Cliff Hawley just called to tell me he is looking at a Northern Parula on the American River Parkway (east of Sacramento). The bird is near the spot where the...
Da boid was along Glenn Co. Road R about 0.8 miles north of Road 39 (a.k.a. Bayliss Blue Gum Road). Road 39 exits I-5 north of Willows. Road R is about 4 miles...
Hi birders. As you may have read in an earlier report from Ed Pandolfino, I found a first year male or adult female plumage Northern Parula along the American...
Folks, Kimya and I saw the grebe in the same inlet on the north shore of Lake Natoma (seen from Nimbus flats) a little after 4pm this eve. A Common Loon and...
Fellow birders, While participating on the ARNHA (American River Natural History Association) Count today at Sacramento Bar, 12/1/07, I was joined by Dee...
The December 1 FAS field trip to the Madera grasslands and Merced NWR was an outstanding success-you might say that it was Raptor Day. Raptor totals were 4...
Hi birders, I spent a few hours this afternoon birding along Flood and Waverly Rds., east of Stockton. There was a very nice assortment of raptors, including...
Today, Ron Melcer and I drove a raptor survey through Solano county. Nothing crazy as far as raptors. We were in the Jepson Prairie area and had good numbers...
Jeanne Ridgley and I took a tour of the Central Valley on Sunday, Dec 2, starting at Staten Island – then Desmond Rd Ponds at Consumnes River Preserve –...
This afternoon about 12:50 I saw the SNOW BUNTING reported yesterday from Glenn Co. It is on Rd. R north of Rd. 39 east out of Willows. I saw it about 1/2 mile...
Liz West, Frances Oliver, and I drove up to Sacto to look for birds at Lake Natoma. We first tried for the Red-necked Grebe around the Aquatic Center. Right...
We found a Dark Morph Rough-legged Hawk Saturday working a vineyard on the north side of Road 12 just west of the intersection with Rd 86 in north Yolo Co. ...
Dear Birders, This weekend I visited closed portions of the Cosumnes River Preserve in southern Sacramento County. I found nothing more than birds of modest ...
Hi all, The Snow Bunting in Glenn Co., on Road R about 1/2 mi n. of Road 39 (Bayliss) was still present this morning between 1015 and 1100. John Sterling got...
In my haste to report the Snow Bunting I forgot to mention a couple of other slightly notable birds. I saw a Rough-legged Hawk on Road 39 about 1/4 mi east of...
Fellow birders, I birded C M Goethe Park today, 12/3/07, and in 4 1/2 hours I tallied 51 species of birds, the highlights being: of 7 raptor species, the best...
This little bunting is so perfectly camoflaged against the gravel of the roadside air-strip that when Tim Ruckle and I pulled over to the shoulder of the road...
All, The Yolo Audubon meeting to learn about the Putah Creek CBC will be this Wed evening at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, in the Valente Room. This...
The dull Red-necked grebe at Lake Natoma was seen this morning. This bird is very mobile, spending much of its time diving. Today was first time I have seen...
The SNOW BUNTING in Glenn Co., on Road R about 1/2 mi N. of Road 39 (Bayliss) was still present this morning between 9 and 1000 am. When I first drove up other...
Hi there Central Valley Birders, Christmas is near, and many CBC birders are starting that familiar twitch. For those that don't know, the Benicia CBC founded...
December 1, 2007 Dear North American Birds Contributors, The winter season has already come to a close so please send your noteworthy records from the Northern...
On Nov. 28, 3 trumpeter cygnets were seen along Hwy 99 north Oroville Wye (turnoff). A quick search failed to find the parents, then the cygnets were missed...
A few days ago, I noticed that there was a non-hummer at our hummingbird feeder. I did not get a good look the first time, but the next time I saw this...
John et al In addition to hummingbirds and Hooded orioles, I have had House finches and Oak titmice come to my hummingbird feeder repeatedly. I had a...
John, Relatives in Escalon have had Orange-crowned Warblers come to sugarwater feeders during the winter months over the last few years. Chestnut-backed...
Over the years at several places in Northern California and in SE Arizona we have had orioles, titmice, chickadees, grosbeaks, tanagers, House Finch,...
Yesterday, Wednesday, I again viewed the bird at the site at about 10:00 A.M. I then returned to photo the bird at about 4:15 P.M.; at that time, the gravel...
All, Please consider participating in the Stockton CBC on Sunday, December 16. The Stockton count circle is centered at the intersection of I-5 and Hwy 12,...
All- The Rio Cosumnes Christmas Count is set for 3 January 2008. This is an exciting count that yielded a record 160 species last year. We are always looking...