Hello all, On Super Bowl Sunday I went down to Kings and Fresno Counties, with the pair of Vermillion Flycatchers in Kings Co. being my main target....
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Steve Hampton
SHAMPTON@...
Feb 1, 2001 10:34 pm
Yesterday, Jan 31, I stumbled across a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW in north Davis. The bird hangs with the sparrows in the pyracantha at the west end of Falcon,...
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Andrew Engilis, Jr.
aengilisjr@...
Feb 1, 2001 11:52 pm
Fellow Birders -- Some have asked how I identified the Juniper Titmice in Butte Valley. Here is a response I sent to those few, but latter thought others...
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Lynn Frink
ELFRINKO@...
Feb 2, 2001 4:32 am
Sorry I didn't give directions to Brownsville. Go E from Marysville on Hwy 20 about 12 miles, turn N on Marysville rd at Browns Valley, continue N & follow...
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cathyclc@...
Feb 2, 2001 9:02 am
Dear fellow birders, I have in my records a very old sighting of a Red-necked Grebe on the American River in the vicinity of Howe Ave.(this could have been ...
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Kevin Enns-Rempel
kennsrem@...
Feb 2, 2001 4:43 pm
I'm a little slow responding to this sighting, but hope to try for the Kings County Vermilion Flycatcher this weekend. The last verified report I heard about...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Feb 3, 2001 12:57 am
Dear Birders, I spoke last night with Ed Harper. Last Sunday he tried his luck around Michigan Bar because he had repeatedly missed the Steller's jay there....
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WildBird
wildbird@...
Feb 3, 2001 6:58 pm
This morning between 8a.m. and 9a.m., I saw a female Greater Scaup on the American River in Sacramento at Gristmill park just west of the main entrance. Lois...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Feb 4, 2001 12:27 am
Dear Birders, This morning I assisted Chris Conard on the Lost Slough bird survey at the Cosumnes River Preserve. Lost Slough is the management parcel west of...
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edsonl@...
Feb 4, 2001 8:11 pm
This morning while running through Land Park in downtown Sacramento, I heard a Hutton's Vireo in full song (if you call their song a song)in the mature live...
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cathyclc@...
Feb 4, 2001 9:51 pm
Late yesterday afternoon (Feb. 3) my husband and I returned to Reichmuth Park in search of the American Redstart. After walking the circuit of the nature...
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Jon King
king@...
Feb 4, 2001 11:43 pm
CV birders, Apologies for the delay to this message. On the morning of Friday 2nd Feb there were four Western Gulls around Nimbus Fish Hatchery, one adult and...
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Kevin Enns-Rempel
kennsrem@...
Feb 5, 2001 12:16 am
My son Chris and I went to Kings County this morning in search of the Vermilion Flycatchers, which have been seen there for the last three weeks. We arrived a...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:26 am
Dear Birders, This morning I visited the Michigan Bar area, and was joined later by Tim and Fritz Steurer. About half an hour before sunrise an adult bald...
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ikemire@...
Feb 5, 2001 4:04 am
Hello, My first posting as a new member. Spent a few hours at Folsom Lake, (Granite Bay recreation area). Beek's bight is the last parking area on the service...
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Sylvia Wright
swright@...
Feb 5, 2001 5:51 pm
A story on the popularity of birding that might interest listers: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/04/national/04BIRD.html February 4, 2001 As Their Numbers...
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Steve Hampton
SHAMPTON@...
Feb 5, 2001 7:00 pm
The gulls at the Yolo Co Landfill (next to the Davis Oxidation Ponds) are very easy to see from Rd 28H now, as they roost on a big flat area near the road....
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YBMAGPIE@...
Feb 5, 2001 9:34 pm
Hi all: There was not one, but two Ruff present this morning in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area! They were hanging out with a large group of greater yellowlegs...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Feb 6, 2001 1:23 am
Dear Birders, Is anyone else seeing many more red fox sparrows this season than in prior ones? They seem almost an order of magnitude more common this year....
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Steve Abbott
skua@...
Feb 6, 2001 5:09 am
Hello CVBirders, Today I visited East Levee Rd in Sacramento County and found many fewer ducks than did John Trochet a few days ago. I did find, however, 2...
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Jon Winter
wint@...
Feb 6, 2001 5:32 pm
Subject: Rainforest Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 16:47:20 -0800 Dear Friends & Colleagues, Subject: Rainforest petition The Brazilian congress is now voting on a...
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waldo r holt
WALDOH@...
Feb 6, 2001 7:29 pm
On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 17:23:44 -0800 John and Glennah Trochet ... John and birders, I have been wondering in a similar way about red fox sparrow. In San Joaquin...
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Brian Williams
BWCAL@...
Feb 6, 2001 8:52 pm
I'm glad you asked the question -- not because I've seen more Red Fox Sparrows, but because I've never seen even one! My vicarious impression over the years...
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YLIGHTFOOT@...
Feb 6, 2001 10:02 pm
Brian: You may be correct in your assessment of the winter records of "Red Fox Sparrows" in this area. They may well prefer low, swampy areas with dense ...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Feb 6, 2001 10:54 pm
Dear Brian and CVBirders , I agree with what Tim said about habitat preferences. As I wrote privately to another subscriber, in New Mexico we look for red fox...
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YLIGHTFOOT@...
Feb 6, 2001 11:21 pm
In a message dated 01-02-06 17:56:23 EST, you write: << I am possibly remembering this wrongly (not the first time!), but I think I recall reading that...
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Ian Taylor
ITTAYLOR@...
Feb 6, 2001 11:49 pm
Today around 2 PM there was a rather skittish Western Tanager in the mistletoe adorned trees between the Aggie Village townhouses and the preschool near 1st...
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Steve Hampton
SHAMPTON@...
Feb 7, 2001 12:33 am
One wintered in the exact area 3 years ago, so I wonder if it could be the same bird. Steve Hampton _____________________ Resource Economist Office of Spill...
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Bruce Webb
BruWebb@...
Feb 7, 2001 12:35 am
On the continuing subject of Fox Sparrows -- these are worth bookmarking A tablular compilation of information on Fox Sparrows can be found at: ...
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Bruce Deuel
bdeuel@...
Feb 7, 2001 12:48 am
For what it's worth, in my 18 years of winter residency at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, and continuing visits twice a winter for the last 9 years, I have never...
