Dear Birders, Chris Conard invited me to join him on a trip to the Sutter Buttes with a mammalogy class field trip to this restricted access site. Our ...
John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Nov 1, 2004 6:42 pm
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Dear Birders, Yesterday I and two fellow naturalists from the Cosumnes River Preserve visited Michigan Bar and Howard Ranch (closed to public visitation) in...
John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Nov 1, 2004 6:44 pm
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Dear Birders, After a period of several days of computer malfunction, I am able to share birding finds of the past week. I will just give highlights of the...
John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Nov 1, 2004 6:46 pm
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Folsom Lake Recreation Area An unidentified all white swan flew by Granite Bay Boat Launch area October 25, 2004 around 9AM. Sally Walters 916-739-6465...
bajaowl
bajaowl@...
Nov 2, 2004 4:14 am
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Hello Birders, Today I found a Merlin in Ancil Hoffman Park about 100 yards south of the Effie Yeaw Interpretive Center. The Merlin was perched quite high...
11-01-04 At Davis Wetlands Wastewater Lagoon this morning I spotted a gull which maybe is a Bonaparte's. I've posted the best pictures I could take through my...
Hi All, Just a voice of mild dissent, here. Standardizations irk my creative side. They can be helpful, but also limit fun. Even in posts, I prefer a story to...
Cheri: Thanks for your point of view. I think, though, that what you're registering as a preference is more appropriate on a bird chat list than on a...
Alison Kent
alkent@...
Nov 2, 2004 4:50 pm
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Dear Birders, This morning I enjoyed several nice finds at the Cosumnes River Preserve in southern Sacramento County. I visited Wendell's Levee/ Accidental...
John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Nov 2, 2004 10:24 pm
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Fellow birders, After seeing Ed Harper's Merlin listed on the CVBird web site, I decided to bird Ancil Hoffman Park to see if I could nail it down (I ...
Hi all, I know Redding is a long way to come for folks, and none of the following birds are probably incentive enough to make the trip, but if anyone's in the...
MERLIN (1) 11/4 over Davis High School playing fields at 6 PM. VARIED THRUSH (1) 11/2 in residential trees along Eureka Ave. HOUSE WRENS (2, a pair) 11/4 in...
I have been asked by Richard Hall and Joan Humphries to post the following. A young Common Loon was seen this morning near the dam on Lake Solano (west of...
Dear Birders (especially from Fresno County), I learned today of a long-tailed duck killed on opening day of the hunting season at Mendota Wildlife Area. If...
John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Nov 5, 2004 8:38 pm
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Dear Birders, This morning I walked what was formerly the Willow Slough Trail, now called the River Walk. Best bird was a white-throated sparrow near "the ...
John and Glennah Troc...
trochetj@...
Nov 5, 2004 8:49 pm
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11-05-04 0800 To add to water bird sightings today along 'upper' Putah Creek: While conducting surveys at fishing area #4, (Mile Post 3.00 on Putah Creek ...
Ron Melcer
corvid88@...
Nov 6, 2004 1:46 am
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Fellow birders, On such a beautiful day, I decided to bird C M Goethe Park. I birded for 6 hours and tallied 60 species, the highlights being: 5 male and 2...
Hi all, today Joan Humphrey and I toured Yolo County in an attempt to plug some gaps in our county year lists. The most interesting sightings were: Road 128...
Hi All, Friday about 1:30: a.m. I took a drive out to Flood Rd. in Eastern San Joaquin County. It was impromptu, so I didn't even have bins with me. In the...
Hello, This morning I birded Putah Creek Canyon and parts of Lake Solano West of Winters. Highlights included: Waterfowl west of MP 3.00, Hwy. 128: Wood Duck ...
Hey all, This afternoon I visited the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Sacramento County. Among the gulls there, I found a Glaucous-winged Gull sitting on the dam. The...
Central Valley Big Year Participants, I ran across a 100+ flock of Cattle Egrets on Dodd Rd. just west of the Escalon-Bellota Rd. They were feeding close to...
Nov 6 at the Davis Wetlands: 1 Western Gull (adult) 1 Greater Scaup (and 1 Lesser) (both females) 1 Blue-winged Teal (male) Davis Wetlands is open Mondays 7am...
I unexpectedly have to visit the UCDavis library tomorrow, so I was wondering if it is worthwhile to search some of the traditional Mountain Plover sites? By...
Joan Humphrey has found a male RED-NAPED (or hybrid) SAPSUCKER in Davis. The bird is being seen on trees along M Street, favouring the large elm behind 749 M...
Fellow birders, On another beautiful day along the American River Parkway, I headed to Lower Sunrise and birded for 4 3/4 hours with the highlights being: 3...