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Re: [CALBIRDS] Black-bellied Whistling Duck Tulare County

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:37:22 -0500

The Black-bellied whistling duck in the NE quarter of the diked ponds. In this quadrant, it is in the se corner.
1030am.
Calvin Lou
San Francisco
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From: Elias Elias <(email address filtered)>
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Sent: Thu, May 24, 2012 23:27:57 GMT+00:00
Subject: [CALBIRDS] Black-bellied Whistling Duck Tulare

[CALBIRDS] Request for Re-Post: Spring 2012 Galileo/Silver Saddle Birding Status

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:55:41 -0500

Hi,

I just received a request for a re-post of the birding rules for
Galileo/Silver Saddle. Of course, this Memorial Day long weekend is
an exception with the closure to birders. Depending on how busy
Silver Saddle's business side is into the future, it is possible that
one or more future

[CALBIRDS] Galileo/Silver Saddle closed to birders this long holiday weekend

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:31:42 -0500

Hi:

As Lori Conrad stated in clear, concise post to
the kerncobirding list serv Galileo/Silver Saddle
will be closed to all birders all day Saturday,
all day Sunday, and all day Monday this long May
26-28, 2012 Memorial Day Holiday Weekend , Silver
Saddle staff approached Dave Goodward, John
Luther, and

[CALBIRDS] Black-bellied Whistling Duck Tulare County

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:27:57 -0500

The black-belly is present 16:30 on Thursday 24 May.

Follow Steve's directions below.

Flock on!

Elias/?????
Arcata CA/San Diego CA
Walkie talkie primero 707-633-8833
Last ditch alternate 559-433-7254

On May 15, 2012, at 20:22, Steve & Priscilla Summers <(email address filtered)> wrote:

> The Tulare Co. Black-bellied Whistling Duck was last seen at 4:34 pm flying
> off to

[CALBIRDS] STOLEN Swarovski Spotting Scope and tripod at Berkeley Marina

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:55:11 -0500

After birding in the AM on Wednesday, 5/23/2012, I went to Skates on the Bay at Berkeley Marina for lunch (11:40 - 12:45) and I left my spotting scope partially visible in the trunk of my Prius.When I came out, my rear window was smashed and the scope/tripod gone.

[CALBIRDS] Black-backed Woodpecker @ Salmon Lake near Yuba Pass.

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:37:11 -0500

Dear CalBirders, yesterday while birding the Yuba Pass/Gold Lakes area we had a male black-backed woodpecker at SALMON LAKE. The bird flew into a bare topped tree at the 'near-end'(first part of the lake you come to when approaching by the road)of the lake.

Bird well,

Scott Huber
Chico, California

[CALBIRDS] Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Continues [W Tulare Co.]

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:18:56 -0500

The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was still present today (05.22.2012) between 11:00-11:15. The bird was "right where it was suppose to be" in the NE quadrant of Toledo Pits (NE corner of Ave 144 and Road 72).

A pair of Burrowing Owls, the Tri-colored Blackbirds (a couple hundred yards / meters west

[CALBIRDS] Short-tailed Albatross - MEN County Pelagic Trip

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:50:05 -0500

Sun, 20 May, 2012 -- A 1st year SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS was spotted
by the sharp eyes of Todd Easterla on the Spring Mendocino Coast Audubon
pelagic trip out of Fort Bragg (MEN). This is the second year in a row that our
May pelagic trip has had a STAL. Some of us saw

[Mendobirds] Short-tailed Albatross - MEN County Pelagic Trip

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:50:05 -0500

[CALBIRDS] (unknown)

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:17:20 -0500

Gwvbt

Sent from my iPhone

[CALBIRDS] Re: Dead Owls(?) on I-5

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:03:27 -0500

I work for Caltrans in Los Angeles. The maintenance div. is most likely people to know more as they handled any roadkills, and in some areas they report this data to wildlife agencies.
I will forward this to the central valley district t see if they can help or have

