About twenty years ago on about October 1 I saw a first-year dipper on the steps of the Wells Fargo Bank building on Capitol Mall in downtown Sacramento, with...
Dear Birders, This morning, after attending my daughter's band recital at Sac State, I went to Michigan Bar. Best bird there was hairy woodpecker at the north...
We had wonderful conditions today at the landfill/water treatment plant complex northeast of Davis, mostly birding from the levee road. We saw at least 7...
Monday evening (1/21) I took my camera out to Lake Natoma to capture the reported Pacific Loon that's been hanging around for some time. Much to my surprise, I...
Birders, I spoke earlier this week, and again today, with the property owner and his home builder at the Yolo County location where many of us recently have...
Yesterday after seeing the Townsend's Solitaire along the American River Parkway at the Gristmill area behind Jeri Langham's house, I ventured to Lake Natoma...
Louise Mc Cullough and I had a great day birding in Sacramento County today, starting off with Jeri L.'s Townsend solitaire See the ebird checklist with...
Birders- The show is still going on with the short-eared owl and harriers hunting the bunch-grass pasture on Road 35. The owl showed up around 4:30 and was...
Has anyone reported the Lake Natoma Pacific and Common loons in the last several days? I plan to head over there to look for them tomorrow. Thanks. Kurt Mize...
The Yana Trail above Perry Riffle at Sacramento River Bend near Jelly's Ferry provided a big surprise for Richard and I this lovely afternoon about 1430....
Posting for Tim & Fritz Steurer: Today ~9 AM, Tim & Fritz saw the SAGE THRASHER in the previously noted spot along Tonzi Rd. This is the first oak hanging...
I headed for the hills in Nevada Co this morning and at about 9:30 AM found myself on Magnolia Rd in front of Bear River High School near Lake of the Pines in...
Dear Birders, This morning I visited Valensin Ranch to do two more winter transect surveys on the west side of Highway 99. Both were quite rewarding ...
This morning about 9:00 the MEW GULL was on the sand island at the confluence of the Yuba & Feather Rivers in Yuba City/Marysville. Wjen an OSPREY dove trying...
A friend and I went down to Los Banos today, to Wilson and Santa Fe Grade roads. Met the very nice people that live where the Vermillion Flycatcher has been...
Dear Birders, Friday I did two transect surveys in and near the Tall Forest. Better finds were Eurasian wigeon, common raven, 16 varied thrush and a...
Had a great day birding lower Sherman Island. Following up on Chris Conard's WESTERN GULL find from Sunday, I found a pristine adult along Sherman Island Rd...
I want to thank all who helped out on the UC Davis winter bird count. I was unfortunately held up on a flight from Washington DC and could not make the count....
The SANDHIL CRANES continue at Yolo County Rd. 27, sharing a flooded field with curlews, yellowlegs, and gulls. And the farm pond at the southern end of Road...
I birded Yolo County Road 27 between CR 103 and 104 early this evening (5:00-6:00pm, Sunday). The Sandhill Cranes were still present in the rice field about...
Greetings Sierraphiles, Sunday Brian O'Connor found a juvenile non-RB Sapsucker at Bear River High School (taking a course in sapsucking, perhaps?), Nevada...
Hi All, Sorry for the late post. I did not originally intend to post this, but I couldn't resist. I led a Sacramento Audubon field trip on Sunday 1/27/13, to...
Hi, all, I'm visiting the northern Central Valley for a long Saturday of birding with some friends. We plan to start at Gray Lodge and make our way around. Can...
I was recording two Fox Sparrows foraging this morning at Caswell State Park when a white-striped WHITE-THROATED SPARROW jumped in between them, center frame!...
Late this afternoon, with great light and many gulls on the levee closer than usual, I failed to locate any white-primaried gull at the Davis Sewer Ponds in...
There were at least 5 adult and 1 immature Bald Eagle at the Sacramento NWR this morning, and an altogether remarkably high concentration of raptors. The...
Monday early evening Joe Clemens and I went out to locate the Short-eared Owls previously seen along CR 35 just north of Grasslands Park in Yolo County south...
