On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:14:04 -0000, "Brad Dupre" <abynrml2@...> ... Yes, those are juvenile Band-tailed Pigeons which lack the white nape marking and...
I was told by a fisherman that the Bald Eagle nest at Turtle Bay is no longer in the tree that it has have fallen down does anyone know anything about it? Tim...
I have a new bird at my feeder she is similar to a house finch or sparrow in looks but a bit larger she is mostly brown with light belly and a bit of white on...
... Subject: Bird Banding in Lassen Park Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:03:04 -0700 From: Ryan Burnett <rburnett@...> To: 'suzanne mcdonald'...
B & C Yutzy
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Jul 8, 2006 2:30 am
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Greetings all, Yesterday, early afternoon, while driving down from the top of Burney Mountain, I saw a Blue Grouse walking along side the road. Gave some good,...
Always great to see Blue Grouse. We had some Blue Grouse several years ago at West Prospect Peak lookout not far from there. The guy at the lookout said he...
B & C Yutzy
boby@...
Jul 14, 2006 9:31 pm
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Hi all, Just because I know every one LOVES the changes the A.O.U. makes, I thought I'd spread the word that that august organization has now split the Blue...
That makes the Bird ID on subspecies and possible upcoming splits in Birding all the more interesting. So were there other splits, like the Fox Sparrow yet? ...
There were no other splits affecting one's ABA area life list. There were some major changes in checklist order within the shorebirds and terns, and the...
Greetings all, Not sure if this is note-worthy, but last evening my brother, my hubby & I saw 35-40 White-faced Ibis fly over the house, near Black Ranch & ...
Thanks so much for that info -- hadn't heard that -- the good news being, now there's another opportunity to increase the life-list, eh? :-) Dee ... split ... ...
In case anyone else is interested below are the general results of my research into top optics for birders. Remember, I was not able to compare these binos...
B & C Yutzy
boby@...
Jul 18, 2006 5:16 am
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Bob Thanks for the info and research on binos. How about scopes? I have been trying to figure what would be a good scope for eyeglass wearers and finally wrote...
Hi, I agree about the tripod. I would purchase the tripod separately for a better price such as from B&H of New York that are advertised in photograhy ...
Check for any reference in the scope articles and websites I referred you to - for what is sometimes called the Bogen Junior tripod (and note the model...
B & C Yutzy
boby@...
Jul 19, 2006 3:15 am
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Check out the following websites for top reviews on scopes. Cornell especially notes information for eyeglass wearers (at least on Binos) I have read from...
B & C Yutzy
boby@...
Jul 19, 2006 3:26 am
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... This just personal opinion so take it for what it's worth. Consider a good fixed wide-angle eyepiece instead of (or in addition to) a zoom. I find that I...
Hi Peggy & Shasta Birders, I would try to stick with the big names and buy one of their less expensive scopes without the ED or Fluorite coatings. I believe...
B & C Yutzy
boby@...
Jul 19, 2006 4:58 pm
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So I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I am about to leave the area and I really would like to find a Burrowing Owl. Does anyone know of a very...
Greetings all, Yesterday morning, my brother & I stopped at the Pit River crossing in Bieber to watch some Ibis and had a nice surprise -- an adult male Great...
Yesterday evening I saw two (almost certainly a pair) Eurasian collared-doves in the middle of beautiful downtown McArthur. There will be more to come I am...
I don't know which listserve monitors Eastern Modoc County, but Ken Burton and I saw a Eurasian Collared Dove in downtown Cedarville and a Great-tailed Grackle...
Hi Peggy, I went thru the scope research last year. A good place to start in the Better View Desired site. He has some good info but he doesn't have all the...
You may consider a Kowa scope. I am very happy with mine. Mel Bolinder Woodland ... From: "Mike Damoth" <mikedamoth@...> To: "hummers4peg"...
Mel Bolinder
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Jul 27, 2006 6:21 pm
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You may consider a Kowa scope. I am very happy with mine. Mel Bolinder Woodland ... From: "Mike Damoth" <mikedamoth@...> To: "hummers4peg"...
Mel Bolinder
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Jul 27, 2006 6:25 pm
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I have a couple new visitors to my sunflower seed feeder they look like they might be Western Blue Birds but I thought they were insect eaters, these look like...
August 1, 2006 Dear North American Birds Contributors, The brief summer season has already come to a close so please send your noteworthy records from the...
Steve Glover
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Aug 1, 2006 3:11 pm
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Could they be Lazuli Buntings? Dave ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
Does anyone know when the Yellow Breasted Chats leave our area and where they go, seems they left the area that I have seen them about 3 weeks ago, that was...