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Two for one
Jim Armstrong <jimarm@...>
If you go to the old Potter Valley Bridge to watch the American
Dippers feeding 3 or 4 Dipperettes, there is a bonus of a colony of Cliff Swallows nesting just above the Dipper nest. One species works the air and the other the water; it is fascinating to watch the Dippers zooming over the river, then landing on the rocks below the nest, "dipping" with a morsel in their beaks before being greeted by the open-mouthed brood at the nest opening. Two thumbs up. |
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Calliope Hummingbird/Lake County
Dave Woodward <dlwoodward@...>
From 6-7am this morning we had good views of a male Calliope
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Re: [CB] Lake and Colusa counties
Robert Hewitt <lbjent@...>
Birders,
Things went well for Godwit Days, and I've been on the road since then, I even saw a Solitary Sandpiper in Contra Costa. Gails Point development at the end of Dougherty North off Hwy 580. By the spillway. Anyway, I realise that, even jokingly, my last comment to this group was dumb. Well, let's hope my 40th birthday tomorrow brings a little wisdom. See you then on Sunday per chance, at Clearlake State Park, Kelseyville. Yours Rob |
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Re: [CB] Lake and Colusa counties
Robert Hewitt <lbjent@...>
This weekend is the Heron Days bird festival, Lake County (Clearlake)
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www.redbudaudubon.org I'll be there, but their sign ups are not too promising. Why not do your bit to help these outfits while chasing down Luther's good stuff. If not, I'll suppress the next good bird in Humboldt for a week this time! Yours Rob Robert W. Hewitt Director, LBJ Enterprises www.birdjobs.com 1707 E Street #5, Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 442-0339, fax (707) 260-0632, cell (707) 845-3189 lbjent@... Godwit Days Steering Committee www.godwitdays.com April 16-19, 2004 9th Annual, 232 species cumulative. ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Luther" <aplomado-falcon@...> To: "countybirders" <countybirders@...>; "Central Valley Birds" <central_valley_birds@...>; "mendobirds" <mendobirds@...> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 11:10 PM Subject: [CB] Lake and Colusa counties April 18 I birded Lake and Colusa counties in the sprinkles and under thewest of Williams to Lake Co. I heard W SCREECH and GREAT HORNED OWLS and |
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Bald Eagle
dsmithferri <dsmithferri@...>
Hello Mendobirders,
At 11:59 Thursday morning(4/22/04), my dad and I were driving north on Hwy 101 coming into Hopland. Just after crossing the Russian River Bridge about a mile south of Hopland, we saw a mature bald eagle circling lazily just off the Hwy on the west side of the road. We pulled onto the shoulder and we watched the bird for about 5 minutes. It was exquisite, shining in the sun and not very high in the sky. A vulture was circling above it. Rachael S-F |
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More Hooded Orioles
Paul Hawks <hawks@...>
There appears to be another Hooded Oriole nesting site a few blocks from the Sherry Dr. site in Ukiah. Though I have not been able to spot an actual nest, Hooded Orioles have been at the fan palm at 1520 Gamay Lane the last couple of mornings. This morning a male was exhibiting what seemed to be nest-guarding behavior as he came to the tree and sustained a stream of chatter as he watched me standing in the street below.
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HREC Lawrence's Goldfinches
Chuck & Barbara Vaughn
Greetings Mendobirders: Yesterday morning I saw a pair (m, f) of Lawrence's Goldfinches near the permanent pasture on the lower edge of the Hopland Research Center. This is where they were present last spring as well. During at least the last decade or so they have become pretty much rare but regular breeders in this part of Mendocino County.
