Today Pam Pappone (photograph) and I visited Woodland Water Treatment ponds, near Gibson Road and Road 102. At the NW corner of the birders' parking area, there is a telephone pole with holes in it,

https://yoloagenda.yolocounty.org/agenda_publish.cfm?id=0&mt=PC&get_month=9&get_year=2020&dsp=ag&seq=3223 Conaway Ranch has petitioned Yolo County to abandon the public right-of-way of Yolo CR 25 east

I have spent a couple of days this week in my blind at the warbler bathing spot in Putah Creek upstream from my place and it continues to be quite busy with the most common migrants for this time of

Dear Birders, I have continued to visit behind the Farm Center gate at the Cosumnes River Preserve on most days. Birding has been mostly underwhelming, especially by comparison to these dates of fall

The on-line photos of this house finch do not do this ailment justice. Today, while removing dirty tube feeders and replacing them with clean ones - soaked overnight in dilute Clorox, dawn dish

I had the bird from 1:30-2:30 with Jim Gain. We left, I went into town for lunch and then came back to the lake. All I’m seeing now are DCCO. Ralph Baker, Riverbank

Correcting the link for Purple Martin page: http://www.cvbirds.org/birding-resources/birding-references/life-under-the-fast-lane/ Frances

Life Under the Fast Lane reports on 20 years of study and conservation efforts for the unique population of Western Purple Martins that nests in bridges in urban Sacramento. Purple Martins, a state

I just looked closer at the two photos of the loon that Richard sent to me and I agree; It does look like Common. Guess I'll have to go back out tomorrow and look for that Pacific again. Ralph Baker,

The photo below taken yesterday shows what looks to me like a Common Loon. But the photos from two days ago looked perfect for Pacific Loon. You did mention two different loons present two days ago.

There was a small crowd out at Woodward reservoir this morning looking unsuccessfully for the Neotropic Cormorant and Pacific Loon. We did find a loon that had some of us thinking it might have been

Here’s an image of the PALO by Richard Brown from this morning. Now to chase the NECO... Jim Gain Modesto

This is the cormorant that Richard Brown and I saw this morning at Woodward Reservoir. I'm fairly confident of the ID but would like feedback, as this would be a lifer for both Richard and I and a

I went out to look for the PACIFIC LOON again this morning and ran into John Luther, Richard Brown and Jodi Smith. John told us about seeing the bird, along with all the high school seniors, from the

The loon was observed from the 28-mile Rd bridge looking west.

I just saw another eBird report from same location with photos of what appears to be a Common Loon that was likely the second but more distant loon that Jim had reported. John

It’s a perfectly good Pacific Loon with the small bill and plumage. John Sterling 530 908-3836 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695

I took some pictures of what I believe is an oddly plumaged Killdeer. I can’t think what else it could possibly be, but the complete lack of black & the extra rufous coloration definitely gave me

Although I had put up my photo blind on the gravel bar in Putah Creek upstream from my place about 2 weeks ago, first the heat, then the smoke and what appeared to be rather thin avian traffic had

Hello all Central Valley birders, This morning, my mother and I went birding along the San Joaquin River next to Riverside Golf Course in Fresno. We happened to be there while a migrating flock came