A hen/drake Eurasian wigeon pair were at the Llano Seco ponds in Butte Co. today. The hen is in an intermediate color phase: she is predominately of the...
Birders -- I am looking for some help to head up several areas of the Rio Cosumnes Count to be held on Tuesday January 4th. These areas are PRIME riparian and...
Hello Birders I had a strange backyard bird. (at least I think it's strange) A Rock Wren. He's been here for the past three days feeding on bugs. What's...
After seeing a post suggesting that Bitterns were posing at Fazio (Yolo Bypass), I decided to take camera in hand and head out there this morning. If you've...
This morning a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was feeding on the north side of Putah Creek just east of the Pedrick Road bridge (county rd 98?). In Davis, two Merlins...
Sorry for the late post. I have spotty email access at this time. Yesterday (Wednesday/01) while conducting surveys on at the Putah Creek terminus, I...
Ron Melcer
corvid88@...
Dec 2, 2004 4:20 pm
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December 1, 2004 Dear North American Birds Contributors, The fall season has already come to a close so please send your noteworthy records from the Middle...
After posting my message about Bitterns yesterday, I received several questions from readers asking for directions to the Fazio (Yolo Bypass) Wildlife Area. ...
Today I had two male EURASIAN WIGEONS on the pond below the Polk Vista Point in northwest Fresno. These birds have been reported recently on the Fresno County...
I have made trips to Star Bend in Yuba County and Gray Lodge in Butte County in the last few days but have not seen anything of note. There are a few Eurasian...
Dear Birders, This morning I visited Wendell's Levee (a closed location) first. I then covered the River Walk and the Wetlands Walk, the two public trails on...
John and Glennah Troc...
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Dec 2, 2004 9:01 pm
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I cannot comment about the thickness of the neck of Trumpeter Swans in flight, but I can tell you that I saw a swan fly over the preserve on Saturday, Nov 20th...
At 1 PM Thursday, Dec 2, there were 17 Mountain Plovers in a disced, somewhat geeening field along the west side of state highway 113, about a half-mile north...
Dear Birders, Where: PRIVATE PROPERTY--Putah Creek at the Dry Creek Confluence, North & South Banks--PRIVATE PROPERTY, ABSOLUTELY NO TRESPASSING. What:...
Maybe a little far afield but does anyone know anything about this sighting (from the California group) - "Yesterday 11/26, I visited Lower Klamath NWR and...
Hi All: First I want to say a heartfelt "thanks again" to all the many CV birders that sent me a variety of both general and specific information regarding my...
The Long-tailed Duck that Joe Morlan reported a couple days ago remains at O'Neill Forebay in Merced County. This afternoon it was at the same spot as ...
This am, Irene Torres and I tried to relocate the Eastern Phoebe found by her yesterday. We were unable to relocate this bird but we only had about 30 minutes...
This morning at the Yolo Wildlife Area, Caz Taylor and I had a flock of 15 Great-tailed Grackles. These birds were at the south-east corner of the tour loop,...
Today (12-03-04) I saw a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at the south end of Gregory Lane off of Jefferson, in SAC. Not a bird I often see in Winter. Best, Bud Widdowson...
CVBirders, Early this morning at Colusa NWR we parked beside the bottlebrush described in Rob Fowler's post. Almost immediately we spotted the HARRIS'S SPARROW...
Hi CV Birders. I was actually up in the Klamath area this past weekend, and saw some of the birds mentioned. While birding at Unit Three of Lower Klamath...
Hi All: A kind birder brought to my attention the fact that black vultures are uncommon in California, and that it is likely most or all of the vultures I saw...
Central Valley and County Birders: Today David and Elionora Coursey of Tracy (San Joaquin County) accompanied me to Consumnes River Preserve in Sacramento...
Birders- I finally got out to Scott Rd. to look for the leucistic red-tailed hawk this morning and wasn't disappointed. The hawk was perched in a large oak to...
Craig Swolgaard
cswol@...
Dec 4, 2004 8:16 pm
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I made a little foray into Merced County today (12/4/04) to check the action at O'Neill Forebay and Merced NWR. The weather was cool but sunny and calm and the...
Hi all, I spent today driving aimlessly around Kings County, sometimes known as the Little County of Horrors. My fervent wish was to reach 200 and never go...
Dec 4, 2004 Hi ALL, The HARRIS'S SPARROW continues along the dirt trail and around the brush pile on the righthand side, just before you cross over the canal...
Lou, Calvin
louc@...
Dec 5, 2004 5:55 am
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Fellow birders, I participated in my 20th ARNHA count today, 12/04/04, (which also coincides with another birthday and another year older) doing Sacramento Bar...
Craig and all, I got out late afternoon on the first day of December and got some distant digiscopes of the bird. I have posted one in the 'raptors' folder at...
