Luke Cole 400 Species $40,000 Memorial Challenge A benefit for Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment (CRPE) September 26th and 27th, 2009 The birding...
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Kathryn
wordtiller
Aug 18, 2009 9:40 pm
A small flock of Tundra Swans (about a dozen individuals) flew low over my house this morning, heralding their presence as they passed. It was about 6:45a.m....
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wordtiller
Sep 14, 2009 4:26 pm
A low-flying, calling flock of about 16 Tundra Swans flew over my home 20 minutes ago (at 9:05 this morning). They were flying south. This is the second early...
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wordtiller
Oct 4, 2009 5:42 pm
A fairly large group of Snow Geese flew over my home at 9:57 this morning, heading in a southwestern direction. There were about 110 to 120 individuals. Good...
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wordtiller
Oct 14, 2009 5:25 pm
The Tundra Swans are moving again after yesterdays storm. I had a low, calling flyover of 12 individuals heading southeast at 6:57 am. At 8:04 am, while...
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rayhasey
Oct 24, 2009 1:56 am
Tonight I'm nearly certain that the four plovers that flew over were mountain plovers. If anyone is on highway 113 a half mile south of Varney Road, you might...
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rayhasey
Nov 13, 2009 8:33 pm
Yuba County Sanderlings: Marysville Water Treatment Plant, east pond, 8:35 am. Almost no waterfowl. Four white pelicans. Ray Hasey, Yuba City...
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CaliKat
wordtiller
Nov 16, 2009 7:35 am
My 11 year old and I spent some time at Gray Lodge today. Our first stop was at a rice field off Pennington Road where there were a good many Tundra Swans....
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John Luther
countylister
Dec 2, 2009 6:45 am
Today (Dec 1) I took a stroll through Bobelaine Sanctuary (from east end of Laurel Ave off highway 99) in Sutter Co. The most interesting birds to me were a...
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rayhasey
Dec 24, 2009 10:16 pm
Today at noon there was a mystery juvenile swan just west of the Bypass. If going west on 113 you take the first right after the Bypass, you will see 350 swans...
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rayhasey
Dec 24, 2009 10:26 pm
There was a dark morph Swainsons hawk along Highway 113 just east of the Sutter Bypass by about a mile today just after noon. There was a dark morph swainsons...
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rayhasey
Feb 28, 2010 5:54 am
A nice flock of Sandhill Cranes near the Buttes. They were along the west end of Clark Road (near Half Moon Bay Fruit) in Sutter County. I don't often see them...
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rayhasey
Mar 1, 2010 3:38 am
This afternoon a Golden Eagle flew south along the Feather River, in both Sutter and Yuba Counties. I have never seen an eagle on the Feather River before. No...
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rayhasey
Apr 4, 2010 6:26 am
Today there was a Phainopepla on the Middle Trail in the Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary, Sutter County. Two Bandtail pigeons flew by over Highway 99 just north of...
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John Luther
countylister
May 1, 2010 11:19 pm
Jim Laughlin just called saying that he is looking at a Common Loon that has been in both Yuba and Sutter counties today. The loon is south of the 10th...
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CaliKat
wordtiller
Aug 7, 2010 12:20 am
A strange looking bird showed up at my sunflower feeder today and fed there off and on all day with other House Finches. I believe it to be a leucistic House...
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CaliKat
wordtiller
Aug 7, 2010 12:39 am
I was just at the wildlifeextra.com website and found another word that may describe this bird better: Xanthochroism Birds can show this condition in one of...
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CaliKat
wordtiller
Aug 22, 2010 10:34 pm
This morning at 8 a.m., a flock of very low flying Canada Geese flew over my home. The flock was heading southwest and numbered 16 individuals. Good Birding ...
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rayhasey
Jan 22, 2011 9:53 pm
At 11 am there was a Barrow's Goldeneye west of West Butte Road. This was slightly nw of the five palms on the east side of the road. I posted a few photos in...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Jan 23, 2011 4:11 am
I checked out the photos on the website. It is an immature male Common Goldeneye. The small white round spot on the head as opposed to a crescent on a...
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CaliKat
wordtiller
Apr 13, 2011 11:33 pm
I just had a Eurasian Collared Dove at my home for about 30 minutes. It is only the second one I have seen here. Good Birding, Kathryn Sanderson Olivehurst...
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rayhasey
May 7, 2011 11:54 pm
A visit to Shanghai Falls discovered at least three black terns. This is reached from Garden Highway, east on Shanghaii, park, and walk south to where you hear...
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rayhasey
Jun 4, 2011 3:39 am
Swifts are uncommon is Sutter County, they sometimes occur along the Feather River but otherwise they are quite rare. They are regularly found in Marysville...
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rayhasey
Jun 4, 2011 3:43 am
Quail are not very common in Sutter County but a flock has been seen twice inside the Sutter Bypass levee. I have not seen them often, but they are there if...
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rayhasey
Sep 20, 2012 4:26 am
John Sterling has determined that the scissor-tailed flycatcher reported is actually a Bushtit. This is a confusing bird that does not match a scissor-tail...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Sep 23, 2012 6:43 am
maybe if you put a link to the other photos that you have that show the true length of the bill, it would be easier for people to identify the bird. These...
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Raymond Hasey
rayhasey
Sep 23, 2012 7:14 am
You are correct John on all of your points. The bird did have something in its mouth that made it appear in the photos to be 2-3 times longer than it actually...
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rayhasey
Jan 21, 2013 1:56 am
Today at 4pm there was a spotted sandpiper at Shanghai Bend. It was just above the falls where there is a small wet inlet. I stood on the concrete pipe to take...
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rayhasey
Jan 21, 2013 7:14 pm
There have been some interesting birds reported on the regional birding threads. Many of you only get this local thread and may have missed these. One is the...
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rayhasey
Jan 22, 2013 7:31 pm
Wigeon are uncommon in Sutter County so I went looking for the Lesser Wigeon recently reported on Sacramento Avenue. I eventually did find five wigeon a half...
