RBA [RARE BIRD ALERT] * California/Mexico * San Diego and NW Baja California, Mexico * October 1, 2004 * CASD04.10.1 - Birds mentioned: ____________________ ...
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Debi Shearwater
shearwaterjo...
Oct 2, 2004 2:56 am
Wow, Seabirders! What a day the Shearwater Journey's folks had today on Monterey Bay! Just amazing. We began with uniformly, high overcast skies, and flat,...
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Roger Wolfe
rogwolfe@...
Oct 2, 2004 5:27 am
There are still a few spaces open for this Sunday, Oct. 3 Monterey Seabirds outing. We are close to the 30 participants when we will be sold out in the...
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tapaculo
clvag400
Oct 2, 2004 6:36 pm
I just got a call from Todd Easterla that the folks down at the Big Sur Ornithology Lab banded a DUSKY WARBLER this morning. Unfortunately, Todd arrived 5...
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tapaculo
clvag400
Oct 2, 2004 7:25 pm
Birders - In case you were thinking about chasing the DUSKY WARBLER, don't. I just got the word that the bird was recaptured in the net and died as it was...
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Chris Conard
chrisconard2002
Oct 2, 2004 7:39 pm
Folks, This was just posted on the SJBirds listserve. I know of no other details on the report below (or how to get there), but I'm hoping some of the SJ...
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Joseph Morlan
Joe Morlan
Oct 2, 2004 10:37 pm
Here is a brief summary of the sightings I know about for Friday. Lighthouse - A Palm Warbler early in the morning. Later a Black-and-white Warbler was seen...
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Don Roberson
creagrus1
Oct 2, 2004 11:04 pm
Photos of the Dusky Warbler banded by BSOL today are now up at http://montereybay.com/creagrus/MTY_2004b.html through the courtesy of BSOL and Jessica...
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Les Chibana
lchibana
Oct 3, 2004 5:11 am
And today, here's what I was aware of: My group saw 2 Tropical Kingbirds and a 3rd juvenal(?) plumaged kingbird at Drakes Beach. We didn't get a good look at...
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Lidia Seebeck
ladygaura
Oct 3, 2004 6:23 am
It's been a truly strange day. Went to Redondo Beach Pier at the end of a long birding day. Wandered past the bait shack on the pier, casually glancing at the...
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Paul Keller
wrentitpk
Oct 3, 2004 6:28 am
Come join fellow birders for all or part of the Central Coast Birding Rally this October 8-10 in northern Santa Barbara County. Register now with your team,...
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Mike Feighner
sharkfin831
Oct 3, 2004 4:39 pm
Posting this for Mark Miller of Pleasanton (Alameda County) who is not subscribed (I too was there): -- Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA, Alameda County I (Mark...
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Redemey@...
Oct 3, 2004 7:22 pm
Fellow Birders, Anyone know of any good DVD's(not CD's) for California Bird ID or just any good DVDs for Identification of the Challenge birds such as Peeps,...
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vireos44
Oct 4, 2004 2:41 am
Hi all, I just returned from an enjoyable birding loop through the Mojave desert. In case anyone is planning a trip to Death Valley in the near future, be...
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Doug Aguillard
aguillard2469
Oct 4, 2004 4:41 am
Well I no sooner put out the newest version of the San Diego County checklist, and find out that I was missing one. Thou no fault of my own, I found out that a...
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Lidia Seebeck
ladygaura
Oct 4, 2004 4:28 pm
Thomas, et al.-- I'm answering everyone at once since yesterday I was catching up on chores from goofing off birding on Saturday. First: yes, the bill looked...
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Thomas Miko
thomasgezamiko
Oct 4, 2004 7:06 pm
FDR was also a birder, in the days when you birded with a shotgun, not binoculars. He had a serious colection, most of which is now in collections of museums....
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Jon Winter
wint@...
Oct 4, 2004 8:56 pm
Tom: I think you are referring to Theodore Roosevelt, not Franklin Roosevelt. As for TR, he was typical of his day. He could have easily been a scientist if ...
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jennifer rycenga
gyrrlfalcon2
Oct 4, 2004 10:42 pm
I'm pretty sure that both FDR and TR were birders; I remember touring Hyde Park and seeing FDR's mounted collection there about a decade ago. I had just seen...
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OrCoRBA
wagtail1997
Oct 4, 2004 11:22 pm
Both Roosevelts, according to a posting at: http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0008c&L=birdeast&F=&S=&P=2145 were members of the AOU at the same...
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Luke Cole
lukewcole
Oct 4, 2004 11:33 pm
Former President Jimmy Carter is also an avid birder, and on a trip to California he went out on Point Loma with noted San Diego-based ornithologist Joe Jehl,...
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Jon Winter
wint@...
Oct 4, 2004 11:52 pm
This is not surprising since FDR idolized his uncle TR in politics and FDR's career in politics closely matched TR's. TR was one of the earliest members of the...
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creagrus
creagrus1
Oct 5, 2004 12:11 am
Many of you are aware that I have been keeping up the stats regarding county lists on Joe Morlan's web site at http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/county.htm We...
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Geoffrey Rogers
geoffrogers2003
Oct 5, 2004 12:35 am
Jon, Tom, and all, I do recall seeing somewhere a picture of FDR with Ludlow Griscom, the so-called patron saint of modern American birdwatching. I guess the...
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vireos44
Oct 5, 2004 5:44 am
Hi, Doug Willick asked that I post this message in regards to the reported Cape May Warbler in the Laguna Road tamarisk trees on the Oxnard plain. After an...
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HeraldPetrel@...
Oct 5, 2004 1:45 pm
Birders A consistent westerly flow has kept the number of rarities down to a minimum thus far on San Clemente Island. A weak offshore flow is supposed to...
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Dr. Gordon Payne
vireo1959
Oct 5, 2004 1:59 pm
Calbirders, I will be in Southern California next week and would like to try for the Ruddy Ground-Doves in Calipatria, if they are reliable. Is there anyone...
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Dr. Gordon Payne
vireo1959
Oct 5, 2004 1:59 pm
Calbirders, I will be in Central and Southern California next week. I am looking for a reliable place to see LeConte's Thrasher. I understand That Palmdale...
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Gjon_Hazard@...
thduke2000
Oct 5, 2004 3:30 pm
The bottom line, as always, is: it's your list; do as you please. But this is a poster-child argument for listing NIB (No Introduced Birds). Whether the...
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Dr. Gordon Payne
vireo1959
Oct 5, 2004 6:37 pm
Calbirders, Your responses to my previous RFI's have been tremendous. Thank you. I am coming down on Friday (October 8) and will bird for a week, including 2...
