I decided to drive up Mosquito Ridge Road early this morning to (1) see if I could find any mountain owls and, (2) find out how far the road is plowed. Answer...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Apr 5, 2000 6:55 pm
Swifts have really responded to the many new overpasses and other bridges in our area. Yesterday, April 4th I watched a noisy pair chase each other around...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Apr 5, 2000 6:55 pm
I've been working fairly regularly once a week in the Feather River country between Oroville and Pulga. Forest/woodland birds have been pretty scarce but the...
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ERPfromCA@...
Apr 7, 2000 6:33 pm
Went up Mosquito Ridge Road (Placer County, out of the town of Foresthill) early this morning. Highlights: One NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL at Mile 14 One NORTHERN...
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Nick Holmes
holmesn@...
Apr 10, 2000 12:39 pm
Hi, I will be visiting the Yosemite/KingsCanyon area in late June 2000 from the UK and would like some information on good birding locations. My itinerary is...
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ERPfromCA@...
Apr 26, 2000 8:11 pm
This morning I visited the area east of Foresthill Bridge near Auburn (Placer County) and found the Sage Sparrows back and in full song. At least three and...
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Steve Abbott
skua@...
Apr 26, 2000 11:03 pm
Ed and I had the same idea today...I visited the same area around 11:30am this morning and had 5-6 SAGE SPARROWS. In addition to the birds Ed listed, I saw 17...
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ERPfromCA@...
May 1, 2000 4:38 am
On April 29 Cliff Hawley, John Ranlett and I did a Big Day in Placer County. Although the Placer Big Day record of 172 species (set in 1998 by Bruce Webb, Todd...
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Martin Meyers
meyersm@...
May 1, 2000 5:49 am
It was warm and sunny today in Glenshire, a residential area about five miles east of Truckee at an elevation around 5,000 feet. A pair of Western Bluebirds...
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ERPfromCA@...
May 18, 2000 9:20 pm
After some unsuccessful attempts last year, I finally scored my Placer County Flammulated Owl last night. Between 11PM and 11:30PM last night I had a Flam and...
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TheMalls@...
May 24, 2000 2:57 am
While birding in the Placer County Grove of Big Trees [Giant Sequoia], about 25 miles east of Foresthill just off of Mosquito Ridge Road, I made two ...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
May 25, 2000 12:33 am
Good find. The first record for Spenceville was last year - adult and juveniles at the same spot. They marked the 81st species of known or probable breeders...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
May 25, 2000 12:34 am
Great finds! Some comments below. ... From: <TheMalls@...> To: <sierra-nevadabirds@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 7:56 PM Subject: [Mtn-birds]...
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TheMalls@...
May 25, 2000 1:23 am
I thought I should send my comments to Brian Williams to all who may be interested. Rolf Mall [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Barred_Owl
Barred_Owl@...
May 25, 2000 2:33 am
Rolf & All: Sorry, about the tone of this message, but this e-mail needs a response........... Consider yourself lucky to have not been attacked by the...
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TheMalls@...
May 25, 2000 3:49 am
To My Birding Colleagues: The various comments regarding my lack of sensitivity to my interaction with a Goshawk were all on the mark and I should have known...
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Bruce E. Webb
bruwebb@...
May 25, 2000 6:56 am
Mtn-bird subscribers: Here are two points I want to pass along. The first is fact. The second point is opinion. Fact: One of the things I can do with the...
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ERPfromCA@...
May 25, 2000 5:35 pm
Cliff Hawley and I did a Nevada County Big Day for the Sierra Foothills Audubon Birdathon last Tuesday (May 23). We spent the night at Skillman Campground...
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Jon Winter
wint@...
May 26, 2000 5:56 pm
I have to agree with Bruce Webb's comments regarding the potential for disturbance to nesting hawks and owls when using tapes, call-back hooting, or making...
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ERPfromCA@...
May 26, 2000 8:57 pm
One of the best things about these listservs is the opportunity we all have to learn from the experts. It is informative when they agree and often even more...
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Martin Meyers
meyersm@...
May 31, 2000 12:58 am
I was hiking today along the Western States Trail between highway 89 and Squaw Valley, and I encountered a "singing" male Anna's Hummingbird. This is at an...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
May 31, 2000 4:05 am
Highlights in the last couple weeks in the Placer foothills (~220-1400 ft) were a wave of Townsend's Warblers mid-month, singing Hammond's Flycatchers, singing...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
May 31, 2000 4:05 am
Thanks to Rolf & Bruce & Jon & Ed for their posts. (Thanks especially to Jon since I needed his email address!). I really appreciate and enjoy the forum....
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Mark W. Eaton
mweaton@...
May 31, 2000 6:35 am
Mosquito Ridge May 28-29, 2000 Eric Preston and I arrived at the Big Trees Grove well before dusk and many passerines were singing in the balmy twilight,...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Jun 8, 2000 4:14 am
I saw a Black Swift today 6/7 west of Auburn. The date seems to fit well with other dates for migrants, which is probably what this was. A week or two ago, I...
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Bruce E. Webb
BruWebb@...
Jun 8, 2000 5:33 am
A Black Swift west of Auburn may have been a migrant but, I suspect it was just wandering from the breeding area. Last year, I saw approx 30 Black Swifts...
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yellowhammer74@...
Jun 11, 2000 5:38 am
Hi Sierra Birders, Today on June 10th, I led a trip for the Sierra Foothills Audobon Society to the Placer Big Trees and Grouse Falls. The best birds were ...
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Richard Carlson
rccarl@...
Jun 12, 2000 4:43 pm
The AP has a story out about Salmonella spread by birdfeeders killing siskins at Lake Tahoe. I can't see how this could occur from a normal tube thistle seed...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Jun 13, 2000 12:41 am
Effective Friday 6/23/00 I will be moving from Woodland and will have a new (temporary - don't ink it) address and phone: Brian Williams 8200 Turner Dr. ...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Jun 14, 2000 5:08 am
Today,13th of June, I observed approximately 40 White Pelican circling low over Newcastle,California. The warm air and strong winds made for a monster thermal...
