here are the specific details:


DATE: Sunday, 18 September, 2011.
COST: $105           
TIME: Now 8 hours.  Meet at 7:00-am; we will return at 3:30-pm.
PLACE: Parking lot of TELSTAR, large sign on North Harbor Drive
           shortly after rounding the curve at the bottom of the hill.


Prepay either by check or credit card.
MAIL your check, PAYABLE to MCAS  for $105 to:
        K. Havlena,  PO Box 40,  Fort Bragg, CA  95437


CREDIT CARD:  Send an email to me at kahavlena@...
with your phone number and a good time to call you.


Please commit as soon as possible; we don't deposit checks,
etc, until trip time. Remember: spaces are limited.  Sorry, but
nobody under 11 years old or folks unable to stand for long
periods can participate.  Confirmations will be sent out shortly
before the trip date.  Thanks!!!

Karen Havlena
Fort Bragg, MEN, California




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Hello, I'm a newbie here to the group & this is my first post.  I just
relocated to Sacramento & had the amazing good fortune to see this bird
Saturday on my first outing with a friend kind enough to show me around &
share local birding spots. What a welcome to the area!



Jann Dorothy

Sacramento



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Still there Thursday morning, August 25th.

John Green
Riverside, CA

Sent from my iPhone

We were thrilled to see the Common Plover this morning, August 25.  Ran into
some nice people from San Diego and Huntington Beach.

For those of you that need directions--Take the Chiles Road exit off 80 and stay
to the right till you get to H28--turn right and go down to the sign in station.
There is a bungee cord on the gate--just open it and be sure to reclose it after
you sign in--follow the tour signs and look for the birders!

We got great views of the bird.  Thanks to Todd for finding it!

Terry and Don Joley
Sacramento

Is there any access to the CRP site after 1pm each day? The reason that I ask is
that I will be driving right by the site tomorrow afternoon but cannot get there
prior to 1pm. Thanks for any information.

Richard Ackley
San Rafael

Still here Friday, same location.

-- Adam Winer


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Hi All, The COMMON RINGED PLOVER was still very cooperative, (but not to close)
in the same spot as of 9:40am! GREAT FIND TODD!

I got photos but won't bore you all with mediocrity!

Dan Brown,
Sacramento,
www.naturestoc.smugmug.com

Folks,

Has anyone seen the Common Ringed Plover at the Davis Wetlands since
this morning?
I'm hoping to make the trip tomorrow morning.

Thanks in advance for any word of the bird this afternoon/evening.

.  .  .

Matthew Dodder
Mountain View, CA
http://www.birdguy.net
http://www.zazzle.com/mdodder





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I just talked to Todd.  He saw it at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (aka Vic
Fazio W.A.) this evening.  He watched it fly to the south, but….it could easily
return, so you should look in the morning there.  Perhaps it may even reappear
at the Davis Wetlands?


John Sterling

26 Palm Ave
Woodland, CA 95695
530 908-3836
jsterling@...

www.sterlingbirds.com (photos, classes, tours, county birding)


On Aug 26, 2011, at 7:34 PM, Matthew Dodder wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Has anyone seen the Common Ringed Plover at the Davis Wetlands since
> this morning?
> I'm hoping to make the trip tomorrow morning.
>
> Thanks in advance for any word of the bird this afternoon/evening.
>
> . . .
>
> Matthew Dodder
> Mountain View, CA
> http://www.birdguy.net
> http://www.zazzle.com/mdodder
>
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>
>



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Howdy, Birders,

The singular highlight of Shearwater Journeys' pelagic trip on Monterey Bay,
today, August 26, 2011 was a GREAT-WINGED PETREL (Pterodroma macroptera gouldi),
first spotted flying up the wake by Abe Borker and Jeri Langham at 10:58 a.m.
Everyone on board saw this bird. We followed it for six minutes. It was in Santa
Cruz County.  Many photographs were obtained. The first batch can be found at
this link:

http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2011/08/breaking-news-great-winged-petrel\
.html

