Dear Central_Valley_Birders, I've just returned to my home in Vermont after a 6 month sabbatical at UC-Davis. It was nice getting to know some of you in person...
Birders- My wife & I saw an immature Bald Eagle fly over our car toward Lake Natoma as we drove along Greenback Ln by the Folsom bridge. The molt was hard to...
Craig Swolgaard
cswol@...
Jan 1, 2005 11:01 pm
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Today a female Hooded Merganser was about a mile above the bridge west of Lake Solano on hwy 128 (or 1/2 mile above the campground). She was with a large group...
January 1, 2005 The three merlins reported by Roger Adamson were on display at 4:50 PM today, each at the top of one of the tall conifers west of Anza Ave in ...
This morning after the Bobelaine Sanctuary Walk, Lisa and I saw 42 Greater Yellowlegs and 500+ mix of Dunlin and Dowitchers in the flooded fields along ...
Hey birders, On December 31, Dan Kopp of Sacramento had a male Western Tanager in non-breeding plumage near his house on the American River close to the Howe...
The male Vermilion Flycatcher continues near lot D of the Gadwall Unit of Los Banos State Wildlife Area. We saw it about 3:00 PM New Year's Day. It was very...
Well, the weather could have been worse. Even though it rained non-stop from 7:45 until the end of the day, at least it wasn't windy! The preliminary total is...
Karen's goose was an interesting highlight of our CBC day. It looked like a patchwork quilt. I looked for this bird in a large flock of Canada geese and a few...
Hello birders, This afternoon after the rain had let up, Ed Greaves and I went out to Nimbus Lake to search for the Paficic Loon reported on the 2 January...
Hi folks, Obviously, the loon movement is quite dynamic at this site. Who knows what else is in the area? Craig found the Pacific and a Common Loon yesterday...
Correction on the directions to the Vermilion FC: Santa Fe Grade is East of Hwy 165, not west. From the intersection of hwy 165 and 152, travel east to the...
All the precincts are now reporting and the count is certified. We had 74 participants and 144 party hours. Total species was 142, the fourth best in count...
Aside from the usual cast of characters we were thrilled to get good close ups of 3 different Eurasion Widgeons at Grey Lodge today (1/1/05) on the Auto Tour...
Hi all...Nancy Bittner and I do the north side of Lake Natoma on the Folsom CBC. We count on finding a couple of Rufous-crowns near the last big bend of the...
maryolo1@...
Jan 5, 2005 6:16 pm
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Hi folks, on Tuesday I tried for the Pacific Loon seen at Lake Natomas on count day, and no luck; however, I did see one of Ed's Eared Grebes at Willow Creek;...
All: Vi Strain reports that a neighbor called and left her a message yesterday (when she was out walking) that the Common Black Hawk was back at the same...
My fear is that is spends it time on some falconers perch indoors along the lake, and gets let out to feed every once in a while! Luke Luke Cole San Francisco,...
The weather report said that it may be the last "nice" day for about a week. It was sunny in Escalon when I got up this morning so I headed out to some...
Hi Folks: Apologies for multiple posts to some of you. Only 7 people (Colin Dillingham, Lee and Suzi Graves, Bob Hill, Jim and Suzanne McDonald, and I) showed...
Folks, Andy Engilis told my of a female-type Cassin's Finch at the Rio Cosumnes compilation. He had it on the count and maybe a few days before. I tried for...
The Rio Cosumnes Christmas Count was held on 4 January 2005. Seventy-five observers recorded 152 species (unofficial, with one still unresolved). Highlights...
Just wondering, when was the last time anyone observed the (formerly famous) SJC Vermilion Flycatcher? I haven't heard anyone say "boo" about it since before...
Charadrius chasers: 227 Mountain Plovers rested in a sprouted grain field today on the south side of Flannery Road, 1.9 mi. east of Highway 113, south of...
Now that the CBCs are over, I would appreciate getting information about any Pacific Golden-Plover sightings this winter. So far I have records for Fresno STP,...
I dipped on it nearly a month ago and saw in the log there that it hadn't been seen for a week. I forget the dates, but I don't think it's been seen since...
I justify this fish question to the birds list by suggesting that the fish heads may be food for, or attract food for, some birds. Can someone with more than...
After double checking some of the species seen, I had to drop one species total reducing the amount from 152 to 151. The American Avocets were an incorrect...
