Dear Birders, I conducted one of our autumn transect surveys along Putah Creek in Yolo County near Winters this morning. Highlights included at least four ...
Of local interest: Saturday at North Pond: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yesterday (Sunday) at North Davis Farms: White-throated Sparrow-- under the weeping willow...
My husband and I were also on Staten Island on Saturday. I shot a number of photos of the Cacklers, to help me with identifying the subspecies. I have never...
I took this at the bypass this morning. It looks to me like a red winged blackbird with a white head. http://viewsofyolocounty.blogspot.com/ Dennis Pleau ...
11-1-2010 Greetings Birders, Today at approximately 5:30pm, 4 Bonaparte's gulls were observed offshore from Beal's Point at Folsom Lake. Get Out There!!! Ron...
Today I observed an adult Western Gull on the American River at Ancil Hoffman Park. The bird was 300 yards upstream from the picnic area which is across from...
Yep-- very cool bird. With so many black birds (and I mean that as two words) in the form of Red-wings along with other blackbird species at the Yolo Bypass...
The date for the 2010 Groveland count is Thursday, December 16th. The count day ends with a potluck supper at the Lake Lodge where sector counts and exciting...
The only listing I can find for California CBC dates and compiler contact information is on Nature Ali's website. There are compilers who have set a date, but...
This afternoon Robin and Richard Wolcott along with myself enjoyed long and very satisfying looks at the cooperative Cassin's Kingbird in Yolo County. Again...
I found the bird today. I just looked for the other birders looking at the bird on top of the power pole. I got some pictures including a couple of the bird...
CBCs in this area that you may not beware of are: Mariposa on 12-14-2010, is new this year Groveland on 12-16-2010, is in its fourth year. Merced on 12-18-2010...
Grasslands Park is as reliable as any place for Golden-cr Kinglet and Varied Thrush in winter, and today did not disappoint. It was, however, too birdy for...
Had a FERRUGINOUS HAWK late this morning soaring with a raven over HWY 160 just north of Antioch Bridge (my first of the season). Dan Williams Sacramento...
Greetings to all! The Putah Creek CBC will be held Sunday, Dec 19. We welcome all levels. There will be options for hiking, biking, walking, car & walk and...
Hello Birders, This morning, Dennis Cavallo and I spent a couple of hours looking for the Cassin's Kingbird at the previously reported location near the hay...
Today we had two Pine Siskins at our thistle feeders, joining the usual Lesser and American goldfinches. This was a first for our yard list (in four years). ...
Just in case you hadn't heard via Calbirds..I'll be there at dawn tomorrow. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell 530 908-3836 ...
Notable sightings this (Sat) morning: one male Hooded Merganser (first of season in North Pond), male and female Purple Finch (also first of season), one ...
While leading a bird tour for the Sandhill Crane Festival today, I spotted a Wilson's Phalarope at the Lodi Waste Water Treatment Ponds, San Joaquin County....
The Cassin's Kingbird was on the same power pole as yesterday around noon. The power pole is 300 yards north of the intersection of CRs 27 & 88 by the stored...
11-8-2010 Greetings Birders, At approximately 5pm I observed a lone female SURF SCOTER on Folsom Lake. The bird was north of the Granite Bay launch ramp. The...
Today, 11/9/10, about 7:30 while in bed reading I looked out my large window and was blessed with a Coopers flying in the yard and grabbing off a Quail and ...
On a YAS birding trip to Lake Solano we found a Pileated Woodpecker in the Picnic area, Solano Co. This bird was found in the area just east of the kids...
I birded this area (intersection of Yolo Co Roads 16 and 90B due east of the 505 freeway) for about an hour this morning (10:30) looking primarily for...
With the phenomonal gulls showing up on the south coast, I thought a quick trip out to Nimbus Hatchery was in order. Best I was able to turn up was a perfect...
All, Yesterday afternoon Todd Easterla found an interesting dark-backed gull at the Davis Wastewater Treatment Plant. I joined him and was able to see it as...
