Birders: Out this morning before the torrents started to fall (most unusual for Bakersfield). We found a "ruber" subspecies RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER in section...
Greetings Birders, Come one, come all and join in the Indian Wells Valley cooperative big year for 2006. What is involved? The first time you notice a bird...
Below are the results of the South Fork Valley CBC, conducted on 31 Dec. 2005. Despite the weather (rain and high winds), we tallied 93 species, 9931...
Birders: This morning, I found an adult YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER at the group picnic area, east of Lake Ming, northeast of Bakersfield. This is the same area...
Birders: The YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER continues this morning at the group picnic area, east of Lake Ming, northeast of Bakersfield. The overall impression of...
The IWV big year is now at 68 species with the addition of the following species this last week. Susan 33. Yellow-rumped Warbler 34. Spotted Towhee 35....
Birders: For those of you keeping records of such things (like I do), the HOODED ORIOLE continues in my back yard, in northeast Bakersfield. Gary File and I...
Birders, Thanks to 23 hardy birders, the Kern River Valley CBC enjoyed one of the more successful counts in the 28 years of this count. Count Day species ...
Birders: Started the day at the Bakersfield Waste Water Treatment Plant. LESSER SCAUPS, BUFFLEHEADS, GADWALLS, AMERICAN WIGEONS, EARED GREBES, and MALLARDS...
Birders: Out today with Gary File, and he saw the YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER which has been seen for several weeks in the group picnic area, east of Lake Ming,...
Hello everyone, here's the latest additions to the IWV cooperative big year. Remember, if you'd like to make a guess for the big year total, please let me know...
Yesterday, Wednesday, 1/25/06, we saw a Townsend's Warbler at 4:00 in Hart Park just north of Alf. Harrell Highway. The Townsend's Warbler was seen north of...
Today, Thursday, 1/26/06, we saw a Dark-eyed Junco "Slate-colored" in the upper picnic ground east of Lake Ming. It was feeding on the ground between the...
Greetings all, IWV is currently at 109 species for the year (see below for the latest additions). Below that is the list showing who, what, where and when....
To anyone interested, On Thursday 2 February 2006, I plan on an afternoon foray to Pixley NWR. I plan to be at the refuge by 3 p.m. I hope to add additional...
Hi All I checked out the Kern National Wildlife Refuge today, (Friday) and my best bird was an Eared Grebe, but the high point of the trip was my return route....
Adult Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8:30am, Saturday, February 4, 2006 An adult male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was observed 8:30am-8:45am this morning at Desert...
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Hi, ... Following is a note from Emily Cohen looking for 2-3 people with good birding skills to conduct spring migration transect work near Yuma, Arizona from...
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Birders: I'm not sure what happened to winter, but it was a stunningly mild, wonderful Sunday morning for birding in Bakersfield. The YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER...
All, The YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER flanking the west side of the Sierra Nevada at Lake Ming in Bakersfield this morning was joined a second day by this...
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Hi, kerncobirders. Two quick comments for the good of the order: first, I am the moderator of kerncobirding and thus make decisions regarding what is worthy...
I have been unable to locate the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker reported at the group picnic grounds near Lake Ming, east of Bakersfield. I have, however, found a...
Birders: Kelli, I saw your bird, this morning, as well. And I did not see the Yellow-bellied. The bird I posted had the throat patch completely surrounded...
I visited the group picnic area at Lake Ming this afternoon hoping to see the Yellow-bellied or Red-naped Sapsucker. The only sapsucker I found was a typical...
A Horned Grebe was present 12 Feb 06 at the KNWR. The bird was seen from the dirt road that parallels Corcoran Rd. and about two-thirds of the way down as you...
Hi All, Sorry for the cross posting, but this is a message that wants to get out. I received the following email this morning and it sounds like an interesting...
Today, Tuesday, 2/14/06, we saw a mystery flycatcher at 11:00 AM at Galileo Hill. This flycatcher was directly south and east of the petting zoo. This ...
A REVIEW: From -- thePhoenix.com The Birdpeople Rating: 1.5 stars By: PETER KEOUGH 1/24/2006 10:53:19 PM The Birdpeople doesn’t have much to do with birds or...
Hi All Today, Thursday, 2 pair of HOODED MERGANSERS were seen in the canal that starts at the east end of Hart park and runs to the lake. They seem to hang out...
Hi, 6:45AM-4:30PM, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006 Steve Summers from Tulare County and I birded portions of Kern County's Kern River Valley, Indian Wells Valley,...