The ruff was present this morning (Friday) in the northwest quadrant of the same pond, associating with yellowlegs (including one lesser) and stilts. Michael...
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Steve Hampton
tertial
Aug 3, 2012 6:47 pm
The plant manager says they will start putting water back into the main pond some time next week, for various operational reasons (one of which is to reduce...
16182
David Suddjian
dsuddjian@...
Aug 4, 2012 7:22 am
July 30 A view of part of the NW shore of San Luis Reservoir from a path leading from a parking area along Hwy 152 revealed 22 juv. BROWN PELICANS, mostly on a...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Aug 4, 2012 6:22 pm
Kevin Guse just called me to report a male Indigo Bunting calling a lot at the Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area. Go to the end of County Road 126 and walk...
16184
harpy12@...
buteo12
Aug 4, 2012 7:41 pm
Thanks for reporting this for me John! Just a note that the place that you park is on the dirt levee road in front of (but please do not obstruct) a silver...
16185
tertial
Aug 5, 2012 4:33 pm
Fall migration is definitely getting underway for songbirds. I've had a trickle of tanagers and Wilson's Warblers (and one Black-thr Gray) here in Davis....
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Chris Conard
chrisconard2002
Aug 5, 2012 8:17 pm
Folks, Someone (?) found the bird and alerted Maureen Geiger and Fritz Steurer, among others, who called me. To find it from the parking area, cross the dam...
16187
drsgmule
Aug 5, 2012 9:48 pm
Here's a link to a photo of the Long-eared Owl in the willow at Mather Lake, taken this morning shortly after 8am. ...
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jann_dorothy@...
jann_dorothy...
Aug 5, 2012 10:45 pm
Hi folks. I participate in a birding blog called Dawn Chorus that takes place every Sunday morning at 6:00am within a larger blogging community. It so happens...
16189
John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Aug 5, 2012 10:57 pm
Todd Easterla and I will once again teach a shorebird identification workshop on the weekend of Sept. 8-9. We'll not only discuss adult vs juvenile plumages...
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Gil Ewing
abcdefgewing
Aug 5, 2012 11:41 pm
Got out to Mather Lake (Sacramento Co.) at 215PM soon after Chris Conard let the word out about the owl this afternoon, but the Long-eared owl was no longer...
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Gil Ewing
abcdefgewing
Aug 6, 2012 12:01 am
The spectacle alluded to below is on Yolo Co. Rd 105 (which is between the sewer ponds and the freeway), not 103, as Ed W. was good to point out. Gil ... ...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Aug 6, 2012 12:31 am
details are online now....sorry about that John Sterling 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 530 908-3836 jsterling@... www.sterlingbirds.com (photos,...
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rbcarlson1@...
roybcarlson
Aug 6, 2012 12:52 am
I saw the nice male around 12:30 PM today along the Sacramento Bypass, accessed from County Roads 124 & 126. I parked at the top of the levee between two...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Aug 6, 2012 2:51 am
should be www.sterlingbirds.com aaarrgghhh John Sterling 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 530 908-3836 jsterling@... www.sterlingbirds.com (photos,...
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Gil Ewing
abcdefgewing
Aug 6, 2012 3:24 am
They only corroborate what an inept chaser I am! The Long-eared owl was still at Mather Lake this evening when I returned for a second try. Don and Sarah from...
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Chris Conard
chrisconard2002
Aug 6, 2012 4:58 am
Folks, After getting a chance to look at a map, here is a clarification on the directions. Begin at the Mather Lake parking area, which can be reached by ...
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Chris Conard
chrisconard2002
Aug 6, 2012 5:34 am
Folks, This early August Long-eared Owl once again makes me wonder about the species' status as a breeder in the Central Valley. In 2005 I made a partial...
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Steve Hampton
tertial
Aug 6, 2012 4:55 pm
FYI-- we just added this to our schedule: http://www.yoloaudubon.org/article/313/yolo-county-shorebirds The trip leader will be Steve Hampton. Our destination...
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Dan Airola
dan_airola
Aug 6, 2012 8:10 pm
Indigo Bunting here and calling continuously at 1:00 today (Mon 8/6) at exactly the spot described. Dan Airola Sacramento [Non-text portions of this message...
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Wayne Blunk
bumpus62000
Aug 7, 2012 7:19 am
The Long-eared Owl was exactly were Chris described below this morning at 10:10 AM... Wayne Blunk Carmichael ... From: Chris Conard <conardc@...> Date:...
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charls4564@...
charls4564
Aug 7, 2012 9:41 am
It was still there in the afternoon; we watched from around 4:30 - 5:00 pm. That was quite a treat; thank you! Charles Smith Sacramento "Other great men have...
16202
rosita94598
Aug 7, 2012 6:27 pm
I don't know about others, but this morning I tried for the Ruff at the Woodland WTP. I did not see it. There were other nice birds, though, lots of...
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W.L. Rockey
wl_rockey
Aug 8, 2012 5:56 pm
I saw the adult male INDIGO BUNTING this morning at about 9:15 at the Sacramento Bypass in the same location described by others. It was in a large cottonwood...
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Bob & Ann
beauzeauxyng...
Aug 8, 2012 6:19 pm
We found the Indigo Bunting at the usual spot off Co. Road 126 at 8:15 on Tuesday morning. It sang for us until a Sharp-shin flew by. We went farther to the...
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Keiller
keillerkyle
Aug 8, 2012 6:58 pm
A resident just notified me of a great phenomenon happening outside his house in Sacramento. He has been seeing at least 250 White-Tailed Kites arriving at a...
16206
drsgmule
Aug 8, 2012 7:37 pm
Karen Z. and I wandered out to the Long-eared Owl location after seeing the Least Bittern from a distance at 9:10am. As we were talking to another birder and...
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Jann Dorothy
jann_dorothy...
Aug 8, 2012 8:42 pm
I was out at Mather Lake yesterday morning at about 10:00am looking for the Long-eared Owl to no avail. There were two other birders searching as well. The...
16208
Keiller
keillerkyle
Aug 8, 2012 9:12 pm
Redbud Audubon has just launched a webcam streaming live a Western Grebe nest on Clear Lake. The nest is days away from hatching and the parents are currently...
16209
philbirgit@...
philbirgit...
Aug 9, 2012 11:29 pm
This Spring I took several photographs of an Anna's Hummingbird in my backyard in Lincoln. This male Annas' gorget and head refracted a very dark red and...
