The continuing immature BROWN PELICAN was being blown all over the place at the Port of Sacramento in West Sacramento this morning Dec 1. The wintering...
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tertial
Dec 1, 2011 4:19 pm
This email comes from Michigan and is making its way around the birding listservs. The Google map (link below) is amazing and a great use of that tool....
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abcdefgewing
Dec 1, 2011 4:38 pm
Per the e-bird map, none reported yet either in Oregon or California, but yesterday it was reported elsewhere that Hawaii's first ever showed up at the...
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Steve Hampton
tertial
Dec 1, 2011 5:44 pm
I'm seeing at least 5 in Oregon. There's a whopping 7 at Oceans Shores, WA, so some of those are bound to come to the Calif coast. Steve Hampton ...
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bees2@...
bees2...
Dec 1, 2011 8:19 pm
When I rolled up at 8:30 a.m., the PACIFIC LOON was at the same location, east of the bridge where we had found it yesterday. (I'm conjecturing that the loon...
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asio_otus
Dec 1, 2011 9:30 pm
I have put two pdfs in the "files" section (on the left) about two informational meetings regarding the possibility of wind turbines at the Sac wastewater...
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asio_otus
Dec 1, 2011 9:33 pm
This is terrible. A bird flew at least 2500 miles (in one trip?) only to be shot. I understand airport safety and such, but really? Elliot Chasin...
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Ryan Phillips
harpiabz
Dec 1, 2011 9:43 pm
Just when you think we are moving forward and changing attitudes in conservation, we take one step backwards. The Hawaii DLNR should be ashamed to let this...
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Bob Barnes
bbarnes93555
Dec 1, 2011 10:12 pm
Hi, Despite seeing no sun for two days and fog which took the first four hours of Tuesday morning's birding in the San Joaquin Valley portion of Kern County,...
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Andy Engilis, Jr.
aengilis
Dec 1, 2011 10:29 pm
This string is going a bit far afield for Central Valley bird observations. I am looking into this take issue as a research affiliate of the Bishop Museum -...
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bees2@...
bees2...
Dec 2, 2011 4:59 pm
This morning, I saw a group of female Common Mergansers on the east side of the bridge. One looked like it had a shaggier crest, but all were diving away from...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Dec 2, 2011 5:47 pm
I've seen Thick-billed Fox Sparrows wintering on top of Mt. St. Helena back in the 1970s and I suspect that they regularly winter in "high-medium elevation"...
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rossierran
Dec 2, 2011 6:35 pm
Hello Birders, At 10:30 this morning, seven Cattle Egrets were seen feeding on Sunset Blvd., 1.7 miles west of Fiddyment. They're following the tractors along...
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rossierran
Dec 3, 2011 12:34 am
Birders, Around 1PM, I had circled back around to the Cattle Egret location and neither egrets or starlings were seen. I forgot to mention that I got a big...
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Cory Gregory
arcticory
Dec 3, 2011 4:37 am
Birders, Some recent highlights include: 2 MARBLED GODWITS (12/1) - Near the Santa Fe Canal in Merced County. A quick check of eBird shows 2-3 were seen in the...
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Franco Rios
francorios2000
Dec 3, 2011 5:59 am
I have a picture of a mockingbird to post. What folder should it go in? Have a good day! Franco Rios...
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Bruce Webb
s_nebulosa
Dec 3, 2011 1:55 pm
I just renamed the Thrashers album to "Thrashers and Mockingbird." It, or the Miscellaneous album would be the place to upload. For anyone uploading photos...
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Franco Rios
francorios2000
Dec 3, 2011 2:36 pm
Got it! Thank you! A person uploading can also "Edit" the picture text after upload. Thanks for the tip about adding date and location to pictures. That will...
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geo_horn
Dec 3, 2011 4:51 pm
Four of us from Redding birded Gray Lodge yesterday, we dutifully purchased our $4.32 daily lands passes at a license agent in Gridley. I think they were the...
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Peter B. Armstrong
pbarmstrong27
Dec 3, 2011 7:19 pm
December 3, 2011 At 10:15 this morning I saw a pair of Chestnut-backed Chickadees in the Davis Central Park, close to the children's' play area at the...
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John Harris
jhhwifl
Dec 3, 2011 10:11 pm
I visited Woodward Reservoir this morning hoping to refind the Pacific Loon seen on Wednesday and Thursday, but was not successful. In addition to the area...
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maryolo1@...
maryolo1
Dec 3, 2011 10:31 pm
I think it used to be a per car fee at Gray Lodge, not a per person fee. Was that true, and is the current pass good for only one person (adult / kid /...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Dec 4, 2011 1:23 am
While on a raptor field trip today, we found a (or "the") male Merlin of the richardsoni subspecies (Prairie Merlin) in western Placer County on Nader Lane...
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denhug
Dec 4, 2011 1:45 am
A snowy owl was seen in Burns, Oregon several days ago. I believe a few other owls have been seen elsewhere in Oregon but have not been posted to ebird. ...
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Matt Brady
podoces
Dec 4, 2011 5:25 pm
Hello all, The Fall reporting season has come and gone, and it is time for me to send my quarterly report of all interesting sightings in Stanislaus...
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Larry Parmeter
starman32003
Dec 4, 2011 5:47 pm
To all birders- Christmas Count season is almost upon us! The 20th annual Tehachapi CBC will take place on Tuesday, December 20-we will...
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Christine Dodson
d3birds...
Dec 4, 2011 10:17 pm
A probable Harris’s Sparrow, first-winter bird flocking with White-crowned Sparrows, at 237, 243 and 249 Cortez Avenue, Davis. Notably larger/longer than...
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BRUCE DEUEL
bdeuel2
Dec 5, 2011 3:52 am
Hi all, Having just gone through this for my annual tour for Marin Audubon, I can say definitively that the fee is now PER PERSON. Cheers, Bruce Deuel Red...
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tertial
Dec 5, 2011 3:50 pm
Roger Adamson and I were on this bird at first light. Fantastic! Kudos to Chris Dunford for finding this long sought-after bird. This is Yolo County's 8th...
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Adamson, Roger
rha632
Dec 5, 2011 4:39 pm
I have added a few photos of the Harris's Sparrow to a new gallery. See the featured gallery near the top of the page. Photos could be much better and sorry...
