Yesterday some friends and I from Santa Clara Co. did some birding between Stockton and Cosumnes (spelling?). We stopped at Lodi Lake to look for Wood Ducks....
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Jan 1, 2001 9:17 pm
Dear Birders, I went to the Willow Slough Trail at Cosumnes (southern Sacramento Co.) this morning. It was surprisingly clear until about 8:20 a.m. So on my...
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edsonl@...
Jan 1, 2001 9:22 pm
Yesterday 19 mountain plovers were still present in the grazed field 3.5 miles southeast of the intersection of Robinson Road and Hwy 113, south of Dixon in...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:45 pm
Dear Birders, Yesterday Todd Easterla refound the male American redstart, plus a hooded oriole, at Reichmuth Park in Sacramento. He also reported to me that...
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Sylvia Wright
swright@...
Jan 2, 2001 11:49 pm
Yesterday I had a peregrine falcon perched high in a eucalyptus tree near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk at about 1:30 p.m. and again at 5 p.m. Between those...
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madhem@...
Jan 2, 2001 11:53 pm
The King Eider was seen on Monday, January 1st, at the fish docks at Pt.Reyes. We were there at about 10 am and luckily for us, Merry Haveman already had it in...
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Jon King
king@...
Jan 3, 2001 2:02 am
CV birders, This evening (2nd Jan) there was a first-year Western Gull among the 550 gulls loafing on the north shore of Beal's Point, Folsom Lake, from about...
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Bruce Webb
BruWebb@...
Jan 3, 2001 2:30 am
Greetings CVBirds subscribers: I thought it would be worthwhile to post message #1000 -- a few thoughts about the Central Valley Bird Club's listserv whice we...
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Peter & Lisa Perrine
plperrine@...
Jan 3, 2001 3:38 am
Coming down I-5 today, January 2, thought I would check on the mountain plovers at County Line Road and Emmert Road. What the heck, it's only five minutes...
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William W. Oliver
boliver@...
Jan 3, 2001 6:05 am
The Wintu Audubon Society conducted the Redding Christmas Bird Count on December 27. Twenty-five people participated in 11 parties. We recorded 121 species--a...
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Steve Abbott
skua@...
Jan 3, 2001 7:30 am
Hello all, On 12-13-00 I stopped at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Sacramento County, CA and found an unusual gull. The gull was still present as of 12-31-00....
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Jim Gain
STA_Birder@...
Jan 4, 2001 2:16 am
First of all, let me make one thing clear, I dislike immature gulls immensely, but I feel compelled to look at them nonetheless. I found a first year gull this...
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Denise and David Hami...
chickadd@...
Jan 4, 2001 3:14 am
The King Eider was still at the fish docks at Point Reyes on Jan.3. We saw the bird in between the two docks, about as far out as the end of the docks. It was...
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dsuddjian@...
Jan 4, 2001 3:42 am
Hi from a visiting coastal birder. Here are a few highlights from some birding in western Merced Co. Today (1/3/01) there was a RUFF along Santa Fe Grade,...
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ERPFROMCA@...
Jan 5, 2001 3:35 am
Cliff Hawley and I visited south Sacramento County today. We started at Nimbus Fish Hatchery (off of Hazel Ave). The Western Gulls continue (we found two...
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sselt@...
Jan 5, 2001 4:58 am
CV Birders: I made it to California as planned over Christmas and after making my obligatory appearance at my wife's various relatives' homes, I set out for...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Jan 5, 2001 5:39 pm
Dear Birders, I, too, went to the Nimbus hatchery yesterday morning, apparently somewhat later than Ed Pandolino and Cliff Hawley did. I saw only one of the...
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Jim Gain
STA_Birder@...
Jan 5, 2001 6:17 pm
This bird may prove to be an Iceland/Thayer's Gull hybrid (intergrade?). Let us know what you think. Go to http://www2.ainet.com/sas/1bird_photos.htm There...
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Steve Hampton
SHAMPTON@...
Jan 5, 2001 9:07 pm
Jim, Nice photos! Based on the bill size and color and overall structure of the bird, I'd say it's a Glaucous x Herring hybrid (Nelson's Gull). Also, the...
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Bruce Deuel
bdeuel@...
Jan 5, 2001 10:50 pm
... Considering that no one on either coast or in Europe has yet determined the limits of variation in either Iceland or Thayer's Gull, I doubt it's possible...
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Harold Reeve
hreeve@...
Jan 6, 2001 7:53 am
In my humble opinion Glaucous x Herring is the ID that best fits the "mystery gull." The only problem I have with that ID is that it seems a bit small in size...
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cathyclc@...
Jan 6, 2001 9:07 pm
Hi Everyone, I was just out in the yard watching birds with my new binocs (I got the Elites 8x42) and I discovered the Red-breasted Nuthatch using one of my...
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Clifford Hawley
yellowhammer74@...
Jan 7, 2001 12:56 am
Hi birders, I found some diving ducks for my Sac Big Year List this morning. There was a pair of Bufflehead with Common Goldeneyes at the Airport Sewage Ponds...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Jan 7, 2001 5:16 am
Dear Birders, Some of you Sacramento County year listers may be interested to know that the peregrine falcon remains on its microwave tower perch on Bruceville...
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k1mize@...
Jan 7, 2001 9:18 pm
Sorry. Forgot my .com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jim Snowden
jsnowden@...
Jan 7, 2001 11:22 pm
... From: Jim Snowden <jsnowden@...> To: <Central _Valley _Birds@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 3:07 PM Subject: Butte Co. trumpeter, 1-5-01...
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ERPFROMCA@...
Jan 9, 2001 10:10 pm
I did some birding along the Northwest fringes of Yuba County this morning. Nothing spectacular, but some interesting finds. Along Fruitland Road north of Iowa...
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Todd Easterla
todtringa@...
Jan 10, 2001 6:01 am
Hello CV-birders, There are now nine people that are participating in the Sacramento County Big Year. There may be others that have not come forth as of yet....
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Jan 10, 2001 8:36 pm
Dear Birders, I visited part of the Tall Forest and perimeter this morning, getting chased out by the increasingly hard rain about 11:00. I did find a couple...
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Steve Hampton
SHAMPTON@...
Jan 10, 2001 8:53 pm
The Davis Wetlands remains open on Mondays only until Feb 15. There's been a lot of action there lately, with tens of thousands of SNOW, ROSS', and...
