I returned to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area on Tuesday to try for better images of the Red-tailed Hawk found last weekend. The bird was very cooperative....
I was somewhat surprised to see a single, adult Band-tailed Pigeon feeding with the Mourning Doves in my backyard here in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County...
A small mixed flock of Brewer's, Red-winged and Tri-colored Blackbirds has been in my neighbor's pasture regularly early in the morning on Alta Mesa in Wilton...
All, I have posted a few digi-scoped photos of the adult LESSER BLACK- BACKED and SLATY-BACKED GULLS and a "Kumlien's" candidate (comments welcome) on my...
Mr. Abbott et al, I just looked at Steve Abbotts photos of the Lesser Black-backed Gull and it is definitely a different bird than the one I found back on Feb...
Yesterday Jim Rowoth, Liz West & I headed over to the Davis WTP to look for some of the reported gulls. On the first dike closest to the main road, we found...
All, I spoke with the staff of the Yolo County landfill this morning. They are growing concerned about a number of birders entering the landfill and getting...
Managed to see the adult SLATY-BACKED GULL between rain showers this afternoon at the Davis WTP. It was again on the levee between the two west-most ponds. The...
I'll be putting together a webpage on the CVBC website with the names of birders who have 300 or more species on their Central Valley list. So..if you have...
Regarding John Sterling's request for lists of Central Valley birds, what is the geographical criteria? Where does the 'valley' end and the foothills begin?...
There's a map on the Central Valley Bird Club Website Bruce Deuel Red Bluff On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:59 PM, williamscotthuber < ... [Non-text portions of this...
Hi all: This photo popped up on Flickr today. Not my sighting, not my photo, just passing it along in case anyone wants to scan the neighborhood. It's a stale...
I should have specified, no introduced species in the list. Also, the boundaries are on the map on the CVBC website. Folsom Lake is out, and so is Putah...
Jim Vallely called me to report some of his observations and wanted me to post them for him. He has been birding Cosumnes daily for a while. Today when he was...
Folks, Jim Gain put together some great site maps in 04/05 for the big year: http://www.stanislausbirds.org/BY2004/index.htm All the best, Chris Conard ...
Scott Huber asked a good question, Where does the "valley" end and the foothills begin? What ARE the geographical parameters? So far, THREE prominent members...
Bruce, We didn't intend to evade the question, but our boundary issues were resolved and widely announced in 2004 after a year and a half of contentious ...
Since I was one of the main proponants of the change I can explain exactly how the boundaries were decided on. The map shows the boundaries between the ...
I forgot to add, we use the term "Valley" in our name and that is not a biologic habitat/biome/ecosystem or what have you. It is a geological term. For what...
Hi all! I saw my first Western Kingbird of the season at the Red Bluff Airport on Sunday March 1st. I always think spring is here when I see them arriving....
Apologies for cross-posting, but for those of you who do not subscribe to CALBIRDs, I wanted to make sure you know that the Rare Birds of California book is...
The Central Valley Bird Club is pleased to announce the Youth Scholarship program for 2009. I encourage all young birders, ages 10-18 to apply. Last year we...
I should have mentioned that applications for the scholarship are due on March 31st! John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell 530 908-3836...
Todd Easterla just called. The adult Slaty-backed Gull is back in Davis near the sewage ponds. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell...
Bob, Thank you so much for alerting us. This does look like a Blue-headed Vireo to me. Notice the high contrast between the cheeks and the throat. I'll try...
I finished the 300 Club page at http://www.cvbirds.org/300%20Club.htm Hopefully more birders who have seen at least 300 species of native birds in the Central...
This morning at 10:30 (March 4) I heard, then saw, a flock of well over 100 Sandhill Cranes flying north directly over my house in Elk Grove. Winter flies away...
Saw about 10 Violet-Green Swallows down on the American River at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Also As we were walking back heard a House Wren singing. First...
A male Rufous Hummingbird (rufous all over) has been hanging around in my garden since yesterday afternoon. Another male selasphorous hummer, perhaps of the...
Dear Birders, Yesterday and today I made morning visits to the Cosumnes River Preserve primarily to see water running over the floodplain there. I visited the...
