During a cruise at lunch around the Lincoln sewage ponds. Western Sandpiper - 4 - mud flat near the east ponds. American Avocet - 2 - mud flat. Swainson's Hawk...
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Steve Abbott
l_limosa
Jul 2, 2009 5:42 am
Bill and CVBirders, I was able to photograph the YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO this afternoon in Shingle Springs, El Dorado County. Thanks to Bill for his liaison work...
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jxpearce
Jul 2, 2009 9:34 pm
While fishing at Folsom Lake this morning, I spotted a mature bald eagle on the peninsula west of the mouth of the south fork (Brown's Ravine). I see them...
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chadaakre
Jul 2, 2009 11:06 pm
Hello Folks, I took a spin around the Lincoln Sewage Ponds at lunch today and saw the following: Western Sandpiper - 7 - mud flats just SW of the east ponds. ...
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Dominik Mosur
polskatata
Jul 3, 2009 1:23 am
Greetings Central Valley birders, Can someone help me with the directions to the Purple Martin nesting colony in Sacramento? Also, are there any spots where...
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granatellus
Jul 3, 2009 3:21 am
This afternoon there was a family group of four Purple Martins on the formerly known as Olive-sided Flycatcher/Merlin branch in the tall sycamore behind my...
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Brian Acord
humboldtbirder
Jul 3, 2009 4:52 am
A pair of Bald Eagles have successfully nested at Folsom Lake in 2008 (fledged 2) and 2009 (fledged 1, a couple of weeks ago). As far as I know, this is a...
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Kasey Foley
kaseylfoley
Jul 3, 2009 5:03 pm
Please join me for the beginning bird walk at Lodi Lake tomorrow morning, Saturday, July 4, at 8 am. Meet me on Laurel Street adjacent to the park and we...
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Adamson, Roger
rha632
Jul 3, 2009 11:12 pm
The Davis Wetlands held no great surprises this morning, but show signs of the coming shorebird migration. There was 1 Western Sandpiper, 1 Least Sandpiper...
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ERPFROMCA@...
erpfromca
Jul 4, 2009 8:35 pm
Phil Robertson found and photographed a White-winged Dove this morning on a private ranch in Placer County just north of Lincoln. This bird might be ...
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Manfred Kusch
kuschmanfred
Jul 5, 2009 1:06 am
I'm beginning to wonder whether the early selasphorous hummers that have been showing up sporadically and now more frequently at my feeders since the middle of...
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Craig Swolgaard
craigswolgaard
Jul 5, 2009 11:37 pm
Birders- While bicycling uphill from Folsom town toward the dam today I heard and then saw some Black-headed Grosbeaks along the bike trail. I watched a...
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SallyWalters DonSchmo...
bajaowl
Jul 6, 2009 2:08 am
On June 21, 2009, around noon: We observed 2 adult yellow-billed magpies feeding and calling to 3 fledgling. The young were flying about in a dead willow...
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Adamson, Roger
rha632
Jul 6, 2009 2:46 am
The Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is being flooded up as Dave Feliz promised (Thanks, Dave!). Just east of Parking lot C late today (Sunday, July 5) I had about...
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Dominik Mosur
polskatata
Jul 6, 2009 5:51 am
Following directions I received from Mr. William Zachman, at about 11 a.m. I pulled off Roseville Rd (next to Haggis Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento) where the...
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Dominik Mosur
polskatata
Jul 6, 2009 6:13 am
That's TREE SWALLOW on a wire along Pelger Rd. in Sutter Co. sorry about the error folks. Dominik Mosur San Francisco [Non-text portions of this message...
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Frances Oliver
hummer52ffo
Jul 6, 2009 3:10 pm
Yesterday, Jim Rowoth, Liz West & I birded away from the valley floor. Enjoyed the mts!! Started off in Tehama Co. along Long Hollow Rd with a male BLUE...
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markeaton
Jul 6, 2009 3:46 pm
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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Emily Heaton
emilyeheaton
Jul 7, 2009 12:34 am
On July 3 at 6pm, my husband and I observed 3 BURROWING OWLS in Bear Valley, Colusa County. We saw them along a section of Bear Valley Rd that runs east-west,...
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jimgorrie
Jul 7, 2009 8:40 pm
Hello California birders. I've just returned (to the U.K.) from a couple of weeks vacation in California and would be grateful for a little ID help. It wasn't...
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jimgorrie
Jul 8, 2009 7:41 am
Thank you to ALL 29 of you who very quickly responded !!! . . . and to anyone else who may still respond. . . . and yes, we had a great time in California,...
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naburris
Jul 8, 2009 4:11 pm
On my ride this morning I spotted an Osprey with a fresh catch perched on the top of a telephone pole just south of Davis Road on South River Road in West...
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YLIGHTFOOT@...
clubskimmer
Jul 8, 2009 4:33 pm
Hi folks: I just got a phone call from Margaret Crawford of West Sacramento, who reports seeing an adult White-crowned Sparrow in the parking lot of Raley's ...
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avifan1
Jul 9, 2009 3:26 pm
Hi, I'm posting for a visiting bander friend of mine who is hoping to do some bird banding while he's in town. Mostly he would like some hummingbird...
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Kathryn Parker
kath16475
Jul 10, 2009 3:37 am
This morning the male BLUE GROSBEAK was still singing just south of the first bridge on Long Hollow Rd. west of Corning in Tehama Co. I also saw the BURROWING...
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teasterla
Jul 10, 2009 10:52 pm
Hello All, Today I visited the Davis Wetlands and and did a quick survey. This area should be really good for shorebirding by the beginning of next week. Also,...
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sschneider7@...
cabirderschn...
Jul 12, 2009 4:55 pm
The highlight early this morning was an empidonax flycatcher that presented these characteristics: Long beak that was yellowish/orangeish (from underneath),...
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Ed Whisler
edwhisler
Jul 13, 2009 12:10 am
This morning (12 July 2009; 09:45am) I birded the Davis Cemetery. The cemetery is a known year-round roost for white-tailed kites and a nesting site for...
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John and Glennah Troc...
sacto_birder
Jul 13, 2009 3:31 am
Dear Birders, Today was the first time in months that I've been able to visit the Cosumnes River Preserve in southern Sacramento County for a third consecutive...
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Clifford Hawley
yellowhammer74
Jul 13, 2009 5:11 am
Hi birders, Today, Frances Oliver, Jim Laughlin, Liz West and I birded Yuba County. After gassing up in Marysville, we began our day at a small city park at...