Chuck *********************************** Chuck and Barbara Vaughn 1550 Deerwood Drive Ukiah, CA 95482 cevaughn@... |
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Common Moorhen at Lake Cleone
Charlene McAllister
Dorothy "Toby" Tobkin reported seeing a COMMON MOORHEN at the eastern
end of Lake Cleone early this afternoon (April 20). An adult in breeding plumage, it slid in and out of view. She also reported numerous BARN SWALLOWS and TREE SWALLOWS. Other seen were CLIFF SWALLOWS, VIOLEY-GREEN SWALLOWS and ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS. Charlene McAllister P.O. Box 332 Little River, CA 95456 707-937-4463 email: charmac@... |
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USTP- Blue-winged Teal/Redhead
Robert J. Keiffer <rjkeiffer@...>
April 17, 2004 - Saturday - From 0900 to 1130 - Bob & Ryan Keiffer, Marie
and Tess Behnke birded the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant. Highlights included a female Blue-winged Teal mixed with several Green-winged Teal. There was a strange looking female duck with the few Ring-necked Ducks, which I now embarrassingly realize (thanks to John Sterling's report) was a female Redhead. Other waterfowl included about 20 bufflehead, several Great Basin Canada Geese, several Ruddy Ducks, and of course Mallards which included one head with 7 newly hatched young. 6 Least Sandpipers and a few Killdeer comprised the only shorebirds. Yellowthroats were calling from the marsh vegetation. Singing Black-headed Grosbeaks from the river and a handful of White-crowned sparrows finished the morning's adventure. Bob Keiffer Robert J. Keiffer Principal Supt. of Agriculture UC Hopland Research & Extension Center 4070 University Road Hopland, CA 95449 (707) 744-1424 FAX (707) 744-1040 HREC website: http://danrrec.ucdavis.edu/hopland/home_page.html "It is not the critic who counts... not the one who points out how the strong person stumbles... or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena." Theodore Roosevelt |
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Lake and Colusa counties
John Luther <aplomado-falcon@...>
April 18 I birded Lake and Colusa counties in the sprinkles and under the
nice cloud cover. I started by owling and poorwilling along highway 20 west of Williams to Lake Co. I heard W SCREECH and GREAT HORNED OWLS and POORWILL. At Clear Lake State Park there was a fly over light SWAINSON'S HAWK, a second year BALD EAGLE and at least two OSPREY. Along the lake shore and over the park were many swallows including at least one BANK SWALLOW. Along the Lucerne Cut Off at the north end of the lake in a flooded field were up to 20 G YELLOWLEGS, a BLUE-WINGED TEAL with about 20 CINNAMON TEAL, and 3 HOODED MERGANSERS. Back in Colusa County there was a male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE at the Maxwell Sewage Ponds. Colusa National Wildlife Refuge had at least 8 RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS in the Bottlebrush as you drive into the refuge. Just beyond this it was great for shorebirds. Just beyond (about 10 feet) the information signs there was a SOLITARY SANDPIPER in a small pond. Many other shorebirds including 6 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were scattered over the mud flats in this area. Many AMERICAN BITTERNS were seen throughout the refuge. After driving the rest of the refuge (and seeing a LEAST BITTERN fly along the north-south road on the west side of the hugh pond on the south side of the bridge) I looked again for the Solitary Sandpiper on my way out. It was still there and while I was watching it a second SOLITARY SANDPIPER flew in and landed about 10 feet from the first one. They were still there when I left. It was a nice day in the valley. John Luther Oakland |
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Mendocino and Humboldt birds
John Sterling <ani@...>
Howdy,
I just returned from Godwit Days in Humboldt...saw the Magnificent Hummingbird...what a great bird! On the drive up on Friday, I stopped in Ukiah and saw the Hooded Oriole at 501 Sherry and saw the female Blue-winged Teal and Redhead at the Ukiah Sewage Ponds...oriole and redhead were long overdue county birds for me.... John ********************************** John Sterling 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 530 668-8694 (home office) 530 668-1985 (home) 916 737-3000 ext 3593 (Sacramento office) 916 752-0899 (cell phone) |
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Avian navigation
vishnu <vishnu@...>
Hello Mendobirders,
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This story is going to appear in "Science" this week but here is a link to National Geographic coverage of it. Vishnu Migrating Birds Reset "Compasses" at Sunset, Study Says |
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Townsend's warbler; tanager
dsmithferri <dsmithferri@...>
I was treated to a wonderful view of a female Townsend's warbler
yesterday. What a beautiful bird! Very cooperative. It fed so long in the same part of a tree in front of me that I couldn't hold my arms up any longer (are there exercises for birders' shoulders?). Are these birds with us all summer? Also this morning a male western tanager in our neighbor's eucalyptus tree. And what I believe was an evening grosbeak at our feeder. Happy birding. See some of you Tues at Chuck's slide show presentation. David |
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Hooded Orioles in Ukiah
Paul Hawks <hawks@...>
A few weeks ago I reported the presence of Hooded Orioles in our neighborhood (northeast of Ukiah High School). A nesting pair has again taken up residence at 501 Sherry Drive where twin fan palms dominate the front yard. The nest is easy to see from the public sidewalk. The nest is in the eastern-most tree, on the east side of the tree). The nest was essentially built in one day, Friday. On Friday morning I spotted two sites about 2 1/2 feet apart where a few strands of fibrous material indicated the start of nest-building. Friday evening, when I returned, the one site displayed what appeared to be a finished nest.
