Birders: I greatly appreciate the efforts of those who have been sending me sightings of Brotogeris parakeets in California (all reports so far this year have...
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Terry Hunefeld
thunefeld
Feb 2, 2005 4:24 am
Two California Condors were in the tallest pine trees at the east edge of the parking lot of the restaurant/lodge office of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on...
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tertial
Feb 2, 2005 5:43 pm
I'm hearing from the Gulf of the Farallons BeachWatch folks that they have found a few dead HORNED PUFFINS lately. One was Dec 20 at Limantour (Pt Reyes), and...
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Kenneth Burton
kmburton75
Feb 3, 2005 1:27 am
This morning, Brian Cariss, Elias Elias, Chet Ogan, and I saw the Blue Jay that has been on private property on Stover Road for the past month or so. To...
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Steve Abbott
l_limosa
Feb 3, 2005 3:48 am
Steve and all, The following was posted to the East Bay Birds listserv on Jan 27th: "I work at Lindsay Wildlife Museum, a friend of mine thought that the...
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Elias Elias
eliasaristid...
Feb 3, 2005 3:54 pm
Note that the hosts' last name is spelled HINZ. Elias Elias, eliaselias@..., 707-826-2758, 141 G St, Arcata, CA 95521 eliaselias@... ... ...
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Kimball Garrett
kimballgarrett
Feb 3, 2005 10:09 pm
California Birders: The California Bird Records Committee held its annual meeting in Camarillo 28-29 January 2005. Below I summarize some of the results of ...
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Jeff Bouton
jbouton2
Feb 4, 2005 5:52 pm
Hi Calbirders, I will be coming into San Diego for the big Nature Festival this next week and had a few last minute RFI for y'all. Am planning on flying in...
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lmfwric
Feb 5, 2005 1:06 am
Nice day for a tour. Six bitterns, unknown uncountable mallards, buffleheads, pintails, shovelers, cinnamon teal, coots and what appeared to be a few...
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Paul Keller
wrentitpk
Feb 6, 2005 9:54 pm
Despite an all day vigil at North Lake by several birders, we dipped on the Stockton Common Black-Hawk yesterday (Saturday). The explanation that was offered...
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granatellus
Feb 7, 2005 1:07 am
We are now seeking qualified volunteers for the 2005 Statewide Tricolored Blackbird Survey. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Central...
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Terry Hunefeld
thunefeld
Feb 7, 2005 2:24 am
It was a dark and stormy superbowl sunday in Love Valley, 3 miles west of Lake Henshaw. At 3900 feet elevation we were in the clouds when 15 birders arrived...
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Martin Meyers
meyers_45
Feb 7, 2005 7:29 am
The Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow put in a couple of appearances this morning at Arrowhead Marsh. It was at the right end of the triangular island at 8:30...
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Steve Shunk
paradisebirding
Feb 7, 2005 8:26 am
CalBirders, Many of you have been enjoying the Northern Hawk-Owl in Bend, OR, over the last few days. We are thrilled to have it in the neighborhood and...
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Bruce Deuel
bdeuel2
Feb 7, 2005 9:36 pm
Hi all, I've been asked to forward the following regarding the Oregon Hawk-Owl. Bruce Deuel Hi Bruce, Thanks for passing this along. Steve ... Calbirders, I...
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Alvaro Jaramillo
scelorchilus
Feb 8, 2005 12:19 am
Birders Sorry for the cross-posting to those of you on all three of these lists. Well, we have not seen the Slaty-backed Gulls for some time now, but they ...
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Steve Shunk
paradisebirding
Feb 8, 2005 12:51 am
Calbirders, I have been asked for directions to the NORTHERN HAWK-OWL currently being seen in SE Bend, OR. These are below. There are direct flights from SFO...
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bkalpa2
Feb 8, 2005 4:53 am
A first Lassen County record of Gyrfalcon was seen today. It is a gray phase bird. It was located on Mapes Road 1/2 mile east of the entrance to the Dakin Unit...
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fagrhall
Feb 8, 2005 7:45 pm
I observed the same (likely) bird as previously reported by Brad Stovall at about 10:30 AM, Monday, February 7 approximately 2.5 miles northeast of Brad's...
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Steve Shunk
paradisebirding
Feb 8, 2005 9:35 pm
Calbirders, Sorry for more Oregon birding info, but this is a much-requested informational post for California birders. A number of you have contacted me for...
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Don DesJardin
birder_don
Feb 8, 2005 11:46 pm
There are still spaces available for the spring 2005 5-day pelagic trip aboard the "Searcher" out of San Diego on April 13-17, 2005. This multi-day trip is...
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Alvaro Jaramillo
scelorchilus
Feb 9, 2005 11:01 pm
Birders To make matters more interesting, a bird observed yesterday in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo, could be a first cycle Slaty-backed Gull. The identification ...
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Malcolm
fantrace
Feb 9, 2005 11:22 pm
Hi all, I'm going to be making my second ever visit to San Francisco / Redwood Shores from the UK in a couple of weeks time and was wondering what I should be...
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Luke Cole
lukewcole
Feb 9, 2005 11:42 pm
Malcolm & Calbirders: The San Francisco Field Ornithologists website -- www.sffo.org -- has good info on where to bird in the City of San Francisco. Luke Luke...
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Don Adams
donadams39
Feb 10, 2005 6:02 am
I looked for Sharp-tailed Sparrow along Seacoast Dr. Tuesday morning during the high tide. I was unable to find any. Don Adams San Diego, CA ...
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Beverly Brock
birdingbev
Feb 10, 2005 7:14 pm
Hello All-- Feb. 9 a group of us from Fresno Audubon found part of the mountain plover flock that has been seen reliably recently in Panoche Valley, and were...
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Les Chibana
lchibana
Feb 10, 2005 9:09 pm
Beverly, If you reported it to Patuxent, Mary Gustafson will forward to the banders and perhaps let you know who they are. Les ... Les Chibana BirdNUTZ(tm) -...
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Jon Katz
jonathanekatz
Feb 11, 2005 12:31 am
Tuesday I was at the waterski-catfish ponds north of Davis where the Red-Necked Grebe was actively fishing and preening on the south side of the eastern pond,...
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MiriamEagl@...
miriameaglemon
Feb 11, 2005 3:54 pm
Hi, all! I've posted a photo taken by a friend of a friend that was taken in Los Angeles (he didn't have a date), who was unsure of its ID. Looks like a...
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Bruce Deuel
bdeuel2
Feb 11, 2005 4:41 pm
skinny legs, no contrast between crown and the rest of the upperparts, narrow white tip to tail, I'd say Sharp-shin. Cheers, Bruce Deuel Redding ... Hi, all! ...