Birders, On my way into Sacto to hang out with my son, I stopped at Cameron Park Lake to see what might be about. I was pleased to find a large group of ...
Hello all, A preliminary look at the data from the Grass Valley (Nevada County) CBC on Jan. 1 indicates a slightly low species total (about 98 compared to an ...
Hi Folks: Apologies for multiple posts to some of you. Only 7 people (Colin Dillingham, Lee and Suzi Graves, Bob Hill, Jim and Suzanne McDonald, and I) showed...
There is a pileated woodpecker on our property in Mosquito/Swansboro, 10 miles north of Placerville, at 3,000' elevation in a mixed conifer/oak forest. The...
Birders, On my lunch break today, I returned to Cameron Park Lake (Cameron Park, ED) to see if I could refind the Greater Scaup I had happened across on...
I just received a note from my friend David Lucas. He saw a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk across from Granite Chief in Truckee on the 6th. Pretty bizarre...
Deep, deep, deep snow kept all but myself from venturing out. Still, between the feeder-watchers and me we managed 45 species. I had a real Marty Stouffer...
The Harris' Sparrow and the White-throated Sparrow are still in Oakhurst. I saw both from the bridge. I was about half way across and looking upstream....
Since the onset of the snow we've put out 80 pounds of seed at our backyard feeder. So far we've seen only the usual winter residents, Scrub and Steller's...
There are 6 Red Crossbills in Mariposa County near Darrah and Triangle Roads. The owners of the property are birders. If you them, Jan and Tom Maxstadt at...
Hi all, This afternoon I had a Northern Pygmy-Owl in my back yard at about 3000 ft. in the Grass Valley area.(Peardale) Dale A Rubach...
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We just had a very unusual looking Dark-eyed Junco at the feeders: the head had many areas which were white; first thought was that this bird had been ...
I have uploaded to the Sierra-nevadabirds Yahoogroups web site an excellent photo taken by Brian O'Connor of Grass Valley of, what appears to be, a leucisitic...
Today at 10:45 a.m. the pileated woodpecker returned to a snag about 20 feet from the snag he visited at our house on January 6, 2005. This snag retains its...
For those of us who could not quite justify the two grand cost for the full set of the Birds of North America, a new day has dawned. The complete publication...
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On my morning walk today there was one very NOISY woodpecker, and indeed, the bird was a Pileated Woodpecker, much to my surprise. An accomplished birder...
We have a pair of Pileated's in our oak forest off Greenhorn Road in Grass Valley, elevation 2900'. We were observing them from our hot tub on Monday a.m. Talk...
Yesterday, 1st male Rufous hummer of the year feeding at our blooming , Flowering Quince in Sutter Creek at 1200ft. in Amador Co.The early irruption of Pine...
March 1, 2005 Dear North American Birds Contributors, The winter season has already come to a close so please send your noteworthy records from the Middle...
March 4, 2005 This morning I had my first Orange-crowned Warbler of the year near Grass Valley (Nevada County)around 3000 feet. The bird was giving its "chip"...
Hello all, This week there were Tree Swallows, N. Rough-winged Swallows and a Barn Swallow at the Lake Wildwood dam near Penn Valley, Nevada County. The Tree...
Sandhill cranes flew over our house yesterday. I heard them but could not see them. Band-tailed pigeons have returned to our feeders. Does anybody know how to...
Sunday March 5,2005 There were three Lawrence's Goldfinches on private property off Fiddletown Road near the town of Plymouth in Amador County. Dale A Rubach ...
60-64 individuals moving north in "V" formation at 6 pm tonight. Over Serene/Ice Lake within Soda Springs (Soda Springs exit off I-80 just west of Truckee), ...
Hi all, Yesterday my wife and I headed up to Sutter and Nevada Counties, easily two of the hardest counties to rack up a high total. First stop was Bobelaine...
Hi all, Spring sure is exciting for us aviphiles. Here at 2900' there has been an influx of ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKERS. Continuing are...
After a winter full of Anna's Hummingbirds, we had a different hummingbird show up at our feeder this week. It looks like a Rufous Humming bird (see two...
Today, for the first time ever at my house, I heard then saw a red- shouldered hawk calling repeatedly and soaring over the canyon behind my house. I hope he's...