[CALBIRDS] Stejneger's Petrel in Monterey Bay

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:21:19 -0500

I was studying Steve Howell's new book Petrels, Albatrosses and
Storm-Petrels of North America which I highly recommend by the way. I
noticed that in the Status and Distribution on page 209 for Stejnerger's
Petrel he mentions a photo by N. Black that appears in this trip report:
http://montereyseabirds.com/SeabirdTripReport030512.htm

The

[MBB] Stejneger's Petrel in Monterey Bay

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:21:19 -0500

[CALBIRDS] Common grackle in Lassen Co.

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:29:24 -0500

On May 4, 2012, a male grackle made a very brief appearance at my feeder. I got an unsatisfactory look and, based on probabilities, I thought it likely a great-tailed. Fortunately, it reappeared on May 14, and it is a common grackle (versicolor). Some identifiable photos are

[CALBIRDS] Tulare Co. whistling duck photos

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:27:18 -0500

A couple of photos of yesterday's Tulare Co. Black-bellied Whistling Duck
can be seen on my eBird report--
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10762831 -- so far it has not
been seen today as of 10:25 am.

Steve Summers
Porterville, CA

[CALBIRDS] Re: Dead owls(?) on I-5

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:11:37 -0500

Fraser Shilling here at UC Davis has a roadkill research project. You could ask him for insights on the barn-owl problem. Could also enter your observations at his website.

See my 2010 news release: http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=9603

Sylvia Wright, Davis, Yolo County, Calif

RE: [CALBIRDS] Black-bellied Whistling Duck Tulare County

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:23:24 -0500

The Tulare Co. Black-bellied Whistling Duck was last seen at 4:34 pm flying
off to the east and out of sight. In the next half hour it did not return.
The bird was in a state water impoundment known locally at the "Toledo
Pits". Some folks will be there in the

Re: [CALBIRDS] Dead Owls along I-5

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:31:48 -0500

It's not just an issue in the lowlands. Some work a few years ago on Bald Eagles up Feather River Canyon (I think) found several dead Saw-Whet Owls in their eyries, presumably picked up by the eagles as roadkill.

Steve Hampton, Ph.D.
________________
Resource Economist
Office of Spill Prevention and Response
California

[CALBIRDS] Dead Owls along I-5

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:38:35 -0500

Thank you for the many replies I received about the owls
being killed along I-5 in the central valley. Sadly, there
doesn't seem to be anything we can do about it.

Nancy Kenyon
Irvine

Re: [CALBIRDS] Dead Owls(?) on I-5

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:33:51 -0500

Nancy, et. al.:

One of the integrated pest management techniques being passed on to
farmers in the Central Valley is the recommendation to install nest
boxes to attract Barn Owls to help control the rodent population. I
have seen numerous Barn Owl boxes which have been placed in
agricultural fields alongside

[CALBIRDS] Re: Dead Owls(?) on I-5

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:02:38 -0500

Its been suggested to me that irrigation water applied in dry environments concentrates animal life, and when its close to busy roads this is the result. The solution is to maintain an irrigation-free buffer along highways. Good luck with that.

Ken Burton
Arcata/McKinleyville

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Re: [CALBIRDS] Dead Owls(?) on I-5

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:54:00 -0500

Hi,
Part of the reason could be because much of that stretch of I-5 is intensively farmed. Due to concerns about endangered species such as the San Joaquin kangaroo mouse, ranchers have eliminated most vegetation adjacent to their fields. No habitat: no concern. That portion of I-5 may be one of

[CALBIRDS] Dead Owls(?) on I-5

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:37:24 -0500

This evening I received an inquiry from a concerned traveler
who drives the I-5 from Orange County to Napa County on a
monthly basis. He reported repeatedly seeing a large number
of dead owls on a stretch of road about 20 miles north of
the Shafter turnoff. He

