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...
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jonno@...
Sep 6, 2000 4:50 pm
Hello, We have recently become very interested in local birding after putting up a couple of bird feeders in the yard this summer. We live at a place called...
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sgloverccc@...
Sep 15, 2000 5:06 am
Hellow everyone, Yesterday I birded Lake Tahoe and eastern Alpine County with the highlight being two Ashy Storm-Pertels at the north end of Lake Tahoe in...
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Bruce Webb
BruWebb@...
Sep 17, 2000 7:00 pm
On Friday, Sept 15, I heard from Todd Easterla that he had seen up to 3 Long-tailed Jaegers along the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. So, Saturday, the 16th, I...
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Richard Carlson
rccarl@...
Sep 19, 2000 2:51 am
On Monday, Sept. 18, there were 2 Sabine's Gulls at the Coast Guard Pier near Tahoe City from about 3 to 5 p.m. no jaegers. -- Richard C. Carlson Chairman,...
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David Lukas
towhee@...
Sep 21, 2000 1:08 am
Hi all, As a followup to my July 19 sighting of a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird in western Nevada County, I have a new sighting to report. On September 10 a ...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Sep 23, 2000 3:17 am
Hello Birders, Today in Colfax, I observed a mixed flock of small birds busily gleaning the branches of a Black Oak: (2)Yellow Warblers,(1)Black- throated Gray...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Sep 23, 2000 8:38 pm
Hello Birders, At 12:15 today, Emery Holmes reported +/- 200 Sandhill Cranes flying over Alta, Ca and heading southwest. What a great morning to be birding....
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Bruce Webb
BruWebb@...
Sep 29, 2000 8:56 pm
Mountain Birders: On Wednesday afternoon, 9-27-00, I found and photographed an adult Western Gull at Eagle Lake, Lassen County. It was at the south end of...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:17 am
Hello folks, I was just settling in for a short read from a newly aquired book (Animal Life in Yosemite, Grinnell and Storer) when I recalled that I had seen a...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Oct 5, 2000 10:30 pm
Hello birding folk, Yesterday morning, while operating the Alta WTP, I had the pleasure of watching a flurry of feathered activity around the reservoir. Most ...
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David Lukas
towhee@...
Oct 6, 2000 5:58 pm
Dear All, I was treated to the unexpected pleasure of having three Pinyon Jays fly over my house this morning! They were calling loudly and heading south. ...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Oct 7, 2000 1:59 am
Today, at the Alta Reservoir (PLA), I saw 10-15 Cedar Waxwings. Many were in juvenile plumage. I don't often seen them until a month or two later and they're...
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Bruce Webb
BruWebb@...
Oct 10, 2000 3:29 am
From the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, today, (Oct. 9, 2000) between 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., I found 5 immature Sabine's Gulls from two vantage points. All 5 were...
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ERPfromCA@...
Oct 13, 2000 7:12 pm
On October 12 Cliff Hawley, Gjon Hazard, John Ranlett and I did a Placer County Big Day for the California Fall Challenge (San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory)....
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David Lukas
towhee@...
Oct 14, 2000 1:30 am
Dear All, After 4 days of storm we finally had a sunny day and the birds went crazy! In one 30 minute period I had 7 Red-tailed Hawks, 10 accipiters, 1 Golden ...
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John and Glennah Troc...
gtrochet@...
Oct 16, 2000 5:40 pm
Dear Birders, While somewhat afield from the geographical area of concern to the list, I hope I will be permitted to make note of a visit to far northeastern...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Oct 20, 2000 1:46 am
Hello fellow birders, This morning I made a jaunt up to the Sugar Pine Wildlife mitigation area near Foresthill(PLA). I was curious to what I might find in the...
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nlgoodman@...
Oct 22, 2000 3:54 am
I would appreciate any suggestions on the identity of a bird that I saw flying over the Merced River in Yosemite Valley in late August. I've looked in every...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Oct 23, 2000 10:32 pm
Hello all, Todays field trip to Traylor Ranch Bird Sanctuary and Nature Reserve (Penryn,PLA) had a few notable highlights for area birders. A good showing of...
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Deren J. Ross
sparrow@...
Oct 24, 2000 6:53 pm
Hello, Several folks have inquired as to the location of the Traylor Ranch Bird Sanctuary and Nature Reserve. The 88 acre reserve lies in the Northern Sierra...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Oct 25, 2000 3:37 pm
Derer Ross reported some Auburn area birds recently. This adds to his list. Yesterday (10/24) I was in the foothills west of Auburn in the ~1,000 range in blue...
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Oct 25, 2000 3:37 pm
Great sighting. Most people on this list will certainly not be impressed by ravens at 2000 ft (near Meadow Vista), but ravens have not yet invaded this area....
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Brian Williams
bwcal@...
Oct 25, 2000 3:37 pm
Deren's vulture spot is a good one. In October 1998 (10/3/98) my class was treated to an AM movement of over 500 vultures (520+) in about an hour. ... From:...
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Kevin Enns-Rempel
kennsrem@...
Oct 25, 2000 4:44 pm
To follow up on Brian Williams' comments about Brown Creepers near Auburn, I saw one last week on the campus of Fresno Pacific University, where I work. The...
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Albert Frohlich
frochops@...
Oct 26, 2000 2:01 am
I spent 5 hours today in the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County at the Needles Lookout. THis is almost thirty miles from Springville. Here is what I saw ...
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brianoconnor@...
Oct 27, 2000 2:57 am
Hello, I had the pleasure yesterday of visiting Traylor Ranch for a couple hours of birding. Most notable was the arrival of winter Lincoln Sparrow, Lark...
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james s lomax
oriolemesa@...
Nov 2, 2000 7:49 am
I sent this to my county listers group hence the "reply" look to it. (Haven't mastered this computer yet). But this info may be of some use to some of you....
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james s lomax
oriolemesa@...
Nov 5, 2000 5:25 am
Greetings. Alas, after receiving a tip from Bruce Deuel, I elected to return to Nevada County again and went up yesterday. As Bruce said, WHITE-HEADED...
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ylightfoot@...
Nov 9, 2000 9:51 pm
Dear Folks: The Marysville Christmas Bird Count was one of the earliest CBCs established in California, having been first conducted in the 1910s. CBC circles...
