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...
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Ted Floyd
tedfloyd@...
Jul 10, 2000 6:28 pm
Hello, Don & everyone. ... Another resource for you, and I suspect others on this list, is the new Nevada birding listserver (nvbirds@ list.audubon.org). Check...
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Don Cragin
dcragin@...
Jul 23, 2000 4:30 pm
I sent in an earlier post a few weeks ago saying that I was from Limington, Maine, and was moving to California, we found out we will most definitely be moving...
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David Lukas
towhee@...
Jul 23, 2000 8:14 pm
On July 19 I had a female broad-tailed hummingbird visit my porch flowers until chased off by the resident male Anna's. This is a rare west slope record but...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Jul 24, 2000 3:03 am
I may not be qualified to comment on this record, but let me offer a word of congratulations and a word of caution. First, this would be the third record for...
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John Lace
jozyme@...
Jul 28, 2000 12:04 pm
Dear group, I do not know if this is a common bird here, but I have seen Phainopepla here in west end of Penn Valley for two summers in a row. We had just...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Jul 30, 2000 3:25 am
Hello birding folk, Today, a small and merry band of SFAS birders went birding in the Alta - Dutch Flat area (+/- 3500 ft.). The activity was as expected for...
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James Eaton
J.A.Eaton@...
Aug 5, 2000 9:05 am
Hi, I am an english birder coming over to California from the 26th Aug- 11th Sep, I will be in the Sierra nevada for at least 2 days, what are the best sites...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Aug 7, 2000 6:23 am
This sounds like a NOPI nest record. I have at least two previous nesting records for Martis: two broods in 1995 and another in 1996. ...
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James Eaton
J.A.Eaton@...
Aug 10, 2000 6:28 pm
Thanks for the response from the earlier e-mail, I now have the 'basic' plan sorted out out, which in brief is: arrive 26th Aug at San Francisco, then on to...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Aug 11, 2000 11:02 pm
I tried this last weekend but apparently it did not go through... I've been mostly delinquent in sending bird reports to the NAB editors in recent periods...
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jim white
jimwhitemuirbeach@...
Aug 15, 2000 6:53 am
Hello MTN-birders I saw a few interesting birds in Amador Co 8-11-00 at Camanche Hills Hunt Club,public welcome, hospitable, sign in. Bay north of Comanche...
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Steve Hampton
shampton@...
Aug 18, 2000 11:06 pm
Last weekend, Aug 11-13, we were camping at Upper Blue Lake above Hope Valley in Alpine Co. 8,200'. Caught 19 trout in 3 days. Birds on the lake included...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Aug 23, 2000 5:35 am
My apologies if this is not wholly appropriate... Wednesday evening August 23 is the first day of an Introduction to Ornithology class at Sierra College at the...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Aug 31, 2000 8:21 pm
I briefly stopped at Prosser Creek Res. on my way home from work. on Wed. 8/30. Weather was overcast and cool, wind Beaufort 3-4. Birds included first Nevada...
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Steve Hampton
shampton@...
Sep 1, 2000 9:55 pm
I had the pleasure of birding various spots from Kern to Alpine Counties (up Owen's Valley) the last few days, with overcast clouds and cool temperatures and...
