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Richmond Marina Ducks
Female scaup in their "non-breeding" plumage have a white earmark of sorts and the white around the bill is diminished (see Sibley). This, of course, is the plumage they show on their breeding grounds
Female scaup in their "non-breeding" plumage have a white earmark of sorts and the white around the bill is diminished (see Sibley). This, of course, is the plumage they show on their breeding grounds
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Another bird without feathers around its beak - Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dear Isabelle, Flowering eucalyptus are a source of nectar for birds (and insects), but our small-billed wintering birds do not appear to do well because they get a gummy deposit on their faces from t
Dear Isabelle, Flowering eucalyptus are a source of nectar for birds (and insects), but our small-billed wintering birds do not appear to do well because they get a gummy deposit on their faces from t
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Biggest peep flock found ever in the bay!? - This Alameda Creek Bay hotspot needs more birders!
Folks: A quick look at South Bay numbers shows 20,000 to 30,000 in Pond A3N (closed) in Alviso on 8/25/20. The observers were Mike Rogers, Mike Mammoser, and Lea Crisp. A3N is mostly dry in some years
Folks: A quick look at South Bay numbers shows 20,000 to 30,000 in Pond A3N (closed) in Alviso on 8/25/20. The observers were Mike Rogers, Mike Mammoser, and Lea Crisp. A3N is mostly dry in some years
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Red Crossbills in May?
Dear Lee and others, I wrote a paper in Western Birds in 2007 that compared recent atlas and other sources in the nine San Francisco Bay area counties with Grinnell and Wythe's summary through the lat
Dear Lee and others, I wrote a paper in Western Birds in 2007 that compared recent atlas and other sources in the nine San Francisco Bay area counties with Grinnell and Wythe's summary through the lat
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Bill Bousman
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Warblers - West Side verse East Side , Introduced and non-introduced trees and migrating warblers and vireos.....
Jim and others, In Menlo Park, I live in an area with live and valley oaks that have been here for thousands of years I suppose. When Captain George Vancouver visited San Francisco in the 1790s, he ro
Jim and others, In Menlo Park, I live in an area with live and valley oaks that have been here for thousands of years I suppose. When Captain George Vancouver visited San Francisco in the 1790s, he ro
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Great Horned Owl vocalization question
Dear Steve and Carol, I think the shriek sound is similar to a begging call given by a juvenile bird, but at this time of year might not be expected (although I have heard typical Great Horned begging
Dear Steve and Carol, I think the shriek sound is similar to a begging call given by a juvenile bird, but at this time of year might not be expected (although I have heard typical Great Horned begging
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Bill Bousman
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Pileated Woodpecker, Redwood Regional Park
Sorry, this was meant for the entire group. Bill -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Pileated Woodpecker, Redwood Regional Park Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 15:18:30 -0800 From:
Sorry, this was meant for the entire group. Bill -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Pileated Woodpecker, Redwood Regional Park Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 15:18:30 -0800 From:
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RnsaxRbsa Hybrid Skyline Gate Area RRP
Folks: Note also on Teale's photo of the right side of the face that the red throat encroaches the black malar and there is red below the black bib. Derek's photo showing more of the rear of the crown
Folks: Note also on Teale's photo of the right side of the face that the red throat encroaches the black malar and there is red below the black bib. Derek's photo showing more of the rear of the crown
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Coyote Hills Sightings
It looks to me like a nice photo of a juvenile Eared Grebe (could be from either a nearby or distant nesting). Bill Bousman Menlo Park
It looks to me like a nice photo of a juvenile Eared Grebe (could be from either a nearby or distant nesting). Bill Bousman Menlo Park
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11.24 mountain view cemetery (and chron article)
Market gunning was common in the San Francisco Bay area until the passage of the Lacey Act in 1918. Hunting as a sport continues to this day, but commercial sale of wild birds is now prohibited. Anyon
