This morning at Willowbank Ditch I had an escape Budgerigar parakeet. At first I thought it was a starling mimicing a Budge, but nope it was chattering ...
I checked the picnic area along Putah Creek on the West Campus of UC Davis this morning (8:15-9:30) and found a couple of very active groups feeding mainly in...
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Dan Airola
dairola@...
Sep 1, 2004 6:51 pm
Maybe this is trivial, but in case anyone cares, I also had a blue phase one several weeks ago in my Curtis Park neighborhood. ... From: Ryan Phillips...
Fellow birders, I birded Gristmill Rec Area today (Wednesday, 9/01) and in 4 hours I tallied 36 species of birds of which the highlights were: at least 2 ...
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John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Sep 2, 2004 12:43 am
Dear Birders, This morning I made a very brief visit to the preserve to check the shorebird fields near the Tall Forest. There is almost no habitat remaining....
Out jogging on the North Davis greenbelt this morning, North Area Drainage Pond & vicinity-- no binoculars but I still managed to see &/or hear: Selasphorus...
This morning, Sept 2, I visited Grasslands Park south of Davis. Lots of birds, but diversity was limited: 30+ YELLOW WARBLERS 15+ WILLOW FLYCATCHERS 10 HOUSE...
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John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Sep 2, 2004 10:03 pm
Dear Birders, This morning I visited a private ranch in eastern Sacramento County. There were LONG stretches between birds today. Highlights were 12-15 ...
Hello all, Just a reminder that as of Sept. 1 the Wetlands are accessable Monday's only from 7am to 1pm. Docent led tours are still available the first...
Yesterday evening there was a juv. Baird's Sandpiper at the sewage ponds near the Sacramento Airport. The ponds are next to the Arco gas station and can be...
Hi Birders, This morning (Sep 3) at about 9 AM I found a LEAST FLYCATCHER at Lagoon Valley Regional Park in Solano Co. According to Sterling's county list...
Fellow birders, I birded Ancil Hoffman Park this morning (Friday)and I was thankful for the wind for keeping it a somewhat pleasant day (but, I sure didn't...
Today Daryl Coldren, John Ranlett and I went to Stanislaus Co. mainly to see what shorebirds were visiting the local sewage treatment plants. Best county bird...
Endangered seabird could lose protection U.S. ruling on marbled murrelet Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer The Bush administration, overriding opinions by...
Nice find on the Brewer's Sparrow and Sanderling. Regarding the Say's Phoebe in Del Puerto Canyon; in year's past they have nested in the Deer Creek Campground...
Birders: Late this morning I found a male Pileated Woodpecker in Peña Adobe Regional Park south of Vacaville in Solano County. To reach the area where I...
Patience is a vulture. Vulture migration has already begun in Kern County and the West. For the 11th season, we will be counting this migration and associated...
As is often the case in September, searching for migrants this morning near the intersections of Babel Slough Rd and South River Rd required wading through...
For the benefit of others who, like me, did not know that BH Cowbirds frequently parasitize their colorful cousins, I thought I would pass on that fact. A ...
I just heard about a Long-tailed Jaeger reported at Lagoon Valley near Vacaville. Details at the N Cal Bird Box at (415) 681-7422. Chris Conard Sacramento ...
Greetings! Labor Day morning, Frances Oliver and I made a quick run to see what kind of luck we might have with the recent postings in this park. Our first...
Today was a day of high highs and low lows. The high was getting 2 county birds for Tehama; the low was not knowing what one of them was! I explain: I pretty...
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John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Sep 7, 2004 1:53 am
Dear Birders, Yesterday, Chris Conard, John Schick, Terry Ronneberg and I did a bird-a-thon effort restricted to parcels of the Cosumnes River Preserve. We...
Hey all, After hearing about the Long-tailed Jeagar at Lagoon Valley Regional Park at around 4pm today, I took off to go find it. I arrived at the reservoir...
Hi folks, I posted a couple of photos of the jaeger to the Central Valley Birds site (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/). For lack of a...
This morning was my last survey for the year on Putah Creek on the Solano side. Warblers were abundant along with various migrants. I tallied the following: 1...
Hello, Does anyone know if the Long-tailed Jaeger is still being seen today at Lagoon Valley Park in Vacaville? I may try for it later if it's still around. ...
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John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Sep 7, 2004 7:24 pm
Dear Birders, It seems Ryan Phillips had almost all the song birds over in Yolo County this morning. I found very few at the Cosumnes River Preserve today. I...
Fellow birders, I arrived at Lagoon Valley Regional Park this morning at about 0900. I parked at the parking lot between the restrooms and the lake and took my...
