For those who don't follow nwCalBird Listserv. There has been a rash of Gyrfalcon reports from Humboldt and Del Norte. See Tom's note below for details or call...
Seabirders, MONTEREY SEABIRDS has several pelagic trips in October. This is one of my favorite times to be out on the ocean because it is great for seeing a...
The following is from Jay Withgott (Oregon) who is not on this list serve - it should be of interest to CA seabirders. Hello Cal Birders -- A group of 11...
Howdy, Birders, Between September 8 and 26 Shearwater Journeys offered fifteen successful pelagic trips from three ports: Monterey, Half Moon Bay and Bodega...
Hi All, This last week we led a short three hour owling trip out of Optics4Birding for some of the local Orange County owls. The first three species - Barn, ...
The first Sandhills have arrived at Woodbridge. This afternoon there were 50 to 60 Sandhills at the south end of the fields at the Isenberg observation area...
Dave Froba asked me to report that one Lark Bunting was present at the same site that he reported earlier about 45 minutes after the initial sighting. John...
Dave Froba asked me to report that he and several other birders have just seen two female Lark Buntings at approximately 1/4 mile off highway 33 entering the...
We live in a weird world, at least in how one finds out about birds these days. Perhaps this is a known entity, but it came through a friend from Belgium who...
This evening (9/23) I observed and photographed a juvenile/female NORTHERN WHEATEAR at Malibu Lagoon at about 6:15 PM. It was feeding on some of the many...
Hi All, I will be working my way through California late this week and early next week, and have been ubale to dig up any reliable spots for Nuttall's...
The Trip Report, photos and video are now posted for the Labor Day week Southern California pelagic trip aboard SEARCHER featuring Todd McGrath's WHITE-CHINNED...
Sorry for any cross-postings, but to ensure a wide-distribution, please forward this request to appropriate regional lists or to observers -- especially those...
CA Birders, Thanks for the overwhelming support to my request for help in planning our upcoming trip to your state. There were so many helpful responses that...
Hello Bird-lovers of CA, We will be visiting your state next month and would appreciate some help in finding resources or information about where to look for...
Hi Bird-lovers, We will be visiting CA next month and hope to find some target birds. I have not been able to find a resource that tells the best locations to...
The park will be hosting an event on Saturday, September 24 in recognition of releasing juvenile, captive-reared condors for their first flight into the wild....
Birders We've posted a rather fun and challenging bird quiz on eBird that I'm sure you'll enjoy, including a few gems from California. Extra credit to those ...
Posting this for Leslie Tucci, please forward to MBB. (Frances) Today at about 10:45am I had a singing BELL'S VIREO at Natural Bridges. I first heard it sing...
Hello, Birders, Continuing our "great" streak of seabirds, a GREAT-WINGED PETREL was spotted zipping by the boat on today's Shearwater Journeys' Half Moon Bay...
I have family out from Texas who are interested in seeing (yes seeing) mountain quail. Does anyone have a location where quail are coming to water or seed...
Today Michael Perrone and I refound yesterday's MOURNING WARBLER at Pt Reyes (though it was a real skulker). Just about to give up on it, we then found a...
Sea & Sage Audubon is hosting a workshop, to be taught by Stephen Ingraham of Zeiss Sports Optics, on the subject of digiscoping and using superzoom digital...
Birders I've posted a few shots of yesterday's Manx Shearwater here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanites/ Given the recent developments with Pacific...
While continuing the Swainson's hawk surveys this morning along the Sacramento river outside Sacramento, I observed a male blackburnian warbler in the trees...
Hi Everybody, Just flew in today for week of serious birding. Some of you may know me, I'll meet many on Mon, Wed, and Sat pelagic trips, Thank you Shearwater...
There were 75 Western Sandpipers and 400+ Long-billed Dowitchers at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on Thursday, 4/7/05. The dowitchers were...
Hello all, I am headed for Monterey then Bodega and would like to see a Vaux's Swift. Does anyone know of a reliable spot to find them in that general area?...
Birders: I have posted a few pics to my Flickr site of the 9/6 White-chinned Petrel in the Santa Barbara Channel. Sorry for the delay, but I just got back from...
A long overdue improvement: ________________________________________________________________ Altamont Pass wind farm gets major upgrade By Dana Hull Posted:...