[CALBIRDS] Fw: White Eyed Vireo at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Wilmington, CA YES

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:42:00 -0500

Good Evening Bird Chatters across the country, and birders in SoCal. After learning fromMartin Byhower, yesterday( Sunday 5-13-12 Mothers Day of course), a local bird field tripleader in Los Angeles County/San Pedro/South Bay area, that during his 2nd Sunday fieldto Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park. That the most significant bird

[OrangeCountyBirding] Scholarships for students in grades 6-12 for WFO conference in Petaluma

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:17:55 -0500

Greetings,

Western Field Ornithologists is offering two scholarships to attend our
annual conference in Petaluma, CA September 26-30, 2012. Please encourage
any young birders you may know to apply. The deadline for applications is
June 18. Here is the link to our website for information on the conference,
scholarships and the call for papers

www.westernfieldornithologists.org

Happy spring

[CALBIRDS] Scholarships for students in grades 6-12 for WFO conference in Petaluma

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:17:55 -0500

[SDBIRDS] Scholarships for students in grades 6-12 for WFO conference in Petaluma

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:17:55 -0500

[NBB] Scholarships for students in grades 6-12 for WFO conference in Petaluma

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:17:55 -0500

[CALBIRDS] Yellow-throated Vireo in Shipley Nature Center at HCP (forward)

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:05:16 -0500

Forwarded from OrangeCountyBirding:

This morning at 8:45 A.M. in Shipley Nature Center at Huntington Central
Park, I observed a Yellow-throated Vireo. It was located in the
northeast area of Shipley Nature Center and across the channel. From the
entrance, take the path to the left and follow to the back of

[CALBIRDS] Hawaiian & Cook's Petrels, Parakeet Auklets

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:56:38 -0500

The Holland America cruise, 8-11 May 2012, from San Diego to Vancouver, faced gale force winds for 30 hours, but saw some good birds. They had 38-45 knot headwinds with 15-24 ft seas! No seasickness reported; those stabilizers on the large ships really help.

On 9 May, a very close Hawaiian Petrel was spotted

Re: [LACoBirds] White-eyed Vireo follow-up

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:57:25 -0500

Thanks to a generous contribution from Frank Gilliland, a photo of this
bird can be viewed at:

http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-508

Enjoy!

On Thu, 10 May 2012 18:11:09 -0400, <(email address filtered)> wrote:

>Birders,
>
>Thurs 10 May
>
>El Segundo Library Park....
>
>Late morning the bird disappeared for over an hour and a half but was refound at approx 1:00 and seen

[CALBIRDS] Re: [LACoBirds] White-eyed Vireo follow-up

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:57:25 -0500

[CALBIRDS] [LACoBirds] White-eyed Vireo in El Segundo Library Park now

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:29:11 -0500

Reported on LACoBirds:

http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=message;idD7955
--
Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA
"Don't discard the Bananaquit" - Hilda Morales

[CALBIRDS] Migrant chasers - Butterbredt Spring Road Closure Saturday 12 May 2012

Mon, 07 May 2012 22:44:09 -0500

Hi all,

Access to Butterbredt Spring (southeastern Kern Co) via Jawbone Cyn Rd will be restricted for a car rally starting at 7AM on Saturday May 12. Last year Liga and I were stranded at the Butterbredt turnoff for about an hour waiting for a break in this race.

[CALBIRDS] Black Swift in Trinity County

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:05:20 -0500

I observed a BLACK SWIFT on Friday May 4, 2012 at 1:15 PM as follows:
Due to a multi auto accident on Hwy 299 going west I was stopped dead
center on the bridge over Big French Creek in Trinity County.
This area is half mile east of Del Loma Camp grounds

[CALBIRDS] Continuing LA Field Sparrow

Sun, 06 May 2012 19:47:50 -0500

Saw the continuing FIELD SPARROW at the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation
Area in LA today while sitting on the bench by the flowering Cape
Honeysuckle (as described in the May 04 lacobirds post) for about 5
minutes starting at 10:30 after nearly an hour vigil.

