In May 2014 there was a report in the Davis Enterprisenewspaper about a new potentially fatal mite disease affecting our local GoldenEagles. Glen Holstein Davis

First thanks to all who were involved in the Rio Cosumnes Count and thanks to the Preserve for hosting the compilation again this year. The count was held on January 5th and it was a beautiful day

Hi folks, I'm posting this for Mark Cudney, the Sacramento CBC compiler. All areas have finally reported in (yes some of my area leaders are procrastinators). 66 individuals tallied 165 species on a

Yesterday, Jan 27, around 12 noon, a group of Yolo County birders found a Red-naped Sapsucker in the day use area of Lake Solano Park just east of Pleasants Valley Road just south of the bridge just

I do monthly Raptor Surveys in Madera, Merced and Mariposa counties on a regular basis. There were fewer raptors in general this last year which in my opinion is due to less prey due to drought, over

Hi all, I am wondering if any of you have any thoughts, statistics, or opinions asto why when I’m out birding, I now see so few White-tailed Kites and GoldenEagles. Not that the eagles were ever

Birders- I just found a hairy woodpecker in oaks between the bike trail and the lake on the Folsom side. This is between the Young Wo Circle access and the Parkshore access for those with Google maps.

Reported from “Top Of The Hill, Prunedale.” I birded around Gustine today and had the following birds of some interest: Harry Schmidt (in Gustine) 1 Cackling Goose 3 Acorn

This may not be a big sighting in general but it was for me today. I've never seen the Common Goldeneye anywhere around the CRP area until today. An adult male and what appeared a little later to be

As we have had for so many years before, the Yolo Basin Foundation's Duck Days field trip roster includes an "afternoon into evening" Owling Trip. We are hoping to have two separate trips launched at

This morning there was a Black Merlin perched in a tree at the River Center. It stayed there for over 2 hours then returned in the afternoon. The picture on eBird is in early morning fog.

Greetings Birders, While leading a field trip for the Yolo Basin Foundation, we found several birds of interest. In addition to the previously reported SWAMP SPARROW at the Yolo Bypass WA, there was a

Red-breasted merganser male seen again at Gristmill this morning at 10:45 with Jerry Langham. Dan Airola Sacramento

I have posted a photo album with swan images from both Chico WTP and Pennington Rd., accessible at

The story actually begins in Butte County, where I traveled to Chico WTP this morning (Saturday, Jan. 24) to admire the continuing adult + juvenile pair of Trumpeters that Ken Schneider first found

Spotted the Falcated Duck in the Colusa refuge from the green gate on route 20 at about 2:30 this afternoon. It was still visible when I left around 3 and a group of birders was continuing to get good

Hello all, FYI - Looks like the Trumpeter Swans at the Chico Oxidation Ponds may have flown - per Larry Jordan at Shasta Birders. Bob Yutzy Shasta,

This morning(Sat, Jan 24), several of us were at Lost Lake Park looking for the two Sapsuckers reported on Weds and yesterday-We saw the juvenile in a tree by the river about 100 years north of the

I'm looking at the male Red-breasted Merganser right now with Jeri Langham et al. The bird is displaying to a female Common Merganser just downstream of the big gravel bar that extends from the

Hi folks, I finally got a chance to upload my photos and video of the Red-breasted Merganser, which was dramatically displaying to a seemingly unimpressed female Common Merganser. The bird was seen