Good morning all - just a few minutes ago, Sally and I observed a Band- tailed pigeon at our feeder in River Park, Sacramento. A bit of a mind blower! Cheers,...
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Ed Harper
wehsms
May 2, 2009 3:49 am
Today was a good day for a drive up Sand Creek Road which is west of Arbuckle in Colusa County. The 12-mile stretch from the beginning of this road to the...
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naturesgrl@...
wordtiller
May 2, 2009 1:21 pm
I had no idea Bald Eagles nested on the valley floor. The prospect of a nest somewhere in the area is very exciting to me. Thank you Bruce for this...
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Dave Pearson
firesparkbird
May 2, 2009 11:41 pm
Birding by car in a constant rain was interesting at best. Good views though of 5 Kestrals, a Kite, several Red-Tails and a pair (two) of Swainsons hanging...
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Peter B. Armstrong
fzarmstr
May 3, 2009 3:06 am
May 2, 2009 Dear All, Today I found 3 Vaux' Swifts flying with the swallows over the North Davis ponds (Davis, CA) at 3:00 PM. Peter Armstrong...
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Bill Miner
wg6h
May 3, 2009 3:58 am
Hello CV birders, I am a novice birder so please be gentle with me. There are several "tube" bird feeders in my back yard. I usually have a large...
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s_nebulosa
May 3, 2009 7:00 pm
Bill Your description is right on for male Black-headed Grosbeak. While in migration, they hang around for a day or two in the lowlands like Sacramento before...
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Jim Laughlin
buckeyes0268
May 4, 2009 2:06 am
Birders, Saturday Dan Skalos and I attempted a Sutter County Big Day and took a stab at the 127 species county record. We hit 126! Here are the highlights....
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
May 4, 2009 4:05 am
The Calliope reported from yesterday off North Butte Road by Jim Laughlin was still there today as the feeders along with several Anna's, one Rufous and...
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Jim Laughlin
buckeyes0268
May 4, 2009 4:31 am
Birders, I made a mistake in my directions for the Marbled Godwit. They were found east not west of hwy 70 on striplin Rd. For those of you that traveled up...
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Steve & Priscilla Sum...
akskjs2kd
May 4, 2009 6:02 am
This weekend Rob Hansen and I led a Central Valley Bird Club field trip visiting various valley areas in Tulare and Kings counties. On Sat. (May 2) we started...
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jennifer rycenga
gyrrlfalcon2
May 4, 2009 6:05 am
Peggy and I headed out Saturday for a day-and-a-half of birding in Merced County, as we had never really birded there during spring migration. We were richly...
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Manfred Kusch
kuschmanfred
May 4, 2009 4:14 pm
Yesterday was by far the best day yet for migrants along Putah Creek below Stevenson Bridge. Most prominent were the many Western Tanagers, both male and...
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Michael Rogner
michaelrogner
May 4, 2009 4:24 pm
Further north they breed extensively throughout the Sacramento River system, including feeder creeks up to at least 6K feet on the east side. Nest surveys...
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Steve Hampton
tertial
May 4, 2009 7:12 pm
There's still nothing better than rain in May to produce migrants. Yesterday afternoon my neighborhood was dripping with tanagers and the song of Black-headed...
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Sylvia Wright
sylvialwright
May 4, 2009 8:27 pm
Adding my 2c to the tanagers and grosbeaks parade: Walking my south Davis neighborhood Saturday morning between showers, was treated to 6 western tanagers and...
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Manfred Kusch
kuschmanfred
May 4, 2009 10:43 pm
A male and female Calliope Hummingbird showed up at my feeder early this afternoon. The male returned about every 10 minutes (unless there are more than one)...
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Steve Glover
countylines2003
May 5, 2009 12:09 am
Hi all, Yesterday I spent all day in Tehama County, birding from near Log Camp on the west side to Wilson Lake on the east side. Although it rained all night,...
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Dave Pearson
firesparkbird
May 5, 2009 12:27 am
After a short nap I decided I was feeling well enough to take a walk and bird here at Sun City Lincoln. Soft breeze, cloudy sky and no rain was just about...
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krtkdt2
May 5, 2009 4:17 am
Birded my usual spot on the parkway west of DFG headquarters, the Brewer's sparrow was in the grassy area west of DFG's main building in between the few...
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BRUCE DEUEL
bdeuel2
May 5, 2009 4:21 am
Hi all, Some of the more interesting items in my perigrinations today: 300 Greater White-fronted Geese moving north over Corning at 0825; the Calliope ...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
May 5, 2009 6:05 am
David Vander Pluym and Lauren Harter found a Solitary Sandpiper today at the beginning of the auto tour loop at Colusa NWR. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm...
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Gil Ewing
abcdefgewing
May 5, 2009 6:40 am
Regarding Black-headed grosbeaks: When I lived in an apartment complex near Cal Expo in urban Sacramento in the early-80's, multiple pairs of Black-headed ...
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Peter B. Armstrong
fzarmstr
May 5, 2009 5:59 pm
May 5, 2009 Dear All, This morning I detoured from my usual route into work to look for migrants in the trees north and east of the foot bridge over the North...
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Dave Pearson
firesparkbird
May 6, 2009 1:37 am
Went to walk the ponds today 5/5/09. Spotted two adult female Yellow-Headed Blackbirds in the reeds below the pond and the Kiosk across from the golf course....
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Dave Pearson
firesparkbird
May 6, 2009 3:01 am
My apology for forgetting to include City of Lincoln Placer County. Blame excitement. Even after years of birding. Dave P. ... From: Dave Pearson...
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fgray4birds@...
May 6, 2009 12:43 pm
This morning I saw an up close adult Chipping Sparrow along S. Brewer Road, less than 1 mile north of Baseline Road. There were about 100 White-faced Ibis...
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Steve Hampton
tertial
May 6, 2009 6:24 pm
Yesterday I biked thru north and central Davis, encountering many Wilson's Warblers, Warbling Vireos, and Pac-slope Flycatchers, plus W. Tanagers and...
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BRUCE DEUEL
bdeuel2
May 7, 2009 2:01 am
Hi all, At 5:00 p.m. today at least one Grasshopper Sparrow was present on Irwin Road (the road to Angler's Cove at Black Butte Reservoir. My old ears ...
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Kathryn Parker
kath16475
May 7, 2009 2:04 am
Getting a late start this morning, I just had to go to Sutter Co. to Ingram Lane to see the hummingbirds. Other than Arizona, I have never seen so many...