Paul Keller
Vandenberg Village

[venturacobirding] LA Audubon monthly meeting, May 9, 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:28:52 -0500

[CALBIRDS] LA Audubon monthly meeting, May 9, 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:28:52 -0500

[LACoBirds] LA Audubon monthly meeting, May 9, 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:28:52 -0500

[inlandcountybirds] LA Audubon monthly meeting, May 9, 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:28:52 -0500

[CALBIRDS] Survey of eBird users for student project

Wed, 02 May 2012 19:39:19 -0500

Hi, I'm a student at Humboldt State University and I'm doing a research project on eBird for a biogeography class. I was wondering if you could take a few minutes to fill out this quick survey for me. Thanks!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RKPWS7N

Alison Fox
Arcata, CA

[CALBIRDS] Northern Waterthrush

Wed, 02 May 2012 18:29:25 -0500

Northern Waterthrush is present at Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach. Seen this morning behInd Hummingbird Garden. Don Hoechlin, Hunt. Bch, CA

[CALBIRDS] Birding the Palm Springs area in Spring

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:39:06 -0500

This past week, my hubby and I took a break from the mad world of mushrooms to hook up with a birding group from the GGAS, led by Rusty Scalf.

It had been waaaaaaay too long since I got to put on my Desert Rat persona.

Birds, just like us, prefer

[CALBIRDS] Updated BIRDS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA now on-line!

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:13:54 -0500

A draft revision of the book THE BIRDS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA by Paul Lehman is now available on-line at:

https://sites.google.com/site/bosbc2012/

It is updated with information available through February 2012. For
many years Paul has wanted to update his 1994 manuscripta lot
happens in the bird world over almost two decades! So, he began
updating

[CALBIRDS] Tropicbird?

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:52:11 -0500

Did anyone look for the Tropicbird today?
Alan Hopkins
San Francisco

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[CALBIRDS] NORTHERN GANNET back at SEFI

Tue, 01 May 2012 15:40:45 -0500

Just got this:

-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Bradley
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 1:06 PM
To: AllPRBO
Subject: Gannet still on SEFI

Hi all

Just an FYI that the Northern Gannet that was seen here a week ago has
resurfaced, and was seen by all in multiple locations today. Looks like it
may be a new resident!

Russ

On Wed, 25

Re: [CALBIRDS] Red-tailed Tropicbird at Ano Nuevo Island today - Photos

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:35:17 -0500

I'd like to point out that these folks are on Año Nuevo in support of a
very successful seabird nesting habitat restoration project which is
preserving one of the few Rhino Auklet colonies in the state.

You can see before and after pics here
http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=41035&inline=true

a full report here
http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=41871&inline=true

and a great 4-minute video

[CALBIRDS] Red-tailed Tropicbird at Ano Nuevo Island today - Photos

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:59:49 -0500

Stunning photos taken today at Ano Nuevo Island, San Mateo County:

http://www.anonuevoisland.org/profiles/blogs/red-tailed-tropicbird-at-a-o-nuevo-island

If it sticks around, it might be visible from the mainland as was the
Masked Booby back in 1998.
--
Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA
"Don't discard the Bananaquit" - Hilda Morales

[CALBIRDS] Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Yolo county landfill now

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:02:09 -0500

1 bird present Saturday at 230 on still here now
On and over water of waste water pond in Se corner next to road 28h and 29. Northeast of Davis.
Marcel Holyoak

[CALBIRDS] repositioning cruises to deepwater off CA

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:20:31 -0500

A great way to visit deep offshore waters just beyond the shelf edge off California (and Oregon, and, more rarely, Washington) is to take one of the many "repositioning cruises"
offered by the several cruise lines. These are direct, several-day trips from California ports to (typically) Vancouver BC, when they