I have noticed Yellow-billed Magpies and Red-shouldered Hawks getting very vocal and active. This suggests the very beginning of breeding season activity for...
Took a friend out to see the scissor-tailed flycatcher on thursday afternoon at UCD Wastewater Plant. Please remember that you must SIGN IN and SIGN OUT to...
Joan Humphrey
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Feb 2, 2004 12:41 am
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Hi all, Yellow-billed Magpies were observed gathering nest material in Redding on Thursday, January 29, by a co-worker of mine. Cheers, Bruce Deuel Red Bluff ...
Fellow birders, Accompanied by Barb Mohr, I headed to Lower Sunrise on a cold, gray overcast day this morning. Bird activity was pretty low-key, so it was...
Good evening birders! Sorry for the late post, but I was hosting a Super Bowl party. This morning, myself and a small group of birders went in search of the...
I am working on a map with many of the Central Valley Birding locations plotted on it. When you get the chance, check it out and please provide me with...
Greetings! Thanks to all that attended the Redding Winter Bird Festival. I think it was a great introduction to the far north end of the Central Valley and ...
February 2, 2004 Yesterday, February 1, the Merlin was "at home" on its favorite perch at the top of the tall redwood tree behind 2608 Anza Ave, Davis, between...
Shasta County Since nobody posted this, I will. During the Redding Winter Bird Festival Al Demartini found a female Red-breasted Merganser on Saturday,...
I received a call this morning from the UC Davis Police Department regarding birders looking for the scissor-tailed flycatcher at the bird's afternoon location...
Sylvia Wright
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Feb 3, 2004 7:27 pm
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Last sunday (2/1/04), Keith Slauson and myself took a trip for the scissor tailed. A very friendly officer pointed us in the right direction, however told us...
02-04-04 This morning at about 0800, a sub-adult Bald Eagle was working Putah Creek about 1/2 half mile below Lake Berryessa and the dam. The Barrow's...
Ron Melcer
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Feb 4, 2004 7:45 pm
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Dear Everyone: I am trying a new Internet service provider. Please update your address list accordingly. My new E-mail address is: Grayotter@.......
Weds Feb 4,'04 Birder Friends, The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was still feeding on the seeds of the Magnolia trees in front of the Mrak Hall (south entrance)...
Hi all, Today, around 1130, on the south side of the Sacramento NWR auto tour route, I had a classic 1st-winter Glaucous-winged Gull. None of the other 58...
02-06-04 Today, Ryan Phillips and I birded Putah Creek from the Diversion dam to Monticello Dam. On a private ranch just below the dam we encountered two...
Ron Melcer
corvid88@...
Feb 6, 2004 11:21 pm
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Dear Birders I have been working on the CV Birding Locations website and I need your help. I have already received many suggestions on birding locations. I...
Dear Birders, This morning I visited the lower Cosumnes River Preserve in southern Sacramento County, covering the shallowly flooded and wet fields along ...
John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Feb 8, 2004 2:47 am
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About 16 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS were very active and calling around the Pole Line Road bridge next to Sudwerks in Davis at 10:30 this morning. Cheers, Ryan...
Hi all -- I posted this yesterday, but it didn't come up -- maybe my membership wasn't in yet. Anyway, just a week ago today, I had a great day birding at...
Hi folks -- this south bay birder had a really fun visit to your territory last weekend, overnighting in Los Banos and visiting San Luis NWR, twice, and Merced...
After a visit to the Railroad Museum in Sacramento (bunches of White-throated Swifts) I took my 2 yr old son to Davis this morning and we walked around Mrak...
02-08-04 Today Allen Fish led the second field trip for his Raptor Biology class at UCDavis. The destination was the same as last Saturday, Robinson Road, in...
Ron Melcer
corvid88@...
Feb 9, 2004 5:28 am
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This was just relayed to me from Joan Humphrey in a quick phone call. She and Richard Hall this morning saw an immature Northern Shrike at the City of Davis...
Hello fellow birders: The City of Davis Wetlands are currently open Mondays from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. Summer access (daily including weekends from 7am to 1pm) ...
All, Thanks to all who submitted updates on your Yolo County lifelists. We do this every few years in the Burrowing Owl newsletter. I've also put them up at ...
Kevin - I have heard & seen probable Dusky Flycatchers near Camp Far West on the Auburn Christmas Bird Count in 1995 and 2000. Both birds gave "whit" calls...
Brian Williams
BWCAL@...
Feb 10, 2004 12:54 am
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Richard Hall and I had a nice morning of birding. We first found the Northern Shrike at the city of Davis Wetlands [which returns to daily access next...
Joan Humphrey
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Feb 10, 2004 4:10 am
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Please join us for the upcoming San Joaquin Audubon General meeting presentation by John Schick on "Birds and Other Wildlife in South Africa". John and his...