Market gunning was common in the San Francisco Bay area until the passage of the Lacey Act in 1918. Hunting as a sport continues to this day, but commercial sale of wild birds is now prohibited. Anyon
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Mines Road Greater Roadrunner
Folks: This morning, 8/4/17, I drove south on Mines Road from Livermore to Santa Clara County. I saw a GREATER ROADRUNNER, just short of the 8.70 mile marker, near the call box. Bill Bousman Menlo Par
Folks: This morning, 8/4/17, I drove south on Mines Road from Livermore to Santa Clara County. I saw a GREATER ROADRUNNER, just short of the 8.70 mile marker, near the call box. Bill Bousman Menlo Par
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Bill Bousman
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Mines Road Greater Roadrunner
Folks: This morning, 4/14/17, en route to San Antonio Valley, a GREATER ROADRUNNER accompanied me for a short distance just before Mile Marker 6. Bill Bousman Menlo Park
Folks: This morning, 4/14/17, en route to San Antonio Valley, a GREATER ROADRUNNER accompanied me for a short distance just before Mile Marker 6. Bill Bousman Menlo Park
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SWAINSON'S THRUSH
Dear Sylvia and EBB, Just to add my two cents. The "Birds of Northern California" is an amazing resource and has more than stood the tests of time since its publication. Just to emphasize what Joe sai
Dear Sylvia and EBB, Just to add my two cents. The "Birds of Northern California" is an amazing resource and has more than stood the tests of time since its publication. Just to emphasize what Joe sai
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Mines Road Phainopepla
Folks: About sunrise this morning, 6/5/14, I saw a PHAINOPEPLA between mile 5 and 6 on Mines Road. I couldn't sex it in the light conditions. Bill Bousman Menlo Park
Folks: About sunrise this morning, 6/5/14, I saw a PHAINOPEPLA between mile 5 and 6 on Mines Road. I couldn't sex it in the light conditions. Bill Bousman Menlo Park
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Out and About, Friday and Saturday
Folks: Sorry for this belated post. Marc Smits of the Netherlands, contacted me through "birdingpal" and we planned two days of birding following a conference that he had attended in San Jose. So we w
Folks: Sorry for this belated post. Marc Smits of the Netherlands, contacted me through "birdingpal" and we planned two days of birding following a conference that he had attended in San Jose. So we w
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Continuing Painted Redstart, Tufted Duck
Folks: This morning, 12/1/13, I started at 2733 Woolsey Street in Berkeley and found the famed PAINTED REDSTART foraging in the middle of the deciduous oak in the back yard from about 0920 to 0950 hr.
Folks: This morning, 12/1/13, I started at 2733 Woolsey Street in Berkeley and found the famed PAINTED REDSTART foraging in the middle of the deciduous oak in the back yard from about 0920 to 0950 hr.
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[SBB] Incursion of Black Rails in South Bay, Summer 2013, Third Addendum
Folks: In June and July of 2013, we encountered multiple calling Black Rails along Alviso and Artesian sloughs near Alviso. These records, as far as I knew at the time, were the first in a hundred yea
Folks: In June and July of 2013, we encountered multiple calling Black Rails along Alviso and Artesian sloughs near Alviso. These records, as far as I knew at the time, were the first in a hundred yea
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Incursion of Black Rails in South Bay, Summer 2013, Second Addendum
Folks: In June and July of 2013, we encountered multiple calling Black Rails along Alviso and Artesian sloughs near Alviso. These records, as far as I knew at the time, were the first in a hundred yea
Folks: In June and July of 2013, we encountered multiple calling Black Rails along Alviso and Artesian sloughs near Alviso. These records, as far as I knew at the time, were the first in a hundred yea
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Incursion of Black Rails in South Bay, Summer 2013, First Addendum
Sorry, used an old address. -Bill Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:36:34 -0700
Sorry, used an old address. -Bill Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:36:34 -0700
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Bill Bousman
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Coyote Hills (4/21) - Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler Hybrid
Folks: The problems with these hybrids is always interesting. But the Australasian Shoveler is rarely the culprit. It has a mottled gray head that is nothing like the green head of our Northern or the
Folks: The problems with these hybrids is always interesting. But the Australasian Shoveler is rarely the culprit. It has a mottled gray head that is nothing like the green head of our Northern or the
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