Hi all, Another message from Jan, with directions, etc. Please remember this species is on California's T&E species list, so don't harass it. Cheers, Bruce...
Oops, sorry. I didn't copy Jan's message into the text of my e-mail as I should have. Here it is: Hi Bruce, you can let people know that we've put up a web...
I recently purchased a copy of the 1944 Distribution of the Birds of California by John Grinnell. Just for the fun of it, here are the three listings for Great...
I live on a 3 acre lot that is populated with a lot of oaks. I am at 2800' (more or less) elevation just east of Sonora. This last Sunday, the first, I had my...
Hi everyone, I've uploaded a photo into an album named visitor id. I would appreciate some help verifying what it is, I'm guessing a juvenile red-shouldered...
Today at late afternoon, we drove Willms Rd. and then up Rock River Rd. Nothing mentionable on Willms Rd. with the exception of 6 Common Moorhens on the pond...
I have noticed a marked decrease in feeder visits here at 3000 ft for the last 2-3 days. I assume they are all on the nest and feeding young with "real" food....
Today we had three sightings of Lawrence's goldfinches here at home. The first one, my wife saw a female getting cat hair and cotton from a small hanging wire...
Hi, The last three mornings (Fr, Sa & Su) Joyce and I have birded the so called "Confidence Trail". We identified 24 +/- birds each time. This was better...
At 2 PM on Easter Sunday while watching the Masters my first Black- headed Grosbeak showed up at my seed feeder. That really makes it feel like Spring. A...
Early this morning, looking out the window I spotted our first Black-headed Grosbeak of the season. April 8 matches the earliest seen with 2001 and 2006 out of...
Hi CSBirders, Steve Umland will lead his annual night owling trip on Saturday, April 14. This trip is a hoot, as Steve calls in the owls and spotlights them...
I just NOW observed a GBH with a coke can skewered through lengthwise on lower beak. He flew into spot, so he can still fly but was standing with left wing...
I am at about 3000 feet in Pine Mountain Lake. This morning at the Marina I saw my first of the season Bullock's Oriole. I also saw four species of swallows:...
I am just wondering if this Owl'ing will be cancelled due to all the rain we have today? Jamie Mullin Groveland, CA ... Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new...
Today, my granddaughters and I saw several black backed Lesser Goldfinches at Summerville Highschool in Tuolumne. There are at a thisle feeder in a...
Thursday, Friday and again today, we have seen a male Calliope hummingbird at one of our feeders. A male Black-chinned hummer was appearing at a feeder...
The post that was put on the group for me last week had a grievous error in it. The following e-mail exchange between Jeff Davis occurred because I goofed. On...
I am sorry for the late post but I will be traveling to Sacramento from Groveland tomorrow morning (satureday 21st) and would like some directions to some good...
This past week for hummingbirds, we've seen Calliope males (3) and females (several), one or two Black-chinned males and at least a half-dozen Rufous hummers...
Peggy Macres and I spent a delightful day of birding in and around Yuba County, despite the rain. We started in the mountains above Nevada City, where...
I finally made my first positive ID on some Calliope's today - had never taken the trouble to sort them out from female this and thats. But then I realized I...
I have spent the last several days doing nothing but birding in Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Stanislaus counties. Special birds for me were: White Pelican (6) -...
Lesser Nighthawks were seen last night, Sunday, over Willms Road and Rock River Road at the Stanislaus/Tuolumne County line. We also saw the two Great Horned...
Bob Schieferstein will lead a half-day birding trip on the "Confidence Trail" on Saturday, May 5. This will not be the same trip as in previous years because...
I had a great morning scouting one of my blocks for the Burrowing Owl Survey. I drove Lake Road from East to West and stopped in at the Fishing Access area on...
I was outside on the deck looking at the hummers this morning and became aware of a different voice in the oak where the Lesser Goldfinches hang out. After...
Hi All, Just a heads-up regarding the bird walk on Sat. It would be most helpful if a couple of you experienced Birders could be there to help me out. My...
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