I thought some of you with feeders might be interested in this. Karen Scheuermann www.shastarootsnshoots.com/Tehama_Wild_Care.htm Sioux Proverb: Treat the...
The Wintu Audubon Society will be conducting a field trip to Lower Clear Creek tomorrow. Here is the announcement that will appear in the newsletter that you...
I haven't seen any further messages on the Harris's Sparrow reported by Mitsy, so I'll provide an update. She sent me some pictures of the bird; it is a very...
A photo of the bird is posted at: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ On Fri, 1 May 2009 08:13:38 -0700, "Bruun, Raymond (CDPH-DDWEM)" ... -- Joseph...
Yes, I have forgotten my manners! All who wonderful folks who have responded have made it a hands-down positive identification of the Harris's sparrow! He has...
My fault - I privately emailed Mitsy's Harris's Sparrow and not the group. It is a super spring Harris's Sparrow for sure. Bob Bob & Carol Yutzy Shasta, CA ......
Carol and I drove through McArthur in the early am and late pm yesterday on the way to and from Alturas. The wet areas on the North side of the road aren't wet...
Rob Santry and I birded Parkview Riverfront Park (Redding) at the lunch hour. We had a Hermit Warbler high up in an oak tree. In all our years birding the...
This morning, the ever-changing mint field on the S side of the McArthur-Glenburn Rd. (opposite the small green metal building) had 7 semipalmated plovers and...
I live in the Mary Lake subdivision and seeing the ducklings (mallard) and the goslings. I have never seen little coots paddling along with their parents. Does...
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Avian Salmonellosis Karen Scheuermann Wildlife Health Bulletin 2009-01 To: Natural Resource/Conservation Managers From: USGS National Wildlife Health Center ...
I just posted a couple pictures under abynrml2 (page 2) in the photos page of the Mallard and Geese with their babies. I took them on Thursday April 30, 2009...
Hi All, This morning while walking the dog, Cathy and I saw a large flock of Vaux's Swifts flying over the ponds in our neighborhood. We estimate the number to...
Very interesting. This morning I was leading a Sacramento River Discovery Center walk in Red Bluff in the wind and sprinkles when I noticed what I estimated...
Hi All, Sunday morning, Cathy and I took our puppy, Max for a walk\run through Reading Island BLM. Of course we took our binoculars and birded, as we are...
Last year my Western Bluebird nestbox got Western Bluebirds and later Ash-throated Flycatchers. This year The WBBs again laid 6 blue eggs and I heard the...
Dear Shasta Birders, This weekend Alicia Young and I visited the BLM Pit River Campground for the first time. There was an amazing level of activity there...
Early this morning, my husband and I noticed a hummingbird land on the feeder. I'm fairly sure it was a young, female rufous. It seemed to be dis-oriented,...
Second try: Have any of you ever seen baby cootlings? Hmm, that's probably redundant. Anyway, I never see any little ones among the adult coots that winter at...
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Hi Karen, I am passing this perplexing question on to the Birders Group to see what they make of it. I am not sure. Has the bird come by again? Is it with any...
Try Western Tanager. Biggish bird - blackbird size. Hopping about up in the trees. Bob Bob & Carol Yutzy Shasta, CA ... [Non-text portions of this message...
I would guess this to be a Western Tananger. ... From: Kathleen V. Dunn To: 'Ronald Hofer' Cc: Shasta Birders Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:32 PM Subject:...
Thank you Bob for your idea. If the bird is still hanging around, Karen, I might swing by. Kathy Kathleen V. Dunn (Kieranna) Kieranna's Web Design, Consulting...
Hello all, Birded the Hayfork Sewer Ponds late yesterday afternoon after doing some work there - with no luck on the Solitary Sandpiper that was seen there....
Hi All -- This morning about 1045 we had a male Phainopepla in our back yard on a small mulberry bush along with Cedar Waxwings. It was raining at the time...
Here is my very poor picture of the only new born cootling I have. I am sure that someone has a better cootling picture out there. They are very strange...
Hi Everyone, I am sending some photos in to the "Wild Bird Magazine" photo contest and I have one of what I believe is a Lincoln Sparrow in flight. I would...