Two of my worlds colliding (in a good way!). From the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates. ~Brian Acord, Orangevale, Sac Co ... Date: Nov 1, 2007 2:04 PM ...
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tertial
Nov 2, 2007 7:58 pm
Highlights from this morning, Nov 2: Yolo County Landfill Pond, viewed from levee above Rd 28H: juv "KUMLIEN'S" GULL, very early date for this form; a pale...
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Sami LaRocca
bluebirds2you
Nov 2, 2007 9:26 pm
On Wednesday I found myself in the area of Roger's Roadrunner sighting so decided to take a look. However I didn't find one where he had indicated, but did...
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tlcgdc@...
colbornt
Nov 3, 2007 2:56 am
This afternoon while scouting for a field trip I'm leading this weekend, I found a flock of 200+ MOUNTAIN PLOVER on the East side of Robinson Road, about 3/10...
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Joan Humphrey
ybmagpie@...
Nov 3, 2007 9:45 pm
Picked up on a monitoring survey earlier today, both a Ruff and a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper were present among the 10,000 birds on stormwater lagoon in the City...
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Adamson, Roger
rhadamsonucd...
Nov 4, 2007 12:42 am
The Pileated Woodpecker (more than one?) was near mile mark 0.81 on highway 128 in Putah Creek Canyon about 7 mi west of Winters (seen working both sides of...
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Clifford Hawley
yellowhammer74
Nov 4, 2007 5:30 pm
I saw this posted on Sac birds. Today refers to Saturday Nov. 3rd. Hi birders, Today I found a Long-tailed Duck at Gray Lodge. The bird was seen from the main...
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Steve
bulbnovice
Nov 4, 2007 8:15 pm
Hi, folks- While birding near the visitor center at Cosumnes on 11/2/07, a friend and I got good looks at an ovenbird. We were surprised to see it, and when...
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Craig Swolgaard
craigswolgaard
Nov 5, 2007 12:53 am
Birders- The "Raptor Ramble," a tour associated with the Sandhill Crane Festival, went out to Flood & Waverly Roads today. A total of five, possibly six...
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Glennah Trochet
sacto_birder
Nov 5, 2007 3:59 am
Dear Birders, I spent most of today at the Cosumnes River Preserve in southern Sacramento County. This morning I started at the Accidental Forest (31 degrees...
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Cheri Pillsbury
cheripillsbury
Nov 5, 2007 9:18 am
I went out to the whole Flood/Waverly area in eastern San Joaquin County today to figure out my route for the Winter Raptor Survey. I was mostly writing on my...
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Adamson, Roger
rhadamsonucd...
Nov 5, 2007 6:09 pm
I forgot to report a juvenile Rough-legged hawk seen in flight near the intersection of Russell Blvd and County Rd 91a (about 2 miles east of Winters). This...
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Kathryn Parker
kath16475
Nov 6, 2007 12:53 am
Today I birded parts of Solano & Yolo counties. I started at Monticello Dam where a ROCK WREN very cooperatively showed itself in both Solano and Yolo...
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Peter B. Armstrong
pbarmstrong@...
Nov 6, 2007 1:16 am
November 5, 2007 CV Birders: The Merlins that have wintered in North Davis appear to have returned for the 4th year. I have found as many as two birds...
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jwinterggo
Nov 6, 2007 1:33 am
In January 2007, while looking for a wintering Harris's Sparrow at Adobe State Park in Petuluma I was cited for a criminal trespass by a State Park Ranger....
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Adamson, Roger
rhadamsonucd...
Nov 6, 2007 4:56 pm
I received report of a Harlan's Hawk this morning seen between Davis and Woodland. Jonathan Widdicombe saw this bird along County Rd 96 about midway between...
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wagtail042000
Nov 6, 2007 5:20 pm
I know this discussion is probably off-topic for the forum, but here goes. While i regret the incident cited, I assume there is a state park fee charged to...
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Steve Hampton
tertial
Nov 6, 2007 6:40 pm
The gulls at the Yolo County Landfill are currently easily observed from the Rd 28H levee outside the fence. The winter gulls have arrived, with perhaps a...
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Bruce Webb
s_nebulosa
Nov 6, 2007 7:07 pm
Almost every time I go in to view birds at Folsom Lake State Recreation area, people let their dogs run free to chase the roosting gulls, shorebirds and...
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Doug Shaw
ds95407
Nov 6, 2007 7:27 pm
Too bad the annual pass is not in the form of a bumper decal that are hard to remove. Or, better yet a window decal for your rear interior window. BTW, the dog...
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jwinterggo
Nov 6, 2007 8:28 pm
Response appended as requested. I did not "grossly misrepresent the employees of the California State Parks". They are doing a good job of that by themselves....
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zsgavilan71
Nov 7, 2007 1:32 am
I ventured out to Rd. 96 in Yolo just before the sun dropped to see about this Harlan's reported earlier today. I saw what was arguably the bird, perched on...
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Steve Rovell
clvag400
Nov 7, 2007 2:14 am
Regarding dog laws, I think the next time we birders pay to enter a state park and find dogs off-leash, we should demand a refund. If park rangers sit around...
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Echatbird@...
Nov 7, 2007 2:15 am
I'm on Jon's side on this one. What an outrageous thing to happen to someone for standing in a park to look at bird! The ranger should have pointed out the...
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Denise and David Hami...
chickadee94558
Nov 7, 2007 3:20 am
Hello all, On Moday, Nov. 8, we went out to Flannery/Robinson Rd. to look for the Mountain Plovers. We found around 60+ Mountain Plovers on Robinson Rd. in...
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Adamson, Roger
rhadamsonucd...
Nov 7, 2007 4:50 pm
I checked for the reported Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk this morning with Jonathan and we were able to be certain that the bird he had yesterday was the Dark-morph...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Nov 7, 2007 5:09 pm
Roger, Thanks for clearing up that report. I suspect that many reported dark Harlan's Hawks in the Central Valley are actually dark Rough-legged Hawks. It is...
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Sylvia Wright
sylvialwright
Nov 7, 2007 5:59 pm
Are there instructive photographs that could be posted, with remarks, in the group¹s ³Hawks, Falcons, Eagles² folder? Good birding, Sylvia ...
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nexttothelastmanonearth
nexttothelas...
Nov 7, 2007 6:32 pm
For those interested, I volunteer at Cosumnes River Preserve and received the following email: Join us for Introduction to Ornithology, offered this coming...
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Clifford Hawley
yellowhammer74
Nov 7, 2007 11:41 pm
Hi birders. This afternoon at about 2:45 pm I was driving along Pleasant Grove Road about a mile north of the intersection with Striplin Road I found an adult...