I am curious as to the nesting material used. It is long, string-like pale-yellow fiber. The same nesting material was used last year. Good birding. Paul Hawks |
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Lake County
Jerry White <grwhite@...>
Today around 10 AM there was a Hooded Oriole in the palm trees at Kono Tayee and a singing Rufous-crowned Sparrow seen from the cul-de-sac at the end of Verna Way. Between Glenhaven and Lucerne on Hiway 20 go to MM 21.87. Verna Way goes up the hill away from the lake. Nearby Cora Dr takes you into the subdivision on the lake. Stay to your left onto Alston Way. Where Alston meets Harry St. there are several palm trees.
Yesterday there was about 25 Vaux's Swifts in flight over the courthouse in Lakeport. Jerry White |
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oops, second try...peregrine webcam
Janet Rosen <sfcolor@...>
This is a wonderful ongoing site I just learned of; its documenting the
nesting of a pair of peregrines. enjoy! http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml;jsessionid=YBS03RLO0BI5BQHIO3JXWJI?pq-path=2017&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=138448 ===== Janet Rosen http://www.zanshinart.com Open eyes, open mind, open heart __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html |
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peregrine webcam
Janet Rosen <sfcolor@...>
This is a wonderful ongoing site I just learned of; its documenting the
nesting of a pair of peregrines. enjoy! ===== Janet Rosen http://www.zanshinart.com Open eyes, open mind, open heart __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html |
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Blue Grouse
George Chaniot
Fri, 16 Apr 2004 -- Today Joanne Haller and I birded in the Eel River
drainage above Potter Valley. Along the county road to Lake Pilsbury we found a booming BLUE GROUSE between milemarkers 33 and 34 in Lake County. By triangulation it seemed to be in a large ponderosa pine with a broken top to the east of the road. There may have been a second bird booming on the other side of the road. It was a very lovely morning with a nice mix of spring migrants. Along the logging road about 1/2 mile upstream from the Pioneer Bridge we found a male MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER. This is the earliest record ever by over a week. The logging road is now closed to vehicle traffic due to a slip-out about 0.3 mi. up. That makes it much quieter and better for birding. George Chaniot Potter Valley, MEN, CA |
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Barred Owls
vishnu <vishnu@...>
Hello all,
I hit it good this afternoon. Walking in Montgomery Woods I was just at the Kellieowen Grove when the deep silence exploded with a deep owl call somewhat behind me and then from within the grove a more complex Barred Owl, "Who cooks..." type call. They spoke loudly to each other for a few minutes as the first owl flew into the grove; eventually joining the other on a high branch and apparently food which had been brought in was exchanged. Good views for about a minute and then the one flew off leaving its mate in the grove. This occurred at 6:20 pm and though I remained in the area for another hour there were no subsequent vocalizations or appearance. Vishnu |
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Tricolored Blackbirds
George Chaniot
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 -- This afternoon there was a flock of about 20 TRICOLORED
BLACKBIRDS foraging on the ground in the vineyard at the end of Burris Lane, Potter Valley. I only have a handful of records for Potter Valley, and this is by far the largest group. Elsewhere but nearby, the AMERICAN DIPPERS are now feeding young at the nest under the old bridge on Potter Valley Road and can be seen pretty easily on their comings and goings. George Chaniot Potter Valley, MEN, CA |
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