Petrels forever,
Debi Shearawter
AKA: Annie Auklet in the 20th Century movie, The Big Year

Debra Shearwater
Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
PO Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831.637.8527
debi@...
www.shearwaterjourneys.com
www.shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com

High Arctic: Polar Bears, Walrus & Seabirds: 28 Jun - 8 July, 2013 charter with
Debi








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Congrats to Debi,  Abe and Jeri for the great find! A GREAT-WINGED
PETREL in Santa Cruz County waters two years in a row. Crazy.

There are a open spaces available for our 8 hour trip tomorrow, Sunday,
Aug. 28 if anyone is interested. $120 Call 831 375-4658 or register
online at http://www.montereyseabirds.com

Don Roberson, Matthew Dodder, Bruce Elliot and Tim Amaral will be on
board as spotters, Alex Rinkert will be chumming. Come on out and join us.

Roger Wolfe over and out
Soquel Canyon

Have not seen any reports come through today (8/27).
Is the bird still being seen?

Sun AM (8/28) is the only chance I have to get up there so hoping that it was
seen today.

Thanks for any updates - positive or negative.

Vivek Tiwari
Sunnyvale, CA

Hi Birders

The plover was not found today despite searches made by many birders present. 
As we waited to get our flat tire fixed, there must have been well over 100
SWAINSON'S HAWKS kettling over Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area.

Good Birding!

Mary Freeman
Glendale, CA

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 27, 2011, at 4:05 PM, "Tiwari, Vivek" <Vivek.Tiwari@...> wrote:

> Have not seen any reports come through today (8/27).
> Is the bird still being seen?
>
> Sun AM (8/28) is the only chance I have to get up there so hoping that it was
seen today.
>
> Thanks for any updates - positive or negative.
>
> Vivek Tiwari
> Sunnyvale, CA
>


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As of 10:00 AM when I left the Davis Wetlands, the Common Ringed Plover had not
been seen today.

Dan Strait
Roseville, CA

--- In CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com, "Tiwari, Vivek" <Vivek.Tiwari@...> wrote:
>
> Have not seen any reports come through today (8/27).
> Is the bird still being seen?
>
> Sun AM (8/28) is the only chance I have to get up there so hoping that it was
seen today.
>
> Thanks for any updates - positive or negative.
>
> Vivek Tiwari
> Sunnyvale, CA
>

Hello, Birders,

Additional images of the 4th North American and northern hemisphere record of
the GREAT-WINGED PETREL, as well as KILLER WHALES can be found at:

http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2011/08/great-winged-petrel-additional-im\
ages.html

The full report for 26 August 2011, Shearwater Journeys' Monterey Bay pelagic
trip can be found at:

http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2011/08/trip-report-august-26-2011-monter\
ey-bay.html

If you missed the initial report, see:

http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2011/08/breaking-news-great-winged-petrel\
.html

Upcoming trips with spaces available include the following:

MONTEREY:
Sep 8 with Clay Kempf, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Sep 9 with Jennifer Green, Wes Fritz, Rick Fournier, Debi Shearwater
Sep 10: SOLD OUT
Sep 11 with Morten Joergensen, Adam Searcy, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Sep 12 with Morten Joergensen, Clay Kempf, Kate Goldberg, Rick Fournier, Wes
Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Sep 22 with Jennifer Green, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Sep 23 with Abe Borker, Jennifer Green, Adam Searcy, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Sep 24 with Abe Borker, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Adam Searcy, Wes Fritz,
Debi Shearwater
Sep 25 with Abe Borker, Adam Searcy, Joe Morlan, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Sep 26 with Adam Searcy, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Oct 1 with Jennifer Green, Debi Shearwater
Oct 8 with Todd McGrath, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Oct 16 with Clay Kempf, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Nov 27 with Jennifer Green, Debi Shearwater

