I stopped by the Lodi Ponds this morning without much luck. Just a few dozen Western Sandpipers and the usual stilts, avocets, Killdeer and ducks. However, the...
Although this happened down here in Newport I thought you might enjoy hearing about it anyway... Today I was birding at a place called Crystal Cove. When I...
All: Several of the ponds at LSP are drawn down now and attracting good numbers of birds. Lots (100+) of Least Sandpipers. A couple of dozen Western ...
Today, I had the first Rufous Hummingbird for this fall in my yard. The hummer is a beautiful male with a all rufous back. He has taken over, driving the...
There will be a birding trip Saturday night in the Tracy area. We will meet in Stockton (northwest corner of March Lane and Quail Lakes near Toot Sweets) at...
Kasey: Is the meeting point @ Toot Sweets or near it? Francisco Linden, CA ... From: kasey foley [mailto:kfoley@...] Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 7:07...
All: Made a quick visit to LSP this morning. Three Greater Yellowlegs and a single Long-billed Dowitcher were first-of-the-fall birds for me. Still good ...
I have two imm. swainsonhawks hang around in my neighbor yard. they been around for about a month now. One day our neighborhood cooperhawk chase it away. The...
All: Sorry for the late posting. On an afternoon visit to LSP yesterday, we had five Red-necked Phalaropes on the northeasternmost of the large ponds--a ...
Hi All, Just an observation. Remember in late May I noted that my jays were gathering nest material? I said that they were probably starting on brood #2 as...
Greetings! Frances Oliver and I drove through the searing Valley heat to Yosemite yesterday afternoon, to find overcast skies and even a light rain storm ...
Hi there, I have questions, not answers, so just for the record here, fire is an adjective, not a verb! What effect does yesterday's big fire in Del Puerto...
I have more questions than answers, but some observations of the "before and after" appearance of a previous burn. Where was the fire you refer to located...
The fire in Del Puerto Canyon is about 16 miles in from I-5, which puts it in the area of the park. As of yesterday, 3,200 acres had burned (about half the...
Hi everyone, From what I could see on the news the fire was basically right at Frank Raines County Park. The firefighters were going up the hill from the...
All: On a quick swing through LSP today at lunchtime, I had a couple of seasonal-first Semipalmated Plovers. They were foraging with the peeps near the...
Hello all: Does anyone knows of any institution (Zoos, Raptor recovery centers, etc...) That may be interested in getting day old ducklings? If you do please...
All: Shorebird numbers have been increasing daily at LSP, providing some of the best viewing of the year. All the ponds are drawn down (3 are totally dry), so...
Hi everybody! This cool morning brought 14 White American Pelicans into my ponds here at Linden along with an immature Green Heron. Francisco ... From:...
I just returned from a week in Southern California to find out that my favorite birding spot has been burned. According to the Modesto Bee, close to 6,000...
All: While golfing at Micke Grove golf links on Sunday I had a couple birds of note on the number 6 hole. In the tules along the waters edge was the often...
Dear North American Birds Contributors, The abbreviated summer season is already coming to a close so please send your noteworthy records from the Middle...
This morning the larger pond at the ranch seem to have come to live. The amount of mallards was doubled but also the amount of Killdeers. Among the mud and...
All, Since this is off-topic, I will keep this brief. SJAS had a tremendously successful trip to the White Mountains and other Inyo Co. sites this past...
All: A smattering of fall migrants spiced up the BBW at Lodi Lake this morning. Birds of note included Rufous Hummingbird, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Western ...
All: The first Black-bellied Plover of the season showed up at LSP this afternoon. Dowitcher numbers were way down. I think there were only about a dozen ...
Hi All, Nothing monumental- just wanted to get out of the house so Pat MacEwen and I went out to see if any night birds were around. We hung out at Bird Road...
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Monday evening from 9 pm to midnight produced 3 Lesser Nighthawks on a 20 mile transect through 4000 acres of the San Luis NWR. We were counting mammals but...
The migrants were arriving at Lodi Lake today. The only one I found yesterday was a Western Tanager. Today I had my first fall Double-crested Comorant, Rufus...