December 1, 2002 Dear North American Birds Contributors, Please send your noteworthy records from the Middle Pacific Coast Region for the period 1 Aug- 30 Nov...
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redhead457@...
lcorey95204
Dec 3, 2002 3:27 am
I just checked out Hewlett Packard's ad for a birdwatching system called Bird Observation Service. You use cell phone and GPS technology to instantly report...
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Al Eisner
eisner@...
Dec 3, 2002 9:41 pm
Hi: There was a message here a couple of weeks ago pointing to a list of northern CA CBCs with contacts. But I don't recall a similar post about southern CA....
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Nathan Dias
diasn
Dec 4, 2002 12:03 am
A drawback of such a system is that traditional cellphones frequently lack good reception in the backcountry. A better system would be satellite-based...
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Steve Sosensky
stevesosensky
Dec 4, 2002 12:30 am
... Al and Calbirders, That is because people just don't seem to submit their dates to me anymore, mostly because nearly all the chapters have websites of...
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Steve Sosensky
stevesosensky
Dec 4, 2002 4:40 am
... This would be nice, except that BlackBerry is not satellite based. The specs below are taken from the BlackBerry website and match models to phone network...
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Les Chibana
lchibana
Dec 4, 2002 6:11 pm
I haven't seen any recent reports on email lists or the Northern Calif. RBA transcriptions from the Sacramento Nat'l Wildlife Refuges. Does anyone have...
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Nathan Dias
diasn
Dec 5, 2002 5:19 am
-- huh. I thought RIM/Blackberry used to make a satellite-based model text pager. At any rate I'm sure Glenayre's AccessLink II is satellite based, as are...
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eliasaristideselias
eliasaristid...
Dec 6, 2002 1:27 pm
Save on your long-distance phone bills. You can now get Arcata BirdBox voice messages in you mailbox minutes after it is called in. Messages get sent as .wav...
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Ed Stonick
estonick
Dec 6, 2002 2:19 pm
I came across the following message on the Arizona Birds listserve that should be of interest to SoCal birders: Dear Birders, ... Regards, Ed Ed Stonick ...
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MiriamEagl@...
miriameaglemon
Dec 6, 2002 9:56 pm
Hi, all! Spent a lovely morning out in the foothills today, starting at Loveland Reservoir, then over to "Alpine Pond", Lake Jennings, San Vicente Reservoir, ...
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Jane Soloway
mamabird50
Dec 8, 2002 3:43 am
Last March there was mention of Condors in the northern San Fernando Valley. I did not have the time then to go, but I would love to try this year. Do I need...
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Mike Feighner
sharkfin831
Dec 8, 2002 7:28 pm
CALBIRDS: Forwarding the following message since SEDGE WREN is a CBRC review bird, it is of course of state-wide interest. I have just called the Northern ...
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Joseph Morlan
Joe Morlan
Dec 8, 2002 8:14 pm
On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 11:23:05 -0800, "Mike Feighner" ... As of about 9:30am it had not appeared. -- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044 jmorlan@... SF Spring...
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miller7162 <miller...
miller7162
Dec 8, 2002 11:28 pm
Hello! Myself and a couple friends will be in South California during the first couple weeks of January 2003 (Jan 03-13). During this time we are especially...
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Mike Feighner
sharkfin831
Dec 9, 2002 4:12 am
CALBIRDS: In answer to my earlier question whether anyone saw the the ?Sedge Wren today: the answer is yes as many of us saw the bird today including me. ...
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Steve Sosensky
stevesosensky
Dec 9, 2002 4:59 am
Hi Calbirders, A message sent by Dennis Braddy mailto:braddy@... was lost in the ether. Here is his post. Send any responses to him, not me. CalBirders,...
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Steve Sosensky
stevesosensky
Dec 9, 2002 5:25 am
... There was a Sedge Wren 10/26 - 10/27/1997 in Sycamore Canyon Campground, Pt. Mugu State Park, VEN. I'm pretty sure I remember this record being accepted. ...
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Jamie Chavez
jcdendroica
Dec 9, 2002 5:42 am
Indeed... and a photo of the Ventura bird is on the CBRC website with the caption ACCEPTED. http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/photos/index.html ...
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Dennis Braddy
pbraddy
Dec 9, 2002 8:05 am
PenBirders, A late-rising SEDGE WREN appeared for a second day today at Half Moon Bay State Beach. The wren was first heard at 10:30 A.M. We first glimpsed the...
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Joseph Morlan
Joe Morlan
Dec 9, 2002 11:17 pm
Birders, Today, the Sedge Wren was still present at Half Moon Bay State Park. I located it about 12:30 pm along the trail that leads north along the inside of...
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Guy McCaskie
guymcc@...
Dec 10, 2002 12:35 am
Mike, The California Bird Records Committee (CBRC) has endorsed six (6) records of Sedge Wrens in California, none being in San Mateo County. The CBRC is ...
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Don Roberson
creagrus1
Dec 10, 2002 3:06 am
Sorry for the cross-posting, but there are interested parties who subscribe to only one of these lists. I have just picked up and posted photos of the Half...
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Les Chibana
lchibana
Dec 10, 2002 6:21 am
Thanks to all who responded to my RFI for these areas. My group had a great time this weekend. Saturday's warm weather was unreal! We had similar sightings as...
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Don DesJardin
birder_don
Dec 10, 2002 4:50 pm
An apparent adult plumage Crested Caracara was seen around 4:30 in the afternoon Dec 9th from the Saticoy Spreading Grounds near Saticoy, Ventura County, Ca....
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Bruce Deuel
bdeuel2
Dec 10, 2002 5:04 pm
Les's report of the eclipse male Blue-winged Teal prompts me to follow through on my thought to query the group (s) about this. I saw birds in essentially...
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Alison Sheehey
natureali
Dec 10, 2002 9:48 pm
Hi Birders and Friends The list of Kern County birds has been updated to reflect the recent changes in order and nomenclature on the Seventh Edition of the AOU...
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MiriamEagl@...
miriameaglemon
Dec 10, 2002 11:26 pm
Hi, all! Today was a good news/bad news day: met Paul Jorgensen at the road into the Borrego sewer ponds at dawn in hopes of kicking up a Crissal Thrasher....
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toddamcgrath <SKUA...
toddamcgrath
Dec 11, 2002 12:02 am
Calbirders: I am forwading the folowing note on the upcoming Monterey Bay Pelagic CBC for Debi Shearwater. It is a unique count, and I hope some of you can...
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Birders2@...
birders2a
Dec 11, 2002 12:48 am
Hi, Have another request from an out of state birder. Wants information on the Orange Bishop and Pinyon Jays. Have no info on the Orange Bishops. I think I...
