In a report yesterday Kris Olson mentioned a Black & White Warbler that had been seen in Princeton. The bird, a male, was found by Julian Solano and me on...
An immature male Black-and-white Warbler arrived at the Princeton Willows in September and was seen through late November and at that time was suspected to be...
Tronthorn@...
Mar 1, 2009 6:03 pm
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Hi everyone, I have a couple of grosbeaks that come every year to my feeder and am confused this year if I have a female rose breasted, or a F or immature male...
Regarding the location of the trail where we found the Black and White Warbler, the trailhead was between the "Shore Access" parking lot and the overflow lot...
Hi Birders, The last day of February was yesterday, so please send in all sightings during the month. I'll wait a few days before I send out the updated ...
On Friday morning, in addition to visiting Pilarcitos Creek, I walked out to the base of the northwest breakwater at Pillar Point harbor. At that location,...
Al Eisner
eisner@...
Mar 1, 2009 9:42 pm
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... From: Joseph Morlan [mailto:jmorlan@...] Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 1:11 PM To: Lee Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Grosbeak ID Assistance Lee, Thank you...
Notable birds from a February 28 hike up Montara Mountain: about 30-35 white-throated swifts and a Cooper's hawk. Jeff Miller Bolinas [Non-text portions of...
Jeff Miller
jmiller@...
Mar 2, 2009 6:54 pm
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3 pairs of BLUE-WING TEAL with the other 2 species of teal. Other typical ducks present. Huge numbers of MARBLED GODWITS, less of WILLET, AMERICAN AVOCET,...
Yesterday, March 1, I took a walk in the early morning light rain along the City of San Mateo bayside. Walking towards Coyote Point from Seal Point Park two...
I was able to get out this afternoon as the showers diminished allowing some birding at Coyote Point and Redwood Shores. The wind was brisk at Coyote Point...
Tronthorn@...
Mar 4, 2009 12:32 am
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I was surprised to see a single Varied Thrush singing in the rain in Edgewood Park this morning. Susie Hons...
Susan E. Hons
susieturtlewings@...
Mar 4, 2009 12:54 am
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I took some time today March 2 to walk the leeve from SEal PY north. Searching for Wilson's snipe, Virginia rail and Sora. No luck. Yet I saw a different...
Bill Daniels
b-daniels@...
Mar 4, 2009 1:08 am
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Apologies for cross-posting, but for those of you who do not subscribe to CALBIRDs, I wanted to make sure you know that the Rare Birds of California book is...
Today, I once again stopped off at Coyote Point to see if any birds had arrived with the unstable weather. At the fresh water marsh, there were ( 3 ) Hooded...
Tronthorn@...
Mar 5, 2009 1:43 am
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Yesterday in the rain there was a Lawrence's Goldfinch together with Lesser Goldfinches, House Finches, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and a Song Sparrow all at a wet...
Folks, The same two Cackling Geese that I saw last week were about on Monday, this time with 4 Canadas on Redondo Beach Road in Half Moon Bay. The Cacklers...
Today (3/4, 415-515PM), I had my first of the season Barn Swallows and Violet-green Swallows foraging over the hills at Bayfront Park in Menlo Park. The Ross's...
Wednesday, March 4, I failed to find any crossbills at Skyline Cemeter, the B/W warbler in Half Moon Bay, the slate-backed gull at Venice Beach, the...
This afternoon, I stopped off at Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir. While scanning the gulls on the water, I noticed swallows flying along the shoreline. A...
Tronthorn@...
Mar 6, 2009 12:01 am
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Had wonderful, close views of female Belted on Davit Lane this afternoon. She was very vocal and did not mind being admired. Susie Hons...
Susan E. Hons
susieturtlewings@...
Mar 6, 2009 4:15 am
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Biking from Moss Beach to Mavericks highlights: Western Meadowlarks in the willows along W. Point to the Mavericks parking lot. California Thrasher on top of...
On several visits to the Coyote Point marina area this year, I've failed to find the male Harlequin Duck. Today too I checked for quite a while all along the...
Al Eisner
eisner@...
Mar 6, 2009 9:32 pm
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This morning, Friday 3/6/09, I stopped at Redwood Shores along Lagoon Drive to see the male LONG-TAILED DUCK, right at the boat dock. I had great close views,...
On my way across the Dumbarton this afternoon, I stopped off on the northwest side of the bridge. Just under the tunnel was a singing Savannah Sparrow. Early?...
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Tronthorn@...
Mar 8, 2009 3:13 am
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This morning I headed to Pigeon Point to do a seawatch in anticipation that birds would be moving north with the high pressure system building in with a...
Tronthorn@...
Mar 8, 2009 4:07 am
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A review of Wind Hill Preserve on Saturday This was my first time at Windy Hill. I saw 48 species of birds: A good day for birding. Highlights were a pair of...
Bill Daniels
b-daniels@...
Mar 8, 2009 9:07 am
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... probably filiculoides species) also known as mosquitofern. It is a native plant and is often considered a desirable component of aquatic systems as it is...
Today late morning, a few of us startled something low in the woods, which made a racket as it tried to flee. It turned out to be a Pileated Woodpecker which...