BODEGA BAY:
Sep 14 with Morten Joergensen, Lisa Hug, Peter Pyle, Steve Howell, Wes Fritz,
Debi Shearwater: only 8 spaces open
Oct 14 with Lisa Hug, Jennifer Green, Steve Howell, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater

HALF MOON BAY:
Sep 16: SOLD OUT
Sep 17: SOLD OUT
Sep 18: SOLD OUT
Sep 19 with Peter Pyle, Tristan Mckee, Joe Morlan, Debi Shearwater: only 8
spaces open
Oct 2 with Peter Pyle, Tristan McKee, Clay Kempf, Debi Shearwater
Oct 10 with Tristan McKee, Joe Morlan, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Oct 15 with Tristan McKee, Adam Searcy, Wes Fritz, Debi Shearwater
Nov 22 with Peter Pyle, Tristan Mckee, Debi Shearwater

See you out there,
Debi Shearwater

Debra Shearwater
Shearwater Journeys, Inc.
PO Box 190
Hollister, CA 95024
831.637.8527
debi@...
www.shearwaterjourneys.com
www.shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com

High Arctic: Polar Bears, Walrus & Seabirds: 28 Jun - 8 July, 2013 charter with
Debi








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Dennis Cavallo found the first Placer County and the second Central Valley
record of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper this morning at the Lincoln WTP on Fiddyment
Road.  This is a great find and the first one seen by multiple observers in the
Central Valley.

I have posted photos on my "Recent Photos" gallery on my photo website.  Click
on photo gallery tab on my homepage at www.sterlingbirds.com

I also saw and photographed the Solitary Sandpiper found yesterday by Steve and
Diane Rose at the Marysville WTP.  This is the first record for Yuba County! 
The Pectoral Sandpiper, three Red-necked Phalaropes and a juvenile Lesser
Yellowlegs also continued there.

The Marysville WTP can be accessed by car (but be careful driving on the levees)
by calling Randy Kerzic at 530 682-0833

John

John Sterling

26 Palm Ave
Woodland, CA 95695
530 908-3836
jsterling@...

www.sterlingbirds.com (photos, classes, tours, county birding)

Morning,
If you traveling to Yosemite NP this weekend, you may be interested.
Yesterday morning on the Evergreen Rd. the road to Hetch Hetchy I
observed a Northern Goshawk on Evergreen Rd.
Location: From Hwy 120 turn left on to Evergreen Rd. as you cross the
very first bridge on Evergreen Rd  ( Crane Creek ? )  drive about 50
feet, on the left there is an opening in the forest.
The NOGO came out of this opening.
It wasn't chasing a bird so it was a bit relaxed, it circled over me and
return to the left of the road (north-side of road) a high elevated pine
on an branch close to the trunk.
There was no calling,  NOGO was staring at me from the perch and did not
leave it's perch.
Have a great long weekend,
Rich Cimino
Alameda County



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All,

First, the Common Ringed Plover at the Davis Wetlands appears to have moved on. 
Also, the shorebird habitat is drying up.  (The westernmost pond at the Davis
Wastewater Treatment Plant looks like it will be good for shorebirds soon,
though.)

The Davis Wetlands is open 7am-1pm MONDAYS ONLY from Sept 1 (tomorrow) thru Feb
15.  This was the arrangement when the acquisition was made because hunting
occurs on adjacent lands.  Note that dove hunting season starts tomorrow.

On a related note, the EASTERN KINGBIRD just found by Mary Schiedt at the Yolo
Bypass Wildlife Area (Yolo's first in 38 years!) will also be in a closed
section starting tomorrow.  The kingbird might be viewed from the east levee of
the East Toe Drain, presumably accessed from the end of Marshall in West Sac and
walking south.  I've never done that before, but I have accessed it just north
of there before.

good birding,



Steve Hampton
________________
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Office of Spill Prevention and Response
California Dept of Fish and Game
PO Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
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