I heard an unfamiliar cheeping sound this morning and soon learned it was an Evening Grosbeak. New yard bird for me! Summer Brasuel Somerset, El Dorado Co. el...
Greetings Birders, You may recall I reported seeing a willow flycatcher on 9.23.07 in Yosemite Valley. Since then, I've studied the photos and checked some...
Despite the very high winds today I managed to find some decent songbirds around the lake, including several species for which I personally hadn't yet recorded...
Hi folks: I received the following post from Ken Able today (10/8): Hi, guys: Lew and I found an immature brown pelican at the Gallatin Marina at the south...
Today I was finally able to find a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in Tuolumne. It was in some reeds along the Wards Ferry Rd. From Hwy 108 take Old Wards Ferry Rd, then...
Took a drive down Highway 108 and came back up Rock River Rd. Not a whole lot to report but the highlights included 2 AM. WHITE PELICANS in the middle pond at...
Hi folks: The date is set for the Marysville CBC -- 20 December 2007, a Thursday. Please let me know if you plan to attend. Details to follow. I have yet to...
I figured I'd sneak in quick visit to Lake Forest and Pomin before the next batch of winds and snow flush everything out again. Lake Forest produced a small...
Okay, its a bad night. I will try once again. Last Saturday was the 6th. That is the day I was out in the field. Oh, the embarrassment of it all. Steven Umland...
Greetings Birders, Sticking with tradition, the Yosemite Christmas Bird Count is held each year on the 3rd Sunday in December. This year, mark your calendars...
Good morning fellow birders, Is there a list of dates for all of the Christmas Bird Count's? If so, can someone please direct me toward it. Thanks so much!!!...
I have applied for a new CBC centered on Hiway 49 South of Moccasin, CA so as to include a major portion of Lake Don Pedro, and the Big Oak Flat and Groveland...
Hello Sarah Are you the compiler or coordinator? Is Steve Thompson still involved? I ask because I compile the dates of all CBCs in the state and I help the...
Greetings all, Friday night Barney Kroeger and I headed out to see what we could find in the way of Nevada County Owls. Barney has been locating and recording...
Barb and I toured the Eastern half of the Sierra Valley today. We had a pair of golden eagles at Lemmon Valley Rd, A Feruginous Hawk along Dyson Rd. 1/2 mile...
I spent the first two weeks of the month in Warner Valley, Lassen Volcanic National Park and saw the following birds: Sanhill Crane (overflight) Snow-type...
Dear Birders, Ed Pandolfino and I wish to extend an invitation to participate in the Placer County Big Year in 2008. Currently, a handful of maniacal birders...
Dear Birders, I mistakenly had a period in the blog address. I'll give it another go. Placer Big Year Blog: http://placerbigyear.blogspot.com/ Deren...
I got a tip from Sheryl Ferguson on Saturday that she and others had seen a Burrowing Owl at Cove East on Saturday. Unfortunately, I was in Chicago at the...
A friend of mine from Sweden is in Reno for a conference, and will be heading back toward the coast on Thursday. Mountain Quail has been one of his main...
I'm not trying to steal Martin Meyer's thunder, but I thought some folks might be interested in chasing while there's still plenty of daylight. I just got a...
As Will Richardson has already pointed out, we (myself and three friends, including the friend from Sweden I mentioned in yesterday's RFI) did get to see two...
As of late morning today (Thurs.), there were still three Sabine's and two Bonaparte's Gulls at Lake Forest Beach. Well over 50 American Goldfinches at Pomin....
The sky over Cove East was very clear after last night's rain. The subtle colors of the willows and grasses this time of year are exceptional, especially as a...
No Burrowing Owl for me today, but I did see the kite over in the Upper Truckee Marsh. At one point it was circling around with a Red- shouldered Hawk over...
On Fri. 10/19 I took a hike and found a female Williamson Sapsucker. Golden-crowned Kinglets have arrived. A flock of Western Bluebirds, I counted 10, are here...
Yesterday, on a spectacular fall day at Tahoe, I saw (and poorly photographed) an interior race Sage Sparrow on Tunnel Creek Road above Incline Village (Washoe...
I had to do some work at Kirkwood in Alpine Co for a few days, but took Tuesday, Oct 23, off to bird eastern Alpine and northern Mono Co. I didn't see...
As Deren Ross mentioned, we are inviting everyone to bird Placer County next year as part of a communal Big Year. I'm sure we'll add some new species to the...
