Forwarded for Dan Kopp. Chris Conard Sacramento ... Subject: RE: [CVBirds] Purple Martins at Ancil Hoffman Park, Carmichael Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:36:24...
The Peregrine Falcon has returned to the UC Davis Medical Center tower in Sacramento (7th year). It first showed up July 30 which is right on time. ...
The summer doldrums seem to slowly give way to some movement in the avian world in my neck of the wood. Today I observed the first "fall" Wilson's Warbler...
Matt Brady just called me to report a semipalmated sandpiper at Madera Sewage Ponds along with four Caspian Terns. John Sterling 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695...
Dear Birders, This morning's visit was to the Tall Forest and vicinity. I started at the Accidental Forest and Wendell's Levee. There I encountered two...
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Dan Kopp
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Aug 7, 2011 12:33 pm
The martins that the Eds have been seeing at Ancil Hoffman are most likely family groups, as most of the 20 pairs at the nearest colony (Redding Ave. under Hwy...
This morning I birded the Putah Creek Sinks, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, to find the Least Bell's Vireos. I did not observe them this morning. I also did not...
We had a productive day on a Sacramento Audubon field trip to the Lodi Sewage Ponds (White Slough). During our mid day visit we logged a number of shorebirds,...
8-8-2011 Greeting Birders, Today at the Lincoln Waste Water Treatment Plant shorebird action started to pick up a little. Besides the usual black-necked...
Hello - I am not sure how much of the Central Valley is covered via this user group, but I thought I'd ask my question as Its been a little quiet out there the...
I'll take a stab at this question - as someone who used to live in Colusa County and has been involved in farming. About the thistles - if the property in...
I wish to clarify - Referring to Sycamore Slough Road, when I said my tongue in cheek comment of,  "don't go out there alone" I was referring to the spooky...
Dear Birders, Today I did some trail recovery and birding around the Cosumnes River Preserve's Tall Forest in southern Sacramento County. It looked a lot like...
CV birders, Having discovered the Mendocino National Forest earlier this summer, and realizing that there were high altitude mountain species to be had on the...
More migrants are beginning to show up along the creek and in my garden. Today I observed 5 Western Tanagers, 4 Wilson's Warblers, 1 Warbling Vireo, and 1...
Dear Birders, Yesterday I did some trail work and shorebird seeking early and then joined the Sacramento Audubon Society field trip led by Maureen Geiger and...
The Davis WTP is currently hosting 125 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, while 250 WILSON'S PHALAROPES and 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER were at the Wastewater Pond of the...
I've never seen Western Bluebirds before on my farm, but two days ago four young Western Bluebirds arrived and have been begging for food from each other....of...
Had a SOLITARY SANDPIPER in a flooded field at the south end of Sherman Island at about 9am this morning. I watched it forage for about 15 minutes before it...
Recalling a past discussion here, Sheri Williamson has a very nice page on this at http://fieldguidetohummingbirds.wordpress.com/2010/09/06/rufous-vs-allens/ ...
Yesterday (15 August 2011), I noticed 3 birds that surprised me. I drove from Davis to the Yolo County Fair for the day. (1) On the way up (8:30am) I saw what...
Short-eared Owl is very rare in summer, but regular in winter. Northern Harrier is another possibility. Tundra Swans are very common in winter, but absent in...
The SOLITARY SANDPIPER put in another (briefer) appearance today at the southern end of Sherman Island around 11am. It then flew west again into the distance,...
Dear Birders, This morning I visited the preserve's Accidental Forest/Wendell's Levee and the shorebird fields behind the gate to the Farm Center before...
Seeing Steve Hampton's reference to an article by Sheri Williamson about the difficulties of identifying Rufous and Allen's hummingbirds reminded me of an...
For some reason the article I refer to in my last post shows up as an attachment in the message to Solano BBA but not in the message to CVB. Here is one more...
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Aug 18, 2011 5:24 am
I am selling my SongFinder, which is "an advanced digital device aimed at bird enthusiasts who suffer from high frequency hearing loss and who are unable to...
A nice morning along Putah Creek where the number and variety of migrants are slowly increasing. In addition to Spotted and California towhees, Black-headed...
A plover with the characteristics of a Common Ringed Plover is being seen now at the Davis Wetlands. It was found by Todd Easterla and good photos have been...
