CV birders, Despite being closed (i.e. no yummy fresh trash), today at Yolo County Central Landfill there was a new, second-year GLAUCOUS GULL. This is a ...
Hi folks: The Honey Lake CBC will be held on Thursday, Jan. 3. The morning meeting will be at the Denny's on Main St. in Susanville from 6-7 a.m. Contact ...
If Chris is referring to historical records of Least Bittern on CBCs and not just to 1996, there have been Least Bitterns on 3 Peace Valley CBCs, in the 70s...
Central Valley Birders: Sonia asked how to unsubscribe. As moderator of this group, let me explain how leaving the group, or modifying your membership is very...
Dear CV Birders I have been away from my office (and e-mail) until today. The Rio Cosumnes Count was held on the 27th of December. Still unofficial results...
Hi Birders, After my third sucessful Big Year(Placer, Sutter, Sacramento), I began the new year in Yolo County. My first identifiable bird of the year was...
I had one of my best winter days birding in Sweetwater Creek (20+ years worth of visits) this past December 30th on Folsom Count Day. Despite the fog and...
Greetings, The Redding Christmas Bird Count was held on December 27. Weather was clowdy with rain in the afternoon. Visibility was poor for scoping Whiskeytown...
CV birders, On my way back from a very successful twitch of the Bodega Bay Emperor Goose, I stopped by Yolo County Central Landfill this afternoon (3rd Jan ...
Greetings. Last Sunday a.m. I saw a male Costa's feeding in a flowering bush at the entrance to the Little Panoche Valley Wildlife Area, which is just west of ...
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Jon Winter
wint@...
Jan 4, 2002 8:23 pm
Jon: I saw a male Red-crested Pochard in eastern Contra Costa County on April 24, 2000. I suspect this bird was wild because it was so wary. I never got...
... <SNIP> ... John, and others -- the only way the CBRC (of which I am not a member) has of determining a pattern of natural occurence is if people submit...
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Sylvia Wright
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Jan 4, 2002 11:37 pm
Birders, apologies for the cross-posts. Oiled murres are still coming in to the Cordelia rescue center. The rehab staff has been working round the clock since...
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John and Glennah Troc...
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Jan 5, 2002 2:47 am
Dear Birders, The Harris's sparrow continues at a publicly inaccessible part of the preserve, but perhaps not for long. Flood waters on the lower preserve...
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Jeff Davis
jeffndavis@...
Jan 5, 2002 4:23 am
During a brief visit to Fresno I noticed a single ACORN WOODPECKER calling from a fan palm near Holland and Fruit avenues in the Fig Garden area (~4 p.m., Jan...
... In fact, its not all that uncommon to see Acorn Woodpeckers in certain parts of urban Fresno, and it's quite likely that this bird didn't "wander" at all....
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Gil Ewing
gewing1@...
Jan 6, 2002 4:16 pm
Any inerested Yolo County birders: Today, Saturday 1/5/02 I failed to find the Pacific loon, but there was a Red-breasted merganser there in the large Common...
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TLALOC27@...
Jan 7, 2002 12:58 am
All, For those of you who have been wondering whatever happened on the Stockton CBC on 12/15/01, I finally have some information to share with you. Total ...
Hello, I was out looking for the Yellow-breasted Sapsucker this afternoon at El Macero country club and in front of the house at 27304 Fairway Estates. I did...
CV birders, On Saturday 5-Jan-02 at the Yolo County Central Landfill, there were two Glaucous Gulls (the first-year present since 22 Dec, and the adult first ...
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Lambert & Conard
HFROG@...
Jan 8, 2002 5:02 am
1/6/2002 On the Lost Slough bird survey at the Cosumnes River Preserve in southern Sacramento County, I found a few interesting birds. Topping the list was a ...
As Chris points out, identifying Fox Sparrows to the subspecific level is challenging. A photo series of Fox Sparrows which occur in the Central Valley and...
Jon, Luke, and CV birders, Thanks for your comments. I tend to agree with Luke that observers should send in such records regardless of whether any committee ...
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Jon Winter
wint@...
Jan 8, 2002 8:30 pm
Jon, Luke and Birders: Luke's point is well taken and I may submit the Contra Costa County Red-crested Pochard bird even though it will be rejected as ID...
First off, I hope that is all right to post this on these sites. I just read in our newspaper that NOAA (National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration) is...
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David Yee
davidyee@...
Jan 9, 2002 12:51 am
Birders: I fully support the comments by Jon and Luke in sending on bird reports of review species to bird record committees. In addition to the CBRC there is...
One more thought -- in his earlier post, Jon Winter commented, "I would suspect that the bird El Macero was most likely an escape based on its behavior....
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David Yee
davidyee@...
Jan 9, 2002 7:26 am
The next CVBC board meeting will be tomorrow, Jan 9 at the home of Leo Edson in Sacramento. As usual, it is an open meeting. This meeting date departs from...
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Lois Richter
lrichter@...
Jan 10, 2002 4:31 pm
... Has that group gone extinct? Their latest report (at the above URL) is from 2 years ago. Also, I was surprised to see that "Hooded Oriole" is not accepted...
