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...
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Bruce E. Webb
BruWebb@...
Jun 14, 2000 5:01 pm
Deren and others--- As for American White Pelicans crossing the Sierra, There was a short article about this in Great Basin Birds #2, March 1999 "Satellite...
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birds2@...
Jun 15, 2000 4:45 am
I live in Chicago and will be visiting in Marysville from July 1st until July 4th. I would like to squeeze in some birding. Any suggestions for hot spots (no...
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Billie Jo T. Johnstone
BJo@...
Jun 15, 2000 7:50 pm
Hi there: I'm going to be in the S. Lake Tahoe area from the 21st through the 24th of June (not very long, I'll grant you). Would love some pointers regarding...
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birds2@...
Jun 21, 2000 2:00 am
Would anyone be willing to take out a birder from Chicago for a morning either 7/2 or 7/3? I would love to do the Spenceville wildlife area, Bobelaine or...
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Martin Meyers
meyersm@...
Jun 25, 2000 3:05 am
I went out to Martis Lake this afternoon to see what might be around. When the first birds I saw were a pair of adult Golden Eagles circliing over the dam...
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Richard Carlson
rccarl@...
Jun 26, 2000 12:44 am
We've had some interesting finds over the last two weeks. Sorry I couldn't report earlier. Our annual Wine, Wildflowers and Woodpeckers fundraiser for SFBBO...
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David Lukas
towhee@...
Jun 27, 2000 6:34 pm
On June 22, I observed 3 purple martins just outside Nevada City. Two of the birds were glossy blue and the third was dusky white under with scalloping on its...
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Richard Carlson
rccarl@...
Jun 30, 2000 7:24 pm
We saw a Common Loon today on tahoe north of Homewood (No it wasn't a Common Merganser) -- Richard C. Carlson Chairman, Spectrum Economics Palo Alto, CA ...
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Don Cragin
dcragin@...
Jul 7, 2000 3:41 pm
Hi there. I am from Limington, Maine, and I might be moving to your area, north of Sacremento, near the mountains. I am an experienced birder, I have the...
