For those interested in more bad photos of good birds, I've posted two photos of the American Redstart in the Tahoe folder of the list's photos page. Because...
Yesterday afternoon I spotted two Sabine's Gull in Lake Almanor. I scoped from the west side of the lake at the Almanor boat ramp and saw the gulls while...
My wife and I will be visiting Plumas County in a week or two. We'll probably be driving from the SF Bay Area to Redding to see the new bridge (and salmon...
A first-fall Common Tern spent a couple of hours fishing at the Glenshire Pond late this afternoon before circling up and flying off in the general direction...
I spent a few fun hours working the Lake Forest/Pomin area this morning. First I spent about two solid hours chasing an adult male Common Yellowthroat around...
On Saturday there was a small flock of Pinyon Jays on the west side of Boca Reservoir in Nevada County. Ed Pandolfino [Non-text portions of this message have...
Folks: The following observations were reported by Ken Able and Lew Oring at Eagle Lake on Friday, 10/08: " . . . there is an incredible loon show in progress...
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Quetzal555@...
Oct 13, 2004 4:56 pm
Because of the warm weather, the doors are open, which just enabled me to hear a very peculiar squawking/raspy noise outside. There stood a solitary bird,...
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Quetzal555@...
Oct 13, 2004 5:05 pm
I'm redfaced here... this was a chukar, not a quail... just saw the bird again and paid more attention to the facial details, which didn't match for a quail......
Can anybody out there tell me how far north White-tailed Ptarmigan have spread? I just stumbled across something the other day stating that they had reached...
Will and Others, I have never seen White-tailed Ptarmigan North of Yosemite. I'm sure they have extended there range from their and have probably been...
All ptarmigan in the Sierra apparently originated from a transplant of 73 birds (including 16 poults) from Colorado, which the California Department of Fish...
Hi All. Back in 1996 or 97 someone told me there were ptarmigan in a place called " Little Italy " I believe. I remember this area as being somewhere between ...
Hot on the heels of the Common Tern on 10/3/04, today I found two more birds I had not encountered previously on the east slope in Nevada County. The more...
I made a quick stop at Lake Forest mid-day to see if any "megas" had been pinned down by the storm. Mostly it just rained sidewise. There were a few cold and...
Hi all, Sunday, Barney Kroeger and I went to the Truckee area to look for the Pinyon Jays reported by Ed Pandolfino. Unfortunately they have wings and were...
I would like to know if the Ross's Geese have migrated into this area like Sacramento NWR and Reno areas. Is there a good chance of finding the blue morph if...
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Rodney Siegel
rsiegel@...
Oct 19, 2004 4:40 pm
To add my two cents to ptarmigan distribution in the Sierra... In 2003 I encountered a ptarmigan in Dusy Basin, Kings Canyon NP. I just recently learned that...
Early morning birding at Lake Forest was surprisingly good today. By far the biggest surprise was the sight of two puff-balls that bore a striking resemblance...
... One of my hiking companions reports seeing a ptarmigan on a ridge above Silver Lake, south of Lake Tahoe. I can get more details on request. Doug Herr ...
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Quetzal555@...
Oct 24, 2004 7:34 pm
For the first time since we've been here - now over four years - we just had an American Goldfinch at the thistle feeders, along with a small flock of Pine...
Yesterday afternoon on a walk up the Buttermilk Bend trail along the South Yuba River, we were blessed with the sight of a Golden Eagle, who flew east along...
Irruptive year for Pine Siskins? In Sutter Creek, Amador Co. (1200ft) Iv'e had 15-20 Pine Siskins since Oct.23 at my thistle feeder. Most in the 4 years at...
Hi all, Thursday evening, while out chasing a bear away from the chicken feed, I heard 3 owl species calling at once. GH Owl, N. Pygmy-owl, and Spotted Owl....
Hi all, Historically, the S. Lake Tahoe CBC has usually been conducted by a mere handful of folks. I'd like to get a bigger group, but I can understand that...
This report contains the main high-lights of my birding in Tuolumne County on Sunday 7 November 2004. TUNDRA SWAN: still at Kistler Ranch on the third...
I have tentatively scheduled the South Lake Tahoe CBC for Friday, 31 December 2004, but this may get adjusted for weather as the date nears. It looks like we...
