The Falcated Duck continued near the viewing platform at Colusa NWR from approximately 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. this morning (1/1/12) while I was there. When I left...
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Ken Burton
brdnrd59
Jan 2, 2012 6:17 am
This afternoon, Greg Chapman and I found two (male?) SNOW BUNTINGS 3.3 road miles south of the Table Bluff County Park restroom on the Eel River spit. The...
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spiderhunters
Jan 4, 2012 2:02 am
Appreciate any updates on the Falcated Duck at Colusa NWR. Was it seen today (1/3/12)? thanks! Vivek Tiwari Sunnyvale, CA...
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Bruce Webb
birder47
Jan 4, 2012 2:17 am
Vivek. Apparently, yes it was seen today, though it was not in the primary subject line. It is mentioned in the posting about finding Mountain Plovers and...
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James W. Stratton
james_w_stra...
Jan 5, 2012 2:05 am
Today's Sacramento Audubon field trip to the Sacramento NWR detoured along the way for a brief stop at the viewing platform in the Colusa NWR where a festive ...
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sramachandramurthi
sramachandra...
Jan 5, 2012 8:14 pm
Hi folks, I know many traveling birders look for California Gnatcatchers in Southern California. I did the same during a recent trip to San Diego. As a nice...
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Marcel Holyoak
maholyoak
Jan 5, 2012 10:13 pm
The alternate plumage male FALCATED DUCK continued this morning 5th January 2012. I watched it from dawn to 10am. Viewing platform at start of auto tour loop...
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Libby Wolfe
wolfe11111@...
Jan 6, 2012 12:23 am
Traveling to California soon, and would like any information on the above birds. Are the Great Gray Owls on public land, and if so, where is the best place,...
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BRUCE DEUEL
bdeuel2
Jan 6, 2012 1:30 am
Hi all, Bob Yutzy and I refound the Common Redpoll on McArthur Swamp Road this morning around 0830. It was first spotted only a few feet from the orange ...
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Bob & Carol Yutzy
bcyutzy
Jan 6, 2012 3:01 am
Hello all, The only thing I might add to Bruce's report is that we met up with Ken Able and had about 500 Tundra Swans on Glenburn/Fall River Mills Road on the...
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Nick & Mary Freeman
starthroat
Jan 6, 2012 6:47 am
Hi Birders! You are cordially invited to attend Los Angeles Audubon Society's monthly meeting which date and site has been changed to 7:30pm, Tuesday January...
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sramachandramurthi
sramachandra...
Jan 7, 2012 2:57 am
Hi folks, On December 28, I was pleasantly surprised to see a flock of Pinyon Jays in Joshua Tree National Park along the park road near Cap Rock and the...
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Ken Burton
brdnrd59
Jan 7, 2012 5:49 am
This morning the FALCATED DUCK was seen well and admired by many off the observation deck at Colusa NWR. This afternoon the COMMON REDPOLL was still in the...
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terryjoley
Jan 7, 2012 11:10 pm
Any body know if the duck is still there today 1/7...
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seagypsy011
Jan 8, 2012 12:53 am
The falcated duck was not out around noon but,when I got back to the platform after taking a tour group around the refuge, it was actively feeding towards the...
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Sally Walters & Don S...
bajaowl@...
Jan 8, 2012 8:05 pm
THE GREAT GRAY OWL, largest owl in North America, will be subject of a talk by Josh Hull of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service at the meeting of the Sacramento...
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Kenneth Able
kpable12023
Jan 8, 2012 9:22 pm
The common redpoll was seen this morning by quite a few birders from near and far, in the same general area where it has been reliable. It is becoming more...
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Brian Sullivan
heraldpetrel
Jan 9, 2012 5:45 am
Birders I found a nice assortment of raptors feeding in flooded alfalfa fields near 'Dairyland' south of Chowchilla in the Central Valley today (map on ...
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Randy Finley
docdaneeka5
Jan 9, 2012 9:31 pm
Hi, I saw a northern harrier try to drown a coot at Lower Klamath NWR a few weeks ago and got some pics.[If this is a repeat post I apologize, dont...
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Alan Hopkins
alanhopkins...
Jan 10, 2012 12:56 am
This morning I had a very brief look at the Falcated Duck from the observation deck at the Colusa Wildlife Refuge. I saw the bird at the very far end of the...
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allen.hirsch
Jan 10, 2012 10:45 pm
Last weekend at Merced NWR, the snow geese had just flushed from the pond closest to the observation deck, so I was looking for other photo targets in the last...
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bewickwren
Jan 11, 2012 4:39 am
Calbirders, Hard to believe, I know, but there are still two birders in California that HAVE NOT seen the Falcated Duck. And we plan to come up on Thursday....
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Brian Sullivan
heraldpetrel
Jan 11, 2012 10:48 pm
Hello Calbirders It's been tremendous watching California eBird participation grow over the past years, and this year is already shaping up to be a good one....
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David A. Bell
davebell27
Jan 11, 2012 11:46 pm
The Falcated Duck flew in at 3:30PM. Jan 11. David A. Bell Pasadena, CA ... From: "bewickwren" <bewickwren@...> To: <CALBIRDS@yahoogroups.com> ...
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Linda LeRoy
lizharryabe2003
Jan 12, 2012 2:30 am
The Falcated Duck was being observed from the platform when we arrived at 4:20pm, & was still visible & actively feeding in front of a small, fairly distant...
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Linda LeRoy
lizharryabe2003
Jan 12, 2012 4:39 pm
Duck is close to the deck, beautiful cold morning, 10 happy birders here. Linda LeRoy Al Moreno Downey, Ca...
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bewickwren
Jan 13, 2012 3:36 am
Tucked up on the small island nearest the viewing platform when we left. Thanks everyone who made update reports. John Green Riverside, CA Sent from my iPhone ...
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Brad Schram
bkschram
Jan 13, 2012 5:07 pm
I just got a phone call from Tom Edell at San Simeon, where he and Curtis Marantz are leading a field trip for the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival. They are...
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Brad Schram
bkschram
Jan 13, 2012 5:21 pm
I incorrectly noted that this morning's ARCTIC LOON at San Simeon is in San Simeon Cove--it's not. It is in the lagoon, inside the sand bar, at the mouth of...
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Christopher Taylor
athen66
Jan 13, 2012 5:55 pm
Hi Rick - I noticed it was a flight shot (great shot too!). Did you observe it for a while. Did it land, did it continue off in a particular direction? Thanks ...
