During a bird survey at the Bear River restoration site this morning, there was a WESTERN TANAGER in the neighboring Lake of the Woods Unit, as well as an...
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John and Glennah Troc...
sacto_birder
Jan 17, 2009 3:51 am
Dear Birders, This morning I did two more transect surveys on closed portions of the Cosumnes River Preserve. Denier was notable for nothing, really, but Shaw...
11421
drsgmule
Jan 17, 2009 6:47 pm
I spent my lunch hour at Yolo Basin Wildlife Area yesterday and in addition to the usual waterfowl, there was a goose that I've never seen before. I'm...
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Dan Williams
jaegermaestro
Jan 18, 2009 1:25 am
This morning at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area my mom and I had 2 female GREATER SCAUP very near the road among a flock of coots just past that first southward bend...
11423
shoppeco
Jan 18, 2009 2:40 pm
I also paid a visit to Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area yesterday. And while I did not find Dan's Greater Scaup, I did find a male Eurasian Wigeon along the...
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Clifford Hawley
yellowhammer74
Jan 18, 2009 8:52 pm
Hello birders, Today, I visited Masonic Lawn Cemetary south of Broadway along Riverside Blvd. The best birds of the visit were 2 basic-plumaged Chipping...
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SallyWalters DonSchmo...
bajaowl
Jan 19, 2009 3:47 am
This afternoon, Sally Walters and I observed an adult male Eurasian wigeon in Putah Creek, west of Winters, above Lake Solano, at Hwy 128 Post Mile 2.61 (which...
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Craig Swolgaard
craigswolgaard
Jan 19, 2009 4:22 am
Birders- Ken Hashagen & I completed a raptor survey in SE Sacramento County today, including Meiss and Ione-Michigan Bar Roads, Hwy 104, and Clay Station Road....
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Gil Ewing
abcdefgewing
Jan 19, 2009 11:56 pm
Today at the Davis Sewer Ponds there was the largest flock of THAYER'S GULLS (over 350 estimated) I have yet to see in the valley, outnumbering Herring,...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Jan 20, 2009 12:36 am
Todd Easterla just called me to report a first cycle Glaucous Gull at the Clifton Court Forebay in southeastern Contra Costa County. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV ...
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drsgmule
Jan 20, 2009 2:54 am
This morning/early afternoon at Yolo Basin Wildlife Area after viewing the Great Horned Owl mentioned by Dan Williams on Saturday (also was there Friday) and a...
11430
tertial
Jan 20, 2009 4:22 am
Michael Perrone and I birded the same areas this morning. We had high numbers of Thayer's and Glaucous-winged Gulls at the landfill. We missed Glaucous....
11431
Todd Easterla
teasterla
Jan 20, 2009 5:54 am
All, Lisa Jorgenson and I were also at the Davis landfill for about an hour or so this morning. To add to the list we had two juv. Western Gulls, one 2nd cycle...
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zsgavilan71
Jan 22, 2009 9:51 pm
Today along the Wildhorse Agricultural buffer next to the golf course in NE Davis I had a female Yellow-shapted flicker. The bird was in with a small group...
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Dan Williams
jaegermaestro
Jan 23, 2009 7:56 pm
To continue on the Yellow-shaft theme, I also had Alabama's state bird today; a male complete with jet black malar in a cottonwood along the wooded path...
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John and Glennah Troc...
sacto_birder
Jan 24, 2009 10:14 pm
Dear Birders, Old business first. Last Tuesday and Wednesday I helped a visiting professor friend from Taiwan with some small mammal trapping on private...
11435
Steve Huckabone
shotgun1199
Jan 25, 2009 2:23 am
Visited Caswell State Park this afternoon and walked some of the trails. Collected about 43 species including Orange-crowned and Townsend's Warbler. Had a nice...
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maryolo1@...
maryolo1
Jan 25, 2009 3:44 am
At the end of lovely day of birding we watched a Lewis' Woodpecker outlast a Red-tailed Hawk for possession of a snaggy gnarled tree near the beginning of Road...
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Matthew Dodder
matthewdodder
Jan 25, 2009 8:03 pm
All, Can anyone tell me if the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is closed to car traffic this winter? Last year it was impassable because of flooding, but there has...
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Jean Jackman
jeanjackman
Jan 25, 2009 9:33 pm
Great numbers of birds out at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. Thursday, Dave Feliz, Area Manager estimated 100,000 in the wetlands areas. The driving public...
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George Chaniot
gchaniot
Jan 27, 2009 5:09 am
Sorry for the delay, but I've been away from any computer for several days. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 -- I spent half a day poking around in western Placer Co. for...
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Alison Kent
pica_alison
Jan 27, 2009 4:58 pm
There will be an orientation meeting for the second year of the Yolo Breeding Bird Atlas on Wednesday, February 4, at 7 pm in the Wildlife Health Center...
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Brian Williams
bwilliamswwc
Jan 28, 2009 5:57 pm
A couple months ago I noticed abundant moss on the ground beneath our blue oaks. I thought it might have been from wind/rain but the amount of torn-up moss...
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Robin L. C. Leong
robin_leong
Jan 30, 2009 5:54 am
Hi Central Valley Birders, Jessie Williamson and I birded Solano County today. We saw a pair of Barrow's Goldeneye on Lake Solano from the Handicapped fishing...
11443
rmartinroo@...
rmartinroo...
Jan 30, 2009 7:46 pm
Observed a female long-tailed duck on the Feather River downstream from the Highway 162 bridge in Oroville on the afternoon of 1/29/09. Access to this area is...
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dwlotter
Jan 30, 2009 11:03 pm
A Swainson's Hawk was flying over south Davis today (Research Park area). I thought it was too early for them to be here. Its persistent call got me out of...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Jan 30, 2009 11:30 pm
An excellent find for Sacramento County. See attached photos from Karlin. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell 530 908-3836 ...
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Manfred Kusch
kuschmanfred
Jan 31, 2009 12:28 am
The winter birds persist along the creek in good numbers, especially many Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, American Robins, Dark-eyed Juncos, and...
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ERPFROMCA@...
erpfromca
Jan 31, 2009 5:02 am
On our way back from a raptor survey in Madera, Phil Robertson and I found a couple good winter CV shorebirds in Merced County: A Lesser Yellowlegs along ...
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Dave Pearson
firesparkbird
Feb 1, 2009 12:44 am
I had the privilege of leading a trip, today, at Sun City Lincoln Hill. Besides a beautiful morning, which started out co, eleven of us were not disappointed....
