June 1, 2004 Dear North American Birds Contributors, The spring season has already come to a close so please send your noteworthy records from the Middle...
Stanislaus Audubon fieldtrip to San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge yielded 51 species, including two Western Tanagers in two separate areas. [Non-text...
Dave & Sharon Froba
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Jun 19, 2004 11:46 pm
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Went to Modesto Sewer Ponds on Jennings Road, Thursday (6/24) morning. Other than a few of the usual suspects there was not too much out there. However, there...
One of my summer projects is to create a new logo for the Stanislaus Birds website. I want to create a logo featuring 6 to 8 birds that best represent the...
First, of course, no other bird defines our county as well as the Aleutian Canada Goose. Second, I agree that either the Phainopepla OR the Costa's Hummingbird...
Dave & Sharon Froba
froba@...
Jun 29, 2004 1:43 am
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My list for representative San Joaquin County birds would have a lot in common with Jim Gain's but I will try to put in a little variety for discussion....
Jim, I like your list, but I would substitute Nuttall's Woodpecker for the Costa's Hummingbird. I think Nuttall's are cool. I'm looking forward on how the...
If I am eligible to vote, here is my list: 1. Aleutian Canada Goose 2. Yellow-billed Magpie 3. Wood Duck--because of Stanislaus County's successful Wood...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the STA_Birds group: Which bird species best represent the avifauna of Stanislaus County? You may vote...
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Jul 5, 2004 1:18 am
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1. Aleutian Goose 2. Golden Plover 3. Bald Eagle 4. Lazuli Bunting 5. Swainson's Hawk ec ... From: STA_Birds@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STA_Birds@yahoogroups.com]...
Eric Caine
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Jul 5, 2004 2:34 pm
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The following STA_Birds poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Which bird species best represent the avifauna of Stanislaus County?...
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Jul 19, 2004 7:59 am
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If you haven't heard, there was a massive fire in the San Joaquin River NWR yesterday that burned more than 1,500 acres of prime riparian forest. That's a big...
I received the following information regarded the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge from Eric Hopson of the USF&WS: "There is no doubt that this fire...
Dave & Sharon Froba
froba@...
Jul 22, 2004 9:23 pm
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Just to pass along some possible split information that I have been following on BIRDCHAT, the AOU has officially "split" the Canada Goose into 2 and...
... From: <Eric_Hopson@...> To: <froba@...> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 4:06 PM Subject: Recent Fire @ San Joaqin River NWR Hi Dave. Please...
Dave & Sharon Froba
froba@...
Jul 28, 2004 11:25 pm
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... From: <Eric_Hopson@...> To: <froba@...> Cc: <mosquito@...> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 3:00 PM Subject: West Nile Virus ... ...
Dave & Sharon Froba
froba@...
Jul 28, 2004 11:26 pm
582
I stopped by the Modesto Sewage Treatment Ponds this morning in the hopes of finding a large brown bird with a huge gular pouch. While I did not find a Brown...
Bird Species with Potential Subspecies Splits STANISLAUS COUNTY The following birds have subspecies that if split, may result in the addition of a new species...
Just a follow-up comment about this list. This is not intended to be anything "official" about future splits. This is just a list of birds with subspecies that...
Paul Pickering and I visited the Modesto STP today and had 7 SNOWY PLOVERS. One appeared to be a family group of 5 birds. They stuck together the whole time...
I made a brief 5 minute stop by the Ceres Ponds on my way home from mom-in-laws house. In the SW most pond along Morgan Rd there were several hundred...
August 1, 2004 Dear North American Birds Contributors, The summer season has already come to a close so please send your noteworthy records from the Middle...
This is just a reminder that I will be leading a trip to the Modesto Sewage Treatment Ponds tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Meet at the Stanislaus County library...
We had an enjoyable morning of birding at the Modesto and Ceres Sewage Treatment Ponds. Highlights at the Modesto ponds included a PEREGRINE FALCON and...
I'm a bit late on this notice, but I received a phone message about a Fulvous Whistling-Duck two days ago at the Modesto Sewage Ponds. I have not talked with...
I am forwarding parts of an email 2 days ago from the Corpus Cristi Hawk Watch in Texas. The numbers of hawks moving through were unbelievable. That is NOT a...
A Red-breasted Nuthatch has been calling around my parent's neighborhood (Briggsmore and Sherwood area) for the past week and two flocks of Sandhill Cranes...
Hi CSBirders, On Saturday's field trip led by Bob Schieferstein, we saw Lewis's Woodpeckers on Rock River Road in both Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties. --Jean...
I am saddened to report that my friend and birding buddy, Wray Ladine passed away yesterday. Ever since the release of Winged Migration, Wray had kicked into...
