Hi Birders, Today in Taylorsville we came across a flock of 200 Pine Siskins, 40 Lesser Goldfinches, 3 American Goldfinches and at least 1 COMMON REDPOLL! We...
With lousy to non-existent backcountry skiing, I've been rock climbing a bit in recent weeks. I've seen a few birds worth mentioning, I suppose: Pie Shop -...
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Feb 19, 2012 1:24 am
Scott and Amber Edwards and I had a terrific day in Plumas. We attempted to relocate the Common Redpoll found almost 2 weeks ago (after 4 failed attempts) and...
Today Ted Beedy and I spent the day in Indian Valley with a quick detour into Quincy. This little valley is a real gem, and thanks to Colin Dillingham, and...
This post from yesterday did not go through, so here it is again. Thanks for your insight: Could this be sandhill cranes? a flock of 200-250 calling birds just...
Hi, A similar (or the same?) flock of Snow Geese passed over Lake Wildwood (Penn Valley, Nevada County) yesterday. The dark parts are the ends of the wings....
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Feb 25, 2012 8:38 pm
I saw it this morning at 9:00 am (Saturday), corner of Main and Cemetary Streets, with Scott and Amber Edwards. -- Colin Dillingham 530-283-1133...
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Feb 26, 2012 1:17 pm
County birders - Some have asked for more details on where the redpoll was seen yesterday. Scott and Amber Edwards and I relocated the COMMON REDPOLL on...
While once again carefully examining my feeder flock of 100 or so Siskins, plus several American and Lesser Goldfinches, Cassin's and House Finches, etc.,...
Dear North American Birds contributors, The winter season has come to a close. Please submit your noteworthy bird records from the Northern California Region...
Hi all! Let the show begin! I had my first Rufous Hummingbird of the year this morning at 3000 ft in Tuolumne County. The juncos, towhees, creepers, and robins...
I saw 2 Townsend's Solitaire at Brockway near King's Beach yesterday 3/3, northshore Lake Tahoe. I am not sure if this bird is common here at this time of...
I am hearing lovely Varied Thrush calls around our house in Pleasant Valley this morning. I think they are passing through -- we only ever hear/see them for a...
This morning I had my first Orange-crowned Warbler of the season at 3000ft in Groveland in the central Sierra Nevada. They tend to be the first songbirds that...
Hi Everyone, One thing I discovered while writing my book "Sierra Nevada Birds" is that very little is known about the nesting cycles of birds in the Sierra...
Hello, I want to thank everyone who emailed me about nesting/breeding records. It is fantastic that so many people have a high level of interest in this topic!...
I am once again tracking the osprey arrival dates in the Sierra Nevada and your reports are very helpful. When you see your first osprey of the season please...
Here's a photo of a Varied Thrush visiting Dave Carneggie's feeder in Tahoe. Â Sue Stevenson South Lake Tahoe ... From: David Carneggie <dcarneggie@...>...
Tuesday March 20 Jeff Miller and I located the Northern Shrike in Indian Valley. It was found from Stampfli Road in Indian Valley off of Hwy 89. We located...
In response to Rich Cimino's question about Sooty Grouse, I have heard them as early as late March, although more regularly around the second week of April. I...
Hi Birders, today Sharon Adams reported a TRUMPETER SWAN in the Graeagle Mill Pond, Colin Dillingham confirmed the sighting. The pond has been drained so the...
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Mar 23, 2012 6:20 am
This ebird checklist has photos. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10241412 Colin Dillingham Quincy ... -- Colin Dillingham 530-283-1133...
Today, there was a Great Egret at the Glenshire Pond. (Glenshire is five miles east of Truckee.) This is only the second Great Egret I've encountered in...
The Great Egret first seen on 3/27 was present again today at the Glenshire Pond, five miles east of Truckee. Also present were 124 Common Mergansers (fairly...
Yesterday afternoon and this morning, we drove across Dyson Lane/Marble Hot Springs Road at the north end of the Sierra Valley. We saw two pairs of Redheads...
A male Black-headed Grosbeak showed up at my Lake Wildwood feeder at work (Penn Valley, Nevada County, elev. 1200 ft.) this morning (Apr. 6), two days earlier...
Western Field Ornithologists Conference: Petaluma, CA September 26-30 Late September in northern California is the peak of pelagic birding, ideal for...
