On 10/26/04 Ken took a digiscoped photo of a juvenile sapsucker. We sent the photo to a much more experienced birder who replied last night that he thinks this...
Today, 11/2/04, Bakersfield's Tuesday Morning Birding Group saw two Ferruginous Hawks next to Garces's Highway. This highway leads directly to the Kern...
Today, Wednesday , 11/3/04, we saw a Pine Grosbeak at Galileo. This bird was located on the grass near the picnic tables directly across from the main parking...
WOW! Nice photo. Congratulations on a great find! John John Sterling VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 530-668-1985 (home) 530-668-8694 (home...
I guess that this is the first Kern County record for Pine Grosbeak.....and nice to have a well-documented record with photos. Is this the first lowland...
Birders: At the risk of insulting someone, PLEASE remember Galileo Hill and Silver Saddle Resort are PRIVATE PROPERTY. Please be on your best behavior and...
This is a great find and Ken's photo is fantastic. The bird has been added to the Kern County lists. This brings the county total according to my records to...
I happened to have a few photos of Pine Grosbeaks taken in Alaska, and a couple of them are probably flammula. I posted a page on my website with the photos...
The Pine Grosbeak that was found on 11/3/04 at Galileo was relocated this morning by experienced birders. The bird was seen today on the grass area south of...
Wow! Great pictures! Do any of you seasoned veterans think this bird will stick around until Veteran's Day? (That's the first opportunity I would have to get...
This morning at my feeders there were two juvenile/immature nutmeg mannikins. Question: where the heck are the adults? I have birded this area intensively...
John, You will probably hear from Kimball Garrett as he is very interested in exotic species, their establishment in southern California, and any evidence of ...
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Birders: The PINE GROSBEAK is still at Galileo Hill as of today, 11/6/04. Michael McQuerrey Bakersfield, California...
Birders: More reports from Galileo Hill: A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were seen among the ground feeders near the PINE GROSBEAK, this...
Greetings! We also had a nice variety of juncos (pink-sided, 2 slate-colored, etc.), a Pine Siskin and an adult male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. The Sapsucker...
Short of mist-netting Galileo's Pine Grosbeak and getting measurements, perhaps we'll never know to what subspecies it belongs. However, I think it possible ...
Hi, I know this is a Kern County, California, birding list serv. But, this is one of the two list servs to which I belong and to which I can reach a lot of ...
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Hi, Andrew and others -- You can read the Wilson Bulletin paper on geographic variation in vocalizations by searching <http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/>. Another...
Terri G., John K, and I chased the grosbeak. We missed the clay-colored sparrow, and yellow-bellied sapsucker, but did see the pine grosbeak, a myrtle warbler,...
Hi Folks, I tried to send this yesterday, and it disappeared. There was a dark female Merlin at California City Park yesterday all day long at the west end